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Two Days Before Shooting, CNN’s Abby Phillip, Van Jones Went on Offense Against Charlie Kirk over Charlotte Killing
Monday, during CNN’s “NewsNight” broadcast, host Abby Phillip and CNN contributor Van Jones attacked Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk for likening the fatal Charlotte stabbing of Iryna Zarutska to the 2020 George Floyd incident in Minneapolis.
Phillip offered a clip from Kirk’s program where he made the point, which Jones declared Kirk “should be ashamed of himself.”
Partial transcript as follows:
ABBY PHILLIP: So, certain people have been looking for an opportunity to find a case like this, to make a point like this. I want to play, this is Charlie Kirk, why he says this hasn’t gotten a lot of attention.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHARLIE KIRK, HOST, THE CHARLIE KIRK SHOW: A white Ukrainian refugee was murdered just because she was white. Everybody knows that obviously. If a random white person simply walked up to and stabbed a nice law-abiding black person for no reason, it would be an apocalyptically huge national story used to impose national, sweeping political changes on the whole country. Instead, Meghan Basham, no one seems to care when a white woman gets stabbed to death.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
KARA SWISHER: Wow. He said white a lot.
ARTHUR AIDALA: Well, we are talking about it here. So, I guess —
SWISHER: It’s true. Click here to read more
Florida appeals court declares open carry ban is ‘unconstitutional’ in win for 2A advocates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s open carry ban has officially been overturned by a state appeals court, which ruled the restriction violates the Second Amendment.
The ruling was issued Wednesday by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal and stemmed from a July 4, 2022 case in which Stanley Victor McDaniels was arrested for violating the ban and later appealed his conviction, according to the court’s opinions.
Under current law, Floridians are prohibited from openly carrying firearms except in limited circumstances, such as while hunting or camping. Concealed carry without a legal permit is legal in Florida, but open carry has long remained restricted.
The opinion described Florida as an “outlier,” noting it is one of only a few states – along with California, Connecticut, and Illinois – that generally prohibit the open carrying of firearms. Click here to read more.
Christian School Banned for Religious Beliefs Wins Legal Victory
A federal appeals court ordered Vermont to let a Christian school compete in state-sponsored sports events—even though the school doesn’t support the state’s view of “transgender” ideology.
That decision allows the school to finally participate in athletics again after suffering a yearslong ban for forfeiting a game that would have forced girls on its team to compete against a male playing on the opposing girls’ team.
In an opinion released Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that state officials likely “displayed hostility toward the school’s religious beliefs” by banning it, and it instructed Vermont to let the school compete while the case continues.
High school football coach escorted out of game after complaint he was pushing religion on players
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee high school football coach was escorted out of a game over accusations he was pushing religion onto players. Some students and parents argue he was doing nothing wrong.
Trey Campbell, an assistant football coach at Northwest High School, was asked to leave Friday night’s game during halftime. The school says they got a complaint he was “proselytizing,” or pushing his religion onto the players.
Northwest senior Alyssa Scholma, who was at the game, says Campbell had prayed with students and was holding his Bible. She adds she did see a few players going up to him.
“He was just reading to himself, and then, people tried to come up to him. He’s never gonna deny spreading the word of God. He’s never gonna do that. So, he did start to share that with them,” Scholma said. “During halftime, he was called over by our principals, and they told him that if he did not put his Bible down, then he had to leave.” Click here to read more.
Chinese National from Wuhan sentenced after smuggling bio materials at U-M lab
DETROIT, Mich - A woman from China has been sentenced to three months behind bars after pleading guilty to smuggling charges.
What they're saying:
Officials say Chengxuan Han from China was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to three smuggling charges and to making false statements to U.S. Custom and Border Protection Officers. She was pursuing a Ph.D from the College of of Life Science and Technology in the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.
According to court documents, Han is a citizen of the PRC who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from the College of Life Science and Technology at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan.
Documents say in 2024 and 2025, Han sent packages to the US from China that contained concealed biological material that were addressed to people working in laboratories at the University of Michigan.
In June, Han flew into Metro Detroit on a J1 visa where Customs and Border Protection officers conducted an inspection of him. Officials say he made false statements about the packages and the biological materials she had previously shipped to the country. Click here to read more.
