The Daily Populous

Sunday December 11st, 2022 evening edition

image for Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term's end

She previously suggested the containers be repurposed as affordable housing, an increasingly popular option for homeless and low-income people.

Federal agencies have told Arizona the construction on U.S. land is unlawful and ordered it to halt.

Ducey responded Oct. 21 by suing federal officials over their objections, sending the dispute to court.

Ducey insists Arizona holds sole or shared jurisdiction over the 60-foot (18.2 meter) strip the containers rest on and has a constitutional right to protect residents from “imminent danger of criminal and humanitarian crises.”.

“Arizona is going to do the job that Joe Biden refuses to do — secure the border in any way we can.”

The containers filled areas left open when Trump’s 450-mile (724 km) border wall was built.

Last year, he mapped the Arizona and New Mexico sections of that border wall to highlight damaged areas. »

Identical twin sisters were accused of cheating on a test. A jury awarded them $1.5 million.

Authored by cbsnews.com

Identical twin sisters accused of cheating on their year-end medical school exams have won a defamation case against the Medical University of South Carolina.

The sisters' identical answers to 296 of 307 questions, including 54 wrong answers, raised alarm bells among university officials, who launched an investigation into the twins' performance.

After a four-day trial in November, a South Carolina jury decided the school had defamed the sisters and awarded them a total of $1.5 million in damages. »

Don’t Vote for Just One: Ranked Choice Voting Is Gaining Ground

Authored by pewtrusts.org

Voters in Alaska and a handful of other cities used ranked choice voting for the first time during this year’s midterms.

Ranked Choice Voting Survived Its Biggest Election Season Yet Quick View Ranked Choice Voting Survived Its Biggest Election Season Yet Local election officials say voter education and state law changes are needed.

Ranked choice is quickly growing, said Deb Otis, director of research at FairVote, a nonprofit that advocates for ranked choice voting nationwide. »

Xi Jinping says China supports Palestine with 1967 borders

Authored by trtworld.com

Chinese leader calls for granting Palestine "full membership" in United Nations and says Beijing "supports the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.".

President Xi Jinping has expressed China's support for end to Israeli occupation of Palestine's territories and voiced frustration over the "historical injustice" suffered by Palestinians.

Xi called for granting Palestine "full membership in the United Nations" and said Beijing "supports the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.". »

Boris Johnson: Give Ukraine long-range weapons to end war

Authored by msn.com

Boris Johnson has said Ukraine must be given better weaponry including long-range missile systems in order to end the war as quickly as possible.

Step up military supplies for Ukraine to end the war faster, says Boris Johnson.

The sale will support the Legacy of War Foundation, which Banksy says he witnessed at work in Ukraine. »