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ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are doubling down with a new push.Supporters, most prominently business groups, call the state a “judicial hellhole,” and argue that businesses are being crushed by rising insurance costs driven by excessive lawsuits that have helped plaintiffs get big payouts.“This issue is not about business,” said Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, a Dahlonega Republican. “It’s about every Georgian paying more and more premiums for their insurance. Whatever we can do to make it more affordable to own a home, operate your vehicle…

Jan. 7—MORRISON — Just one day after a judge ruled that a Rock Falls man’s weapons trial will proceed next week, the case was dismissed Tuesday because the alleged victim is failing to cooperate with the prosecution.Johnathon P. Parker, 40, was to stand trial beginning Tuesday, Jan. 14, on one count of aggravated battery/discharging a firearm, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon. All the charges stem from an October shooting in Rock Falls.Whiteside County Circuit Judge James Heuerman on Monday denied the state’s…

The founder of the French National Front party (now named National Rally), Jean-Marie Le Pen, has died at the age of 96 at a care facility “surrounded by his loved ones,” his family said in a statement cited by national media.Born in 1928 to a fisherman and a seamstress, Le Pen worked in numerous occupations throughout his life, including fisherman, deep-sea miner, and apartment surveyor. He also volunteered for the French Foreign Legion’s parachute regiment twice, and was involved in the Suez conflict in 1956 and the Algerian War of 1957.He started his political career in the 1950s and was…

The road to profitability for OpenAI remains uncertain as the CEO, Sam Altman, revealed on Sunday on X, “Insane thing: We are currently losing money on OpenAI Pro Subscriptions!” He blamed the high usage of ChatGPT. insane thing: we are currently losing money on openai pro subscriptions!people use it much more than we expected. — Sam Altman (@sama) January 6, 2025″I personally chose the price,” Altman told one X user, adding, “and thought we would make some money.”no, i personally chose the price and thought we would make some money — Sam Altman (@sama) January 6, 2025OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro last year and charges $2,400 for unlimited…

CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten recently looked at how much voters cared about January 6th as a political issue and the numbers were stunningly small. Democrats and the media, including a lot of people at CNN, thought this was their ace in the hole in November but they chose poorly because voters did not care. People were much more concerned about the border, inflation, and other serious issues. This is why people like Sunny Hostin of The View look especially foolish when they try to hype Jan 6th as some sort of historic tragedy. The only tragedy is the people…

Topline Dockworkers along the East Coast and Gulf Coast were reportedly set to resume negotiations Tuesday with the United States Maritime Alliance, in an effort to avoid another strike ahead of the Jan. 15 deadline to reach a new contract largely focused on automation—just months after a three-day dockworker strike halted shipments at more than a dozen ports. Dockworkers gather at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on Oct. 1, 2024. AFP via Getty Images Key Facts In October, members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike and ultimately returned to work after agreeing to a 61.5%…

Members of an NGO who search for clandestine gravesites found a burning body in a covert crematorium near the Texas border. The discovery is the latest of its kind in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, where the Gulf Cartel has a long history of disposing of its victims by incinerating them. The discovery took place over the weekend when the NGO, Amor Por Los Desaparecidos, announced that they had found a “cocina” which is slang for a clandestine crematorium used by cartel members to incinerate their victims. The group reported that they had found a human torso that was…

On Tuesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Meta moving moderators to Texas from California. Marlow stated, “I do regard it as a stunt, the moving to Texas. Because if he goes to Austin, it’s going to be very similar people to Silicon Valley…it’s a big middle finger in the air to Newsom. … You’ve got to go to a place where there’s more normal people.” “The Alex Marlow Show,” hosted by Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, is a weekday podcast produced by Breitbart News and Salem Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the podcast on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.…

Jan. 7 (UPI) — The Toyota Motor Corporation will invest $44.4 million in Japan-based Interstellar Technologies to help the private spaceflight firm develop rockets to launch satellites into Earth’s orbit.Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda on Monday announced the automaker’s intent to invest in Interstellar Technologies during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.While discussing Toyota’s investments in many technologies, Toyoda briefly discussed the company’s latest venture in the field of private spaceflight.”When it comes to what’s possible when you work together, the sky’s the limit,” Toyoda told CES attendees and media. “Speaking of the sky, we’re exploring rockets, too.”He said…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead HHS, will meet with Senate Democrats on key health committees this week as he makes his case for why he should lead the sprawling department. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and also has a seat on the Finance Committee that would vote to approve Kennedy, will meet with Kennedy. So will Finance Democrats Michael Bennet of Colorado, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Mark Warner of Virginia, per a…