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Arizona Public Safety Troopers Intercepted More Than $1.7M in Fentanyl, Heroin, Other Illegal Drugs After I-10 Traffic Stop

The troopers from the Department of Public Safety of the state of Arizona intercepted a total of $1.7 million in fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and other contrabands in a traffic stop northwest of Tucson on Thursday, officials stated.
Brother of El Chapo, 3 Other Sinaloa Cartel Members Charged on Drug Trafficking Charges

Brother of El Chapo, 3 Other Sinaloa Cartel Members Charged on Drug Trafficking Charges

Four high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the brother of its boss "El Chapo," have been charged with international drug trafficking.
Travis Scott, Drake Face Lawsuit Over Astroworld Festival Tragedy That Killed 8 People After Stampede

Travis Scott, Drake Face Lawsuit Over Astroworld Festival Tragedy That Killed 8 People After Stampede

Travis Scott and Drake are facing a lawsuit over the Astroworld Festival tragedy that killed at least eight people who went to the said event on Friday.
Pres. Joe Biden Reportedly Let Loose a 'Loud' Fart in Front of Camilla Parker Bowles at COP26 Summit and She ‘Hasn’t Stopped Talking About’ It

Pres. Joe Biden Reportedly Let Loose a 'Loud' Fart in Front of Camilla Parker Bowles at COP26 Summit and She ‘Hasn’t Stopped Talking About’ It

Pres. Joe Biden has reportedly let out a "long, loud fart" while talking to the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, at the COP26 climate change summit.
Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman

Statement by Administrator Guzman on President Biden’s U.S. Small Business Administration Appointees

Experienced senior leaders will support Administration priorities to help ensure equity across SBA’s programs and outreach to millions of small businesses in 11 states.
Ahmaud Arbery Trial: Prosecutor Says Black Jogger Was Killed 'Based on Assumptions' of 3 Suspects Who Had 'Intent to Kill'

Ahmaud Arbery Trial: Prosecutor Says Black Jogger Was Killed 'Based on Assumptions' of 3 Suspects Who Had 'Intent to Kill'

The prosecutors in Georgia have shown the full footage of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery during the trial of three white men accused of his murder.
Texas Nightclub King Convicted for Allowing Drug Dealers to Peddle Cocaine in Clubs' Bathrooms

Texas Nightclub King Convicted for Allowing Drug Dealers to Peddle Cocaine in Clubs' Bathrooms

A federal jury has convicted a Texas nightclub magnate in a case he was accused of allowing cocaine sales in the bathrooms of his clubs to keep profits high.
Brian Laundrie Case: FBI Has All the Information It Needs to Complete the Investigation, Family Lawyer Says

Brian Laundrie Case: FBI Has All the Information It Needs to Complete the Investigation, Family Lawyer Says

The attorney for the family of Brian Laundrie said the FBI has all the information it needs to complete the investigation into the death of Gabby Petito's fiance.
Sinaloa Cartel Official 'El Inge' Arrested in Fentanyl Laboratory Producing Millions of 'Blue' Pills in Mexico

Sinaloa Cartel Official 'El Inge' Arrested in Fentanyl Laboratory Producing Millions of 'Blue' Pills in Mexico

A Sinaloa Cartel leader was arrested in a facility at Culiacan city, Mexico that included a laboratory producing millions of fentanyl pills, officials said.
Pfizer’s COVID Pill Cuts 89 Percent of Severe COVID Cases: Clinical Trial Results

Pfizer's COVID Pill Cuts 89 Percent of Severe COVID Cases: Clinical Trial Results

U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has developed a COVID pill noting that it reduces the risk of severe COVID cases by 89 percent, according to the clinical trials of the company.
Feds Looking at Conservative Group Project Veritas’ Involvement in Pres. Joe Biden’s Daughter’s Stolen Diary

Feds Looking at Conservative Group Project Veritas' Involvement in Pres. Joe Biden's Daughter's Stolen Diary

Federal officials have launched searches at two locations in New York in light of an investigation whether individuals linked to conservative political group Project Veritas were involved in stealing and disclosing parts of a diary belonging to U.S. President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley.
AAPI Victory Alliance Applauds Negotiation of Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: 'Build Back Better Will Be a Victory for Climate'

AAPI Victory Alliance Applauds Negotiation of Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: 'Build Back Better Will Be a Victory for Climate'

AAPI Victory Alliance applauds tireless negotiations of the Build Back Better Act. AAPI Victory Alliance applauds tireless negotiations of the Build Back Better Act.
AAPI Victory Fund Congratulates Michelle Wu on Victory as Boston City Mayor

AAPI Victory Fund Congratulates Michelle Wu on Victory as Boston City Mayor

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu has won her election bid, and became the city's first AAPI and first woman mayor in over 400 years.
5 National Guard Officers in Mexico Hurt After Hundreds of Migrants Hurl Rocks

5 National Guard Officers in Mexico Hurt After Hundreds of Migrants Hurl Rocks

Five officers of Mexico's National Guard were injured after a group of migrants attempting to walk across southern Mexico pelted them with a hail of rocks.
Missouri Mom Charged in Deaths of All Her 5 Children in Apartment Fire

Missouri Mom Charged in Deaths of All Her 5 Children in Apartment Fire

A Missouri mom has been charged Wednesday in connection to the deaths of her five children in an apartment fire in August.
Changemakers Summit 2021 Featured in The Yappie for Efforts to Combat Bullying, Racism Against Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

Changemakers Summit 2021 Featured in The Yappie for Efforts to Combat Bullying, Racism Against Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

Act To Change was featured in The Yappie article earlier this week regarding their recent Changemakers Summit.
US-HEALTH-VIRUS-PRISON

California Nurse Faces Involuntary Manslaughter Charge After Walking Away From an Inmate Who Collapsed, Died in Front of Her at County Jail

A county jail nurse in the state of California faced an involuntary manslaughter charge Thursday after being accused of walking away from an inmate who collapsed in front of her before she died.
Brian Laundrie 'Had Weeks' to Conceal, Destroy Evidence at Crime Scene if He Killed Gabby Petito: DNA Expert

Brian Laundrie 'Had Weeks' to Conceal, Destroy Evidence at Crime Scene if He Killed Gabby Petito: DNA Expert

A DNA expert said Brian Laundrie "had weeks" to alter, conceal or destroy evidence at the van or the crime scene if he killed his fiancee, Gabby Petito.
President Biden

WildEarth Guardians Condemns Biden's Plan to Sell Public Lands for Fracking As Climate Hypocrisy and More Broken Promises

Ahead of Glasgow climate summit, Biden administration announces plans to authorize more climate pollution. U.S. Bureau of Land Management continues moving forward with selling oil and gas leases on public lands in Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and in several eastern states.
Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Accused of Fostering 'Toxic' Workplace Plagued by Racism, Misogyny

Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Accused of Fostering 'Toxic' Workplace Plagued by Racism, Misogyny

The owner of NBA team Phoenix Suns, Robert Sarver, has been accused of racism and misogyny based on the details of an ESPN story.