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November, 2023

  • 1 November

    California Home for Sale at $1.6 Million Includes Meth Lab

    California homebuyers looking for a fixer-upper have a chance to own a six-bedroom home in Silicon Valley for about $1.6 million—but there’s a catch. The six-bedroom home is located in San Jose—the heart of the tech world—and has great freeway access, a garage, in-home laundry, central air conditioning, and a …

  • 1 November

    Ex-Navy Nurse Sentenced in $2 Million Military Health Insurance Fraud

    SAN DIEGO—A former Navy nurse who took part in a scheme to make false medical claims to a military insurance program in exchange for unearned benefits has been sentenced to one year in federal prison. Kelene Meyer, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiring with her then-husband, former chief petty officer Christopher …

  • 1 November

    Irvine Banker Sentenced to Over 5 Years for $5 Million Mortgage Scam

    LOS ANGELES—The owner of an Orange County mortgage firm was sentenced Oct. 30 to more than five years behind bars for fleecing an investor of more than $5 million in a fraudulent stock scheme. Jacques Poujade, 63, of Irvine, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison by U.S. District …

  • 1 November

    ACT to Give Nurses, Counsellors the Power to Start Euthanasia Talks With Terminal Patients

    Flexible assisted dying laws have been introduced in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) following the federal government’s earlier move to give the jurisdiction power to legislate over these matters. “The ACT’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill is a carefully planned model based on consultation with the community and lessons learned from …

  • 1 November

    Biden Unveils New Plan to Crack Down on ‘Junk Fees’ in Investment Advice

    President Joe Biden today announced new steps to protect American investors from so-called “junk fees” in retirement investment advice as part of his economic agenda, Bidenomics. According to the White House, junk fees are eroding Americans’ savings, benefiting financial advisers with conflicts of interest, and undermining retirement security. “I can …

  • 1 November

    Biden to Meet Xi in San Francisco Next Month, White House Confirms

    President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the upcoming San Francisco summit, the White House has confirmed. “We have said that we want to move forward with China,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a back-and-forth press briefing on Oct. 31. “Intense competition means …

  • 1 November

    In Ohio, Key Election on Abortion Raises Tensions on Both Sides

    Abortion is a hot-button topic nationwide, and in Ohio, a proposed amendment that would establish an “individual right to one’s own reproductive medical treatment including but not limited to abortion” has generated tension from people on both sides as the issue will be decided on Nov. 7. Ohio’s Issue 1, …

  • 1 November

    State Senator Seeks to Change California Law Requiring Proof of Locked Doors in Car Break-Ins

    With more than 15,000 vehicles broken into so far this year in San Francisco, Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced Oct. 26 that he will introduce legislation in 2024 to make it easier to prosecute such crimes. “This is a commonsense measure to address an issue that has been plaguing …

  • 1 November

    Republicans Raise Terror Alarm After Illegal Immigrants Caught With Explosive Devices

    Republican senators have sounded the alarm on the Biden administration’s border policies after Border Patrol agents caught illegal border crossers who were carrying explosive devices that Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said were “tailor-made for terrorism.” Mr. Barrasso, who is the Senate Republican Conference Chairman, made the startling revelation at a press …

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