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The New York Times reports: One night in April 2022, Julio Ramirez left a Manhattan gay bar, escorted by a group of men into a taxi. It was just after 3 a.m. About an hour later, the taxi driver reported to the police that Mr. Ramirez was alone and abandoned in the back of his cab. Mr. Ramirez’s bank account …

Bloomberg Law reports: The US Supreme Court divided evenly in a major case over the separation of religion and government, thwarting an effort in Oklahoma to create the nation’s first faith-based charter school. The 4-4 split doesn’t set a nationwide precedent, and it leaves open the question of whether states with taxpayer-funded charter school programs are constitutionally required to incorporate …

Washington DC’s NBC affiliate reports: A female driver was shot at CIA headquarters early Thursday morning in what the agency called a “security incident” after she refused to follow commands at a checkpoint, according to law enforcement sources and local police. The “non-fatal shooting” occurred before 4 a.m. outside the agency’s main gated entrance in McLean, Va., a Fairfax County …

“THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL has PASSED the House of Representatives! This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country! The Bill includes MASSIVE Tax CUTS, No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, Tax Deductions when you purchase an American Made Vehicle, along with strong Border Security measures, …

San Diego’s NBC affiliate reports: A small plane headed to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport crashed into the Murphy Canyon neighborhood Thursday morning, officials confirmed. The incident was reported at around 3:47 a.m. in the 3100 block of Salmon Street near the Tierrasanta neighborhood. It happened in a military housing neighborhood. “We have not transported anyone from the scene so far,” said …

Reuters reports: A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow’s metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it’s a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering. The life-size wall sculpture in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station depicts Stalin standing on Moscow’s Red Square surrounded by a crowd …

“I’m worried. My family is worried. I mean, we live in a world where the left and the Palestinian cause literally calls for violence against Jews every day. I don’t know why we’re surprised when they actually do it. We need to start to call evil for what it is and not make excuses for it, and the fact that …

NBC News reports: Two staff members of Israel’s embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the district’s Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night, officials said. The suspect shouted “Free, free Palestine” while in police custody and “implied” that he committed the shooting, Washington Police Chief Pamela Smith said. “We’ll be doing everything in our power to keep all citizens …

Bloomberg News reports: Walt Disney Co. notified Florida-based employees who are losing temporary legal residency in the US that their jobs would be terminated next month after the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration could revoke protections for 350,000 Venezuelans. The company sent an email to employees under Temporary Protected Status on Tuesday stating they had been placed …

Playbook reports: Republicans will soon be able to laud tangible victories as the midterm elections loom closer: tax cuts for working families, no tax on tips, more money for national defense and a massive, potentially game-changing cash injection for Trump’s deportation and border-control project. But but but: The Dems spy opportunities here, too, chiefly over the cuts to Medicaid, which …