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British Columbia Moves to Roll Back Drug Decriminalization

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Trump ‘Hush-Money’ Trial: Key Takeaways From Week One

The opening week of Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial offered plenty of insights into how his 2016 presidential campaign teamed up with a tabloid publisher to silence embarrassing stories from women who said they’d had extramarital affairs with him.

Ex-Trump Assistant Tells of Stormy Daniels Visit to Trump Tower

Donald Trump’s longtime personal assistant, who worked for his real estate empire for decades, told a jury that she has a “vague recollection” of seeing <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-1c1f-d583-afbf-dedf56de0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Stormy Daniels at Trump Tower sometime before 2015.

Biden Enacts Most Sweeping Reform of Gun Exports in Decades

To curb the use of US-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semiautomatic firearms.

Billions Zapped Away With Tax Cheating Software

Some restaurants and bars are skimming $30 billion dollars in sales tax annually through software called a tax zapper. We explain what zappers are, how they work, and how to put an end to them.