The remaining imprisoned members of Pussy Riot
are two of the thousands of Russians
released or expected to be released after the passage of an
amnesty law in the country. Meanwhile in the land of the free,
President Obama
commuted the sentence of eight people convicted of
crack-cocaine offenses who had each spent at least 15 years in jail
already.- Hillary Clinton says she will make a
decision on running for president again sometime next
year. - Moody’s
downgraded the debt outlook for New Jersey from stable to
negative over concerns about its ballooning pension obligations,
despite Chris Christie’s efforts at reform. - New Mexico’s Supreme Court
ruled the state could not prohibit same-sex marriages. - The city of Cleveland
settled for $6,750 with a gun owner who accused the police
department of seizing his firearm despite there being no charges
filed against him. - A gym teacher at a private school in New York City
claims in a lawsuit that he was discriminated against for his
heterosexual lifestyle. - A transgendered model previously disqualified from
participating in the Miss Universe competition for being born a man
will
feature in a photo spread for an upcoming issue of
Elle Canada. She will also star in a reality show called
Brave New Girls airing on E! Canada.
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