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World

80,000 Moroccans Invade Spain

Large amounts of young men crossed the nations border towards the city of Ceuta in a 24-hour period this week. Spanish authorities blame the Moroccan government for failing to stem the flow of immigration.
In response, Italy and other EU countries have temporality suspended free-travel rules for non-native nationals arriving from Spain.

British PM Opens Jails

The new English Prime Minister announced a controversial policy this week. Andy Burnham has announced the early release of around 5,000 convicted prisoners. Of these to be released include murders, domestic assaulters, and those convicted of minor child sexual offenses. Burnham stated that he wished to release more prisoners but that doing so might cause the prison system to collapse.

National

Fauci Contempt of Congress Referral

This week the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 along party lines to refer Anthony Fauci to the DOJ for contempt of congress. The referral served as an alternative to the 60 voted needed to break the filibuster in the senate to hold someone in contempt of congress.

USA Cuts Gain-of-Function testing

While the term "gain-of-function research" is most notably associated with COVID-19 pandemic, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated this week that "no good thing has ever come from gain-of-function research". RFK stated in an interview on CNN this week that he believes COVID-19, Lyme disease, and the RSV epidemic were all caused or intensified by gain-of-function testing and that ot has provided no benefits for humanity.
The United States recently stated that it will end funding of all gain-of-function testing. The Obama administration had previously implemented funding pauses and restrictions on gain-of-function research.

Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

This week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the US to non-citizen parents. The order also aims to limit individuals from traveling to the United States for the sole purpose of giving birth.

Mississippi

Nolan Wells Case Update

While the state autopsy has been completed, it is yet to be released. The autopsy results are sealed and await grand jury findings.
Three individuals have been charged with threatening a judge, witnesses, and local officials connected to the case. The United Cajun Navy (a disaster response organization) has released a 22-page report with their photos and data collected about the event. Friends of Nolan Wells also returned to the island this week in an attempt to discern what could have happened.
While the case has fallen off the mainstream news due to lack of new evidence, it is still the topic of heated debate from some.

Business

NFA Court Ruling

The National Firearms Act in the United States was dealt a substantial blow this week in the court system. The outcome of this ruling could allow citizens to not be required to fill out extra forms when purchasing a suppressor in the United States.

Bitcoin Hacked

A firmware bug in the crypto wallet Coldcard allowed hackers to drain over $130 million in Bitcoin from various wallets. Coldcard identified the issue but was unable to push an update because their hardware product is air gapped.