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Supreme Court sidesteps new several new gun cases, including challenge to state assault weapons ban

Times Union 

The Supreme Court has sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights. The justices on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to an Illinois assault weapons ban and sent other gun cases back to lower courts, including a challenge to the law used to convict Hunter Biden. The moves come after the justices upheld a gun law intended to protect victims of domestic violence last month. That was the first guns rights case following their landmark ruling two years ago expanding gun rights. Challenges to gun... Читать дальше...

A-I Express to defer inquiries against cabin crew; next meeting on Aug 8

Business Standard 

Air India Express on Tuesday decided to defer the inquiry process initiated against nearly 200 cabin crew members for reporting sick in May when the airline faced significant operational disruptions, according to sources. The decision was taken at the meeting convened by the Central Labour Commissioner (Central) in the national capital as part of the ongoing conciliation proceedings. At the meeting, representatives of the Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU) mentioned about the issuance of charge... Читать дальше...

Powell: 'Quite a bit of progress' on inflation, but not enough to cut rates

TheHill.com 

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the central bank needs to see better inflation readings before cutting interest rates and stimulating the economy despite "quite a bit of progress" toward price stability. “We want to be more confident that inflation is moving sustainably down toward 2 percent before we start the process of reducing...

Taiwan says China's coast guard has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel, and demands its release

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Taiwan says that China’s coast guard has boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat and steered it to a port in mainland China. Taiwan is demanding that Beijing release the vessel. Taiwanese maritime authorities said in a press statement that the Dajinman 88 was intercepted by two Chinese vessels Tuesday evening. The statement says Taiwan dispatched two vessels to rescue the Dajinman 88 but were blocked by Chinese boats and told not to interfere.

80% Of Gazans Now Displaced: UN Humanitarian Coordinator

International Business Times 

The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza said Tuesday that 1.9 million people -- 80 percent of the territory's population -- were now displaced, adding she was "deeply concerned" by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis.

Harris running closer to Trump than Biden in new CNN poll

TheHill.com 

Vice President Harris is running closer to former President Trump than President Biden is, according to a new poll. The CNN poll released Tuesday found that 45 percent of registered voters would support Harris in a hypothetical match-up with Trump. She is 2 percentage points behind the former president, who received 47 percent support in a...