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The MTA voted to approve 'congestion pricing', a tax that will charge vehicles for entering a large swath of Manhattan in the central business district. Passenger vehicles would be charged $15, trucks would be charged up to $36 depending on size, and motorcycles would be charged $7.50.

The proposed funds would be used for a media campaign aimed at portraying Hamas not only as an enemy of Israel but also as an enemy and threat to the United States. A media 'influencer' was contacted by an Israeli advertising company to promote Israel in the wake of widespread criticism for its war in Gaza.

The Biden administration urged Congress in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the country, but two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger. Biden’s goal is to have half the vehicles sold in the United States to be electric by 2030.

Jesse Watters said that Turscak told the judge during his trial that the FBI made him commit the crimes -- he said, " I didn't commit those crimes for kicks. I did them because I had to if I wanted to stay alive. Chauvin filed an appeal last month, claiming new evidence showed he was not responsible for Floyd’s death.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the state was suing the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for allegedly misrepresenting the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine, as it claimed 95% efficacy against infection, but it was based on its clinical trial that collected data for only two months.

Poland stopped vaccine deliveries in 2022 during a wave of discontent with the shots in Eastern European countries. Pfizer is now suing Poland and the lawsuit could potentially amount to €1.2 billion, which will discourage other countries from following their lead.

A fist fight led to the stabbing death of a 15-year old and a 14-year old juvenile suspect has been taken into custody and has been charged with murder. A parent whose daughter is a freshman called for metal detectors because he said that children have guns and knives at the school.

Haaretz reported that Israeli intelligence was warned a year before the October 7 Hamas attack of Hamas activity at the border fence indicating that Hamas was planning an attack. Israel's intelligence stopped monitoring Hamas handheld radio traffic and underestimated the impending attack.

There is a deadline of December 1, 2023 for countries to opt out of future amendments to the International Health Regulations that are being used to remove power from nation states and transfer it to the WHO.

Chauvin asserts that the jury in his case was biased. There was concern that the protests at the courthouse would become riots unless he was found guilty. Congresswoman Maxine Waters called for protesters to get violent when she said they should 'get more confrontational' if there was no guilty verdict.