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Via the AP: Court partly reinstates Trump travel ban, fall arguments set
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of the Trump administration ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect, a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.
The court said Monday the ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen could be enforced as long as they lack a “credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.” The justices will hear arguments in the case in October.
Trump said last week that the ban would take effect 72 hours after being cleared by courts.
The Trump administration said the 90-day ban was needed to allow an internal review of the screening procedures for visa applicants from those countries. That review should be complete before Oct. 2, the first day the justices could hear arguments in their new term.
Via Sacramento Bee: Why California gun owners may be breaking the law on July 1
Sweeping new gun laws passed last year by California voters and legislators require those with magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition to get rid of them by July 1.
The question is: how many of California’s 6 million-plus gun owners are actually going to comply, even though violators face potential jail time if they’re caught?
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Via PBS: Supreme Court rejects gun rights challenge to California limits on concealed carry
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is rejecting yet another call to decide whether Americans have a constitutional right to carry guns with them outside their homes.
The justices on Monday left in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the San Diego sheriff’s strict limits on issuing permits for concealed weapons.
Via LA Times: Minimum wage fight may heat up after new study finds jobs, hours fell in Seattle
A much-anticipated study released Monday by a team of researchers at the University of Washington is likely to intensify that controversy — just as Los Angeles heads toward its own minimum-wage increase for large businesses,from $10.50 an hour to $12 an hour on July 1.
The new study has found that jobs and work hours fell for Seattle’s lowest paid employees after the city raised the minimum wage to $13 last year.
The analysis shows that jobs and hours for those workers declined faster in Seattle than in surrounding control areas, where the minimum wage did not increase.
Via Business Insider: HubSpot is going to give one lucky person $100,000 to start his or her dream business
What kind of business would you start if someone suddenly handed you $100,000?
The marketing software company HubSpot wants to know, and writing just 25 words on its Facebook page could put you one step closer to working for yourself instead of someone else. HubSpot is asking prospective entrepreneurs to share their wildest, most disruptive business ideas; the person who offers the best one will win the dough.
Via Fresno Bee: As Kings River recedes, evacuees assess flood damage amid work to close levee breaches
As water levels on the Kings River begin to recede after flooding nearby neighborhoods late Friday and early Saturday, some evacuated residents on Sunday began to assess the damage left behind.
In total, 90 homes were ordered to evacuate overnight Friday as the Kings River rose and breached levees. About 300 people evacuated.
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Via BusinessWire: Use Illegal Fireworks? Smile! You’ve Been “Nailed”!
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–TNT Fireworks, California’s largest wholesale distributor of State-Approved (“Safe & Sane”) Fireworks, today announced the launch of their revised, dual platform smartphone mobile app that will allow residents in cities and counties throughout California to take pictures of the sale and/or use of illegal fireworks in that jurisdiction and email these photos, along with the GPS coordinates of the alleged illegal activity and a text and/or audio message, to that jurisdiction’s law enforcement agency or fire department so that it can immediately investigate, confiscate, cite and/or arrest those responsible for this alleged illegal activity.
This unique smartphone app, appropriately named “Nail’em”, which debuted in a beta form last 4th of July, places the power of illegal fireworks enforcement in the palm of any Californian’s hands. It will allow them to report the possession, sale and/or use of illegal fireworks in their community along with photos and GPS locations. The citizen’s complaint will automatically be routed to the correct law enforcement and fire personnel. The reporting individual can also opt-in to receive notifications and be kept informed regarding when and how their complaint was acted upon. This Nail’em app is being provided to communities throughout California and their residents, free of charge, as a public service of TNT Fireworks.
Via Claycord: Air District Postpones New Refinery Regs After Sharp Criticism Over Transparency
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s staff and board of directors faced scathing criticism this week over a lack of transparency surrounding last-minute changes to a new regulation capping greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum refineries.
At their last meeting May 31, the board directed staff to move forward on Rule 1216, capping emissions of greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution – but since that time staff revised the rule several times in an
effort to make it “legally defensible” and “technically feasible,” according to district CEO Jack Broadbent.
Via SFGate: 12 billion gallons of water pour into Lake Tahoe amid this week’s heat wave
The process of the Sierra Nevada spring snow melt sped up this week as a heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures to parts of the Western United States.
According to the report, more than 12 billion gallons of water poured into the lake over the past week and resulted in the lake level rising four inches since June 16.
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If ECT Coffee Break is new, I think it’s kind of cool. “We search so you don’t have to.” Thanks!
What has happened to our ECT? This is copy and paste stuff. Sorry, I’m disappointed.
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