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Wisconsin prosecutors are seeking to change the terms of Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond agreement after the Kenosha gunman was spotted drinking at a bar and allegedly flashing white power signs earlier this month. The motion stems from an image of Rittenhouse, 18, at Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant on Jan. 5 wearing a T-shirt that read “Free as F–k,” WTMJ-TV reported.

Record-breaking coronavirus rates can’t stop these partiers from continuing to rage. Despite surging COVID-19 cases, Florida beaches were packed with maskless revelers over New Year’s weekend. Photos of Fort Lauderdale Beach show nary a face covering and many a bikini as people continued to party despite the ongoing pandemic. On Jan. 3 at Miami’s Fontainebleau pool area, heavy daytime partying was photographed despite the state’s coronavirus dashboard reporting another 10,603 cases that day — the fifth consecutive day it reported more than 10,000 cases.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is inviting Minnesota bar owners to relocate to her state after a COVID-19 restrictions crackdown. “Come to South Dakota! We respect your rights. We won’t shut you down,” the Republican governor wrote Monday on Twitter. Noem, 49, is widely seen as a Republican rising star and is an outspoken advocate against lockdowns.

A U.K. tequila bar owner has filed an application to register his business as a church to avoid coronavirus lockdown rules. In a Facebook post on Friday, James Aspell wrote (language warning) he is changing the name of his Nottingham bar, now called “400 Rabbits Tequila and Mezcal Cocktail Bar,” as “The Church of the 400 Rabbits.” “With places of worship allowed to open in all tiers we thought fuck it lets start a religion!” he announced. “Can’t be that hard can it! ‘The Church of the 400 Rabbits’ launching as soon as we get the green light!” “Congregation daily...

It’s an “open” rebellion. A Staten Island pub located in a coronavirus hot spot is stealing a page from Seattle’s anarchist cookbook, declaring itself an “autonomous zone,” free from the public-safety restrictions its owners say they will refuse to abide by. “!ATTENTION! We hereby declare this establishment an !!!AUTONOMOUS ZONE!!!” read signs outside and around Mac’s Public House in Grant City, invoking a phrase more commonly associated with the monthlong occupation of Capitol Hill in the Emerald City by anti-cop radicals. “We refuse to abide by any rules and regulations put forth by the Mayor of NYC and Governor of...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is adding an hour to the state's current bar curfew to allow more time for businesses to serve customers amid sports season. The governor said Tuesday that as of 4 p.m. he has revised guidance on Kentucky's bars and restaurants to add an hour to their operations. Beshear said he recognized as sports have made a return, many games have not ended until around 11 p.m., so as of Tuesday, he has moved last call from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. and said restaurants and bars will now need to be closed by...

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The doors at Arcade Legacy: Bar Edition in Northside won’t be opening again anytime soon — if at all. The bar’s owner, Jesse Baker says it was already a struggle bouncing back after being shut down for months. Now, with Gov. Mike DeWine’s order barring alcohol sales at bars and restaurants after 10 p.m., Baker explains there’s no way he can keep his doors open. “It’s definitely been a big struggle for us,” Baker said. “It’s been a worry for our family, just to see if we can even survive and pay the bills. We’ve definitely had...

For more than three decades, California has clung to one of the nation's toughest testing standards for law school students hoping to practice law in the most populous state in the country. But this month, the California Supreme Court, which oversees the state bar, agreed to lower the passing score for the exam, a victory for law school deans who have long hoped the change would raise the number of Black and Latino people practicing law. After holding virtual meetings with law school graduates and deans, the state's highest court this month permanently lowered the passing score, allowed for law...

There’s a man in Argentina who is extremely upset at what he considers to be illogical and ‘uneven’ lockdown restrictions in place in the South American country. The gentleman in question is the pastor of a large church in the city of San Lorenzo in the province of Santa Fe. Dismayed at regulations that allow shops, bars and restaurants to be open, but dictate that places of worship must remain closed, Pastor Daniel Cattaneo of the Comunidad Redentor church decided to take matters into his own hands. Determined to find a way to minister to his Christian flock and protest...

ODESSA, Texas — A SWAT team raided an open business, Big Daddy Zanes, in West Odessa on Monday. The business was open but also there were armed men carrying on a peaceful protest near the bar. Owner, Gabrielle Ellison, said she spoke with the Ector County Sheriff’s Office prior to the protest. According to Ellison, she was told everything would be fine as long as men with guns are not seen on the property. Out of respect for law enforcement, she said she confined the men to an area in the back, which is her private property.

Nancy Pelosi on Friday charged Attorney General William Barr with going 'rogue' and using the Justice Department to participate in the 'cover up of a cover up' for President Donald Trump. 'He's gone rogue,' the speaker said of Barr on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe.' 'I think where they're going is a cover-up of the cover-up,' she added. 'And that's really very sad for them. And to have a Justice Department go so rogue, well, they had been for a while.' Barr's role in the Trump administration has come into question since a transcript of the phone call between President Trump and...

Prosecutors initially said the fire killed eight women and 15 men and injured 13 people. López Obrador said the death toll had risen to 25, but did not specify the gender of the victims or the number of injured. There was no immediate information on their condition. Veracruz state police said the Tuesday night attack targeted the “Bar Caballo Blanco,” though the bar’s name was in English on a sign outside: “The White Horse Nightclub.” It advertised “quality, security and service,” private rooms for $7.50 “all night,” ‘‘sexy girls” and a pole dance contest. Photos of the scene showed tables...

At least nine people are dead and more than a dozen wounded after someone opened fire in downtown Dayton, Ohio, according to police. In addition, the suspected shooter was shot and killed by responding officers. Police said they are only aware of one shooter. Authorities responded quickly to the shooting, first reported at 1 a.m., and said police are regularly present in the crowded district popular with tourists and locals. Miami Valley Hospital spokesperson Terrea Little told ABC News that they have received 16 victims from the shooting in the Oregon District. She did not provide further information on their...

A group of heavily-armed men — riding on a motorcycle and in three cars — went on a shooting rampage at a bar in Brazil, killing at least 11 people on Sunday, according to officials. Seven men were said to have carried out the 4 p.m. attack, according to Brazilian news outlet G1, which cited Pará officials. Six women and five men were killed. Officials said almost all of them were shot in the head. ... The bar that they targeted is in a high crime area, which had to get police reinforcements earlier this year, according to G1.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday that House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is asking Attorney General Bill Barr to "break the law" by asking for documents they have no legal authority to. Sanders said Nadler is acting absurd and should be "embarrassed" for his behavior.

I moved from Thailand back to the USA to get my daughter into US Schools to speak like an American. Since I almost completely distrust Government I elected to put her in Catholic Schools, unfortunately I do not have the temperament to handle preschoolers (i.e. Kindergarten). Since I detest hypocrites I re-joined the Catholic Church. Got her Baptized and I committed myself to the teachings (e.g. , Confession, Communion, lent, etc.) So for lent I gave up alcohol. And then waited for Holy Thursday to end my abstinence. Since I performed a successful lent I decided to end it with...

To say this is a strongly worded letter is a bit of an understatement. As you’ve no doubt heard, Illinois State Attorney Kim Foxx is in the middle of a firestorm for her apparent corrupt handling of the Jussie Smollett case. After inexplicably dropping all charges, she’s told several different stories, including some that are objectively false. She’s under FBI review, under fire from the Chicago PD, and she’s now taking hits from the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association. Excerpts from the letter are as follows. The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association serves as the voice for nearly 1,000 front line prosecutors...

A gunman has opened fire at a country music bar during a student night in the city of Thousand Oaks, California, injuring at least 11 people and killing several. The shooter stormed the Borderline Bar and Grill wearing a black trenchcoat armed with a pistol equipped with an extended magazine and smoke grenades and began targeting people as young as 18. Among the victims was a Ventura County deputy sheriff and a doorman - as well as a cashier and college students. The lifeless body of a suspected male victim was seen outside of the venue.

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Perched atop massive cement pillars that tower above Montenegro’s picturesque Moraca river canyon, scores of Chinese workers are building a state-of-the-art highway through some of the roughest terrain in southern Europe. The government has described the 165 km (103 mile) highway, with its imposing bridges and deep-cut tunnels, as the construction of the century and a pathway to the modern world. It is designed to link the port of Bar on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast to landlocked neighbor Serbia. But once the first, challenging 41 km stretch through mountains north of the capital is completed, the government faces...

Two Louisiana lawmakers got into a fistfight at a Baton Rouge bar, evidently over a disputed bill in the Legislature, Greg Hilburn with the USA Today Network reports. State Rep. Stuart Bishop, R-Lafayette, and Sen. Norby Chabert, R-Houma, were involved in a dispute on the House floor Tuesday (May 15) and squared off later that night at the River Room on Laurel Street. Bishop said Chabert "punched me several times" but he didn't throw any punches back. Chabert said he "loved Stuart like a brother" and regretted the incident. Police were called to the bar, but Bishop and Chabert had...