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New trouble for Alex Jones in court fight with Sandy Hook families.

Alex Jones, of InfoWars, yells at protestors outside of Toyota Center before a Trump campaign rally, Monday, October 22, 2018, in Houston.

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NEWTOWN — Extremist Alex Jones’ latest court trouble involves more than routine pre-trial wrangling with the Sandy Hook families who are suing him for defamation.

The real fight is over the families’ claim that the conspiracies Jones promoted as the frontman of Infowars were calculated to drive business to his internet supplements business.

“Simply put, there is no evidence to support the claim that the Jones defendants knowingly market falsehoods for financial gain.”. »

'Homosexuality is not an illness': Germany plans to ban conversion therapy

Authored by thelocal.de

READ ALSO: Germany joins push to ban gay conversion therapies.

Medical experts consider psychological or spiritual interventions to change someone's sexual orientation pseudo-scientific, ineffective and often harmful.

One gay patient reported how during standard psychotherapy, the doctor suddenly declared sexual conversion a "therapy goal" and pursued it through "indoctrinating conversations". »

The House just voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn in civil contempt

Authored by businessinsider.de

The House of Representatives voted to authorize committees to sue Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn to force cooperation with multiple subpoenas using a civil contempt resolution.

A civil contempt resolution is different from criminal contempt of Congress, which can result in lofty fines or even jail time.

The move comes after the House Judiciary Committee advanced contempt of Congress resolutions for both Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn, marking the most severe congressional action against President Donald Trump's administration since Democrats reclaimed the chamber's majority. »