Rockville neighborhoods light up as police visit dozens of blocks for National Night Out
Rockville, MD – It was an evening of sirens and smiles as Rockville City Police fanned out across the city Tuesday night for National Night Out, greeting residents, handing out giveaways, and…
Toms River Mayor Hill Upset After Rodrick Blocks $13.9 Million Downtown Expansion Line of Credit
TOMS RIVER. NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is angry today. On Tuesday, Toms River Councilmen Daniel Rodrick and Justin Lamb blocked a request by Hill for a $13.9 million line…
Swiss finance minister sees no ‘stumbling blocks’ to UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS’s multi-billion state-sponsored takeover of Credit Suisse should proceed smoothly without political obstructions, Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said in an interview published on Saturday. The Swiss parliament is…
US blocks four Georgian officials from entering country over corruption -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday blocked four Georgian judicial officials from entering the country due to their involvement in “significant corruption,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in…
Federal Judge Blocks Obamacare Mandate For HIV Drugs, Other Preventive Services
Federal Judge Blocks Obamacare Mandate For HIV Drugs, Other Preventive Services Katelynn Richardson on March 30, 2023 A federal judge has blocked enforcement of an Affordable Care Act mandate requiring employers to…
‘Unconstitutional’: Federal Judge Blocks Multiple California Gun Restrictions
‘Unconstitutional’: Federal Judge Blocks Multiple California Gun Restrictions Bronson Winslow on March 21, 2023 A federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking multiple California gun restrictions Monday, saying the laws violated the…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Missouri Law That Blocks Local Gov’ts From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws
Federal Judge Strikes Down Missouri Law That Blocks Local Gov’ts From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws Bronson Winslow on March 7, 2023 A federal judge Tuesday struck down a Missouri law that blocked…
Russia blocks access to The Bell news website
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday blocked access to The Bell, a news outlet founded by one of Russia’s top journalists, the latest website to be taken offline as Moscow cracks down…
U.S. FAA temporarily blocks flights around South Carolina Coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday it had temporarily blocked civilian flights within 100 square miles over the Atlantic Ocean and around the South Carolina Coast, potentially…
A Second Judge Blocks Illinois From Enforcing ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
A Second Judge Blocks Illinois From Enforcing ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bronson Winslow on February 3, 2023 An Illinois judge placed a second temporary restraining order on a recently passed gun law that…
‘Significant Threat’: Small-Town Mayor Blocks Proposed Chinese Mill Near Military Base
‘Significant Threat’: Small-Town Mayor Blocks Proposed Chinese Mill Near Military Base Trevor Schakohl on February 1, 2023 The mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, announced an effort Tuesday to stop the Chinese…
Biden Admin Blocks Mining Of ‘World’s Largest Undeveloped’ Ore Deposit As It Pushes Copper-Heavy EVs, Wind Turbines
Biden Admin Blocks Mining Of ‘World’s Largest Undeveloped’ Ore Deposit As It Pushes Copper-Heavy EVs, Wind Turbines Bronson Winslow on January 31, 2023 The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final…
Biden Admin Blocks Major Mining Project Days After Signing Deal With Child Labor Hotbeds For Rare Metals
Biden Admin Blocks Major Mining Project Days After Signing Deal With Child Labor Hotbeds For Rare Metals Nino Cambria on January 28, 2023 The Biden administration signed a deal with countries rife…
Russia blocks CIA, FBI websites for ‘spreading false information’ – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked the websites of the CIA and FBI, accusing the two U.S. government agencies of spreading false information, the TASS news…
U.S. Senator blocks bid to close EV tax window
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Debbie Stabenow thwarted a bid on Thursday by fellow Democrat Joe Manchin to pass a measure that would block some electric vehicles from receiving a…
Illinois judge temporarily blocks state ban on semiautomatic gun sales
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – An Illinois judge temporarily blocked on Friday a newly enacted state ban on many semi-automatic firearms, a measure lawmakers swiftly passed after a gunman killed seven people…
Exxon set to order 5th Guyana oil vessel, sizing up more blocks
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp. is preparing to approve its fifth oil production project in Guyana and is considering taking additional exploration acreage, the head of its Guyanese…
Bucco Says “I Told You So” After Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of New Concealed Carry Restrictions Imposed by Democrats
Sen. Anthony M. Bucco responded after a federal judge blocked enforcement of new concealed carry restrictions that were advanced by New Jersey Democrats and signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy last…
Judge Completely Blocks Oregon’s Restrictive Gun Law
Judge Completely Blocks Oregon’s Restrictive Gun Law Bronson Winslow on January 4, 2023 A judge on Tuesday placed a hold on a portion of Oregon’s recently passed gun law that enhances background…
Texas Judge Blocks Army From Discharging 10 Soldiers As Bill Blocking Vax Mandate Sits On Biden’s Desk
Texas Judge Blocks Army From Discharging 10 Soldiers As Bill Blocking Vax Mandate Sits On Biden’s Desk Micaela Burrow on December 22, 2022 A Texas judge temporarily blocked the Army from discharging…
California Court Blocks Diversity Quotas For Corporate Boards
California Court Blocks Diversity Quotas For Corporate Boards Alexa Schwerha on December 20, 2022 The California Court of Appeals upheld two injections against state-mandated diversity quotas on corporate boards earlier this month,…
U.S. Supreme Court’s Roberts temporarily blocks end to pandemic-era border restrictions
(Reuters) – Chief U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts on Monday at the request of Republican officials in 19 states temporarily blocked the Biden administration from later this week ending a pandemic-era…
Judge Blocks Biden Admin’s Push To Scrap Trump-Era Border Policy
Judge Blocks Biden Admin’s Push To Scrap Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on December 15, 2022 A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration from scrapping the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico”…
Judge Blocks Florida’s Anti-Woke Law At Colleges And Universities
Judge Blocks Florida’s Anti-Woke Law At Colleges And Universities Reagan Reese on November 18, 2022 A federal judge on Thursday blocked Florida’s “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,” signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, from…
U.S. judge blocks Florida law curbing professor speech
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked key provisions of a Florida state law that curbs professors from endorsing particular viewpoints in public university classrooms, calling the measure…
Federal Court Blocks Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Nationwide
Federal Court Blocks Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Nationwide Trevor Schakohl on November 14, 2022 The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a nationwide injunction pending appeal against President Joe Biden’s student…
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