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Long Island cops ran nearly 3K manual searches through Flock database in one month: attorney

Long Island police agencies ran nearly 2,800 manual searches in one month through Flock Safety's license-plate-reader database, according to audit data shared by a defense attorney. The report highlights privacy and abuse concerns around the region's 700-plus cameras, while a county executive defends the system as a law-enforcement tool with strict safeguards.

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Trump allies building ‘lawfare’ defense apparatus before possible Democratic takeover

Trump allies and a conservative watchdog are building a legal defense apparatus to prepare for possible Democratic-led congressional investigations if Democrats win the midterms. Former DOJ official Jeff Clark will lead a new law firm under the Oversight Project to defend administration officials and staffers against oversight, bar complaints, and prosecutions. The article details recruitment efforts and Democratic investigative targets.

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The park was the gift, the frontage was the point: The sinister loophole behind Trump Tower Tbilisi

The article argues that a 2020 transfer of Tbilisi hippodrome land for a public park left the valuable frontage with Bidzina Ivanishvili, which was later sold for $85 million and now adjoins a Trump-branded tower. It says sanctions cannot capture such pre-designation gifts or the value created by public amenities, and it details overlapping ties among the buyer, developer, and a sanctioned Tbilisi mayor.

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Support for press freedom now depends entirely on who is in office

An opinion column argues that Americans’ support for press freedom is situational, shifting with which party holds power, and that both parties have embraced government restrictions on speech when politically convenient. It criticizes an AP report for omitting historical context showing Democrats’ earlier support for censorship and says the modern media is widely and deservedly distrusted.

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Insist on Jimmy Lai’s Release

The article calls for the immediate release of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, emphasizing his daughter's cancer diagnosis and his Catholic faith. It portrays Lai sympathetically as a freedom fighter suffering for his beliefs and treats his imprisonment as an urgent moral cause.

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No on Virginia Amendment 1

The editorial urges Virginians to vote against Amendment 1, arguing it is a deceptive and extreme measure that would enshrine broad abortion and transgender rights, eliminate parental consent and legislative safeguards, and prevent future restrictions. It frames the amendment as a permanent power grab that forecloses democratic debate.

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Don’t just freeze Iran’s money. Start threatening to spend it

An op-ed urges Congress to move beyond merely freezing Iranian assets and instead adopt a framework of release for compliance and confiscation for defiance. It argues the proposal would turn frozen funds into a defined enforcement tool tied to Iran's conduct, with safeguards and authorized uses.

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We live in a new-build house by a 70mph carriageway - can we force the council to erect a tall fence to block out the noise?

A homeowner asks for advice after buying a new-build beside a 70mph carriageway, discovering no noise assessment was completed, and winning an Ombudsman complaint that led the council to promise a 4m acoustic fence, which it now says it cannot build and has offered a 2m fence instead. Legal experts advise requesting written explanations, commissioning an independent acoustic assessment, preserving documents, and considering judicial review within strict time limits.

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GOP takes aim at Congress' next 'get filthy rich' loophole after stock-trading ban

Rep. Young Kim introduced a resolution to extend congressional disclosure rules to earmarks and other indirect self-enrichment, following July's GOP-led stock-trading restrictions. The report highlights frustration over lawmakers' growing wealth and quotes Kim on how earmarks can benefit family members. It presents the effort as a Republican-led anti-corruption push without including Democratic response.

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