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This is true! In California state authorities impose special Halloween restrictions on registered sex offenders and parolees. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is the agency charged with supervising sex offender parolees. Since 1994, the department has run a statewide Halloween night event called “Operation Boo,” in which law enforcement conduct compliance checks on known sex offenders. Under Operation Boo, registered sex offenders who are......
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Existing Treaties and Laws It sounds like science fiction, but did you know there’s an Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OST)? The rights to freely and unilaterally access, explore, and use outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is set forth in the OST. Most experts agree that the OST prohibits nations from exercising territorial sovereignty over celestial bodies but seems to allow......
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There are roughly 30.6 million fantasy sports players and 74-percent of them prefer no-cash platforms. Worldwide, football, baseball and U.S. soccer are the most popular fantasy sports. In 2006 the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed by Congress. While the UIGEA made it illegal for banks and other financial institutions to process transactions related to online gambling and online poker in the United......
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This is a fact!  In 2016 police in Denmark sparked anger by warning a teenage girl that she faced prosecution for using pepper spray to fend off a sexual assault near an asylum seekers center. A local police spokesman said: ‘It is illegal to possess and use pepper spray, so she will likely to be charged for that.’ She also faced a £50 fine. The case has caused......
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After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 ….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming….. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 ….victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous......
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The president has long called the investigation into his campaign’s possible coordination with Russia a “witch hunt.” Now that special counsel Mueller and his team is able to study evidence of any crime it encounters in the probe — including tax fraud, lying to federal agents and interference in the investigation – Trump may be feeling the pressure. President Trump has asked his lawyers whether......
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In Kentucky a self-described “drone slayer” was arrested after shooting down a drone in his backyard. The man said that the drone was hovering over his teenage daughter, who was sunbathing. The criminal charges were later dismissed when witnesses testified that the drone was flying below the trees. In 2014, a New Jersey man faced unlawful weapons charges  for shooting down a drone over his property. Surprisingly, even in Texas, you cannot shoot a drone. In Houston, Texas, KHOU 11......
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In April 2017, Steve Stephens in Cleveland uploaded video of himself shooting and killing a 74-year-old grandfather. After he was done, the killer logged on to the social network to talk about his actions. Facebook claimed it took a long time for the video to be removed because users didn’t flag it as offensive for over an hour. Jared McLemore, 33, died from severe burns after torching himself outside......
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Incredibly, this is a fact! The District of Columbia has a “one-party consent” wiretapping law.  This means that in our nation’s capital, it is not a crime to record a phone call or conversation as long as at least one party to the conversation consents. See D.C. Code § 23-542. However, a person having a conversation via telephone, Skype, etc., with someone in another state may......
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Yes! Those who publish or even repeat fake news stories can be sued in civil court for defamation. Chobani Sues InfoWars for Fake News Chobani, one of the most popular yogurt companies in America, claims that Alex Jones and Infowars intentionally pushed a false story that the company imported migrant rapists and spread tuberculosis throughout the community. The headline on the Infowars video “MSM [mainstream media] Covers......
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