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Navy Sorry for Alaska Bombing • The U.S. Navy apologized for the bombardment and near destruction of a native Alaskan village 142 years ago. Speaking in Angoon,
about 100 miles south of the state capital of Juneau, Rear Adm. Mark Sucato, commander of Navy Region Northwest, issued the apology on the anniversary of the attack, which happened on Oct. 26, 1882, and killed six children while leaving the village’s surviving residents without food or shelter amid a harsh winter. “The Navy recognizes the
pain and suffering inflicted upon the Tlingit people, and we acknowledge these wrongful actions resulted in the loss of life, the loss of resources, the loss of culture, and created and inflicted intergenerational trauma on these clans,” Sucato said.
Australia Bans Candace Owen • Conservative commentator Candace Owens was blocked from traveling to Australia for a speaking tour.
Australian Immigration
Minister Tony Burke canceled Owens’ visa, citing her “capacity to incite discord,” reported The Sydney Morning Herald. “From downplaying the
impact of the Holocaust with comments about [Dr. Josef] Mengele through to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction,” Burke said. “Australia’s national
interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else.”
Minority Business Order Rescinded • Missouri Gov. Mike Parson rescinded an executive order that mandated state agencies make purchases from businesses owned by minorities and women, citing “legal concerns.” Parson, a Republican
serving his final month in office, also rescinded 177 other executive orders, some of which dated to the 1980s, deeming them no longer “necessary or applicable,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The purchasing
Migrants Seized Aſter Hurricane
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n the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Florida authorities arrested 41 illegal immigrants in Pinellas County on looting and related charges, Breitbart reported. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the migrants were from Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Honduras, and Venezuela. In addition, deputies encountered 141 other undocumented individuals primarily from Central and South America, though they were not detained as law enforcement lacked probable cause for arrest.
mandate, introduced by Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon in 2015, required agencies to purchase 10% of goods and services from minority-owned companies, and 10% from those owned by women. “What Missouri is doing
is sending out a clear signal to anyone who has faced a barrier to participating in procurement,” Nimrod Chapel Jr., president of the
Missouri NAACP, told the Post-Dispatch. “And that signal is: No need to apply.”
Pot Deliveries OK’d • Arizona residents can now get recreational cannabis delivered to their homes, marking a new milestone for a state program that until now had allowed the service only for medical marijuana patients. The Arizona Department
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY
Dec. 1, 1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up seat on bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Dec. 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
bombed by Japanese.
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Dec. 8, 1980
Former Beatle John
Lennon shot in New York.
Dec. 16, 1773
Colonists dump 342 chests of tea into
Boston Harbor.
Dec. 19, 1998
President Bill Clinton impeached over Monica Lewinsky.
Dec. 21, 1988
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over
Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people.
of Health Services is expanding home delivery to anyone 21 and older, with deliveries to be offered through individual dispensaries or third-party services that partner with a state-licensed dispensary to legally deliver the goods. Recreational marijuana
sales began in Arizona in 2021 under a voter-approved ballot initiative. Medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 2010.
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