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nycfan said:


“… “During the course of the investigation, the officer determined the driver was a 12-year-old child. The child stated he missed his school bus and made the decision to drive himself to school.”…”

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article314755566.html#storylink=cpy
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I bet that kid had seen his parents drive a car dozens of times. If his parents could handle it, then I'm sure he believed that it couldn't be that tough. But as this was in Union County, I pretty sure the kid's enthusiasm for education is not going to be a mitigating factor.
 


“… Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested while passing through Iran on a round-the-world motorcycle trip in January 2025.

… The Foremans had been heading for Australia on their trip of a lifetime, crossing into Iran from Armenia on 30 December 2024 and had planned to arrive in Pakistan by 4 January that year.


But on 3 January, the couple were detained despite having Iranian visas, a guide and an approved itinerary.

Lindsay's son, Joe Bennett, said that no evidence of spying has ever been presented by the Iranian authorities and called on the UK government to "act decisively and use every available avenue" to bring them home.

Bennett has said the couple's lawyers in Iran made it clear there was no legal basis for a case against them, but that their bail applications had been ignored.

At a court hearing in October, they were not allowed to defend themselves….”
 
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Her Nobel medal didn’t do the trick, so now Machado is sweetening her bid to be installed leader of Venezuela with a (ludicrous) promise of self-deportations by Venezuelan immigrants in the United States.
 
altmin said:
Doesn't Colbert show just have to offer the opponents a slot and the law is followed?
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No, he actually doesn't have to comply with the law at all, which currently has an exemption for late-night TV programs.

Also I don't even know how "fair time" works in the context of a primary election. Technically his "opponent" right now would be Jasmine Crockett, not a Republican.
 
nycfan said:


“… Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested while passing through Iran on a round-the-world motorcycle trip in January 2025.

… The Foremans had been heading for Australia on their trip of a lifetime, crossing into Iran from Armenia on 30 December 2024 and had planned to arrive in Pakistan by 4 January that year.


But on 3 January, the couple were detained despite having Iranian visas, a guide and an approved itinerary.

Lindsay's son, Joe Bennett, said that no evidence of spying has ever been presented by the Iranian authorities and called on the UK government to "act decisively and use every available avenue" to bring them home.

Bennett has said the couple's lawyers in Iran made it clear there was no legal basis for a case against them, but that their bail applications had been ignored.

At a court hearing in October, they were not allowed to defend themselves….”
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I will never understand the urge to go to places like Iran, North Korea, etc.
 
StrangePackage said:
I will never understand the urge to go to places like Iran, North Korea, etc.
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Yeah, this seems like a “go around” situation even though that means you have to fly or take a boat for that stretch of your round the world cycling adventure.
 
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