Good afternoon. It's Wednesday, April. 24, and we're covering squatter removal bill sparking debate, virus threatening global chocolate supply, five biggest roster questions for NBA offseason, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | Oklahoma - Local Celebrities: Singer/songwriter Garth Brooks started out right here in Oklahoma. He was born in Tulsa and began his music career in the town of Yukon, where he grew up. Since his humble beginnings, he has sold more than 70,000,000 albums worldwide. |
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| | Breaking Updates | | Arizona Gov. Hobbs Rejects Squatter Removal Bill, Sparking Debate Over Property Rights | Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a bipartisan bill to protect property rights by taking a stronger approach to squatters. The issue of squatting has become a part of the national conversation on crime and property rights. Florida and Georgia have already passed laws addressing the matter.
The Arizona bill, SB 1129, would have empowered property owners to contact the police to remove a squatter from their property. Currently, law enforcement cannot remove people who illegally reside in someone else's home. But Hobbs vetoed the bill, claiming in a letter that it "fails to leverage existing legal mechanisms, respect the due process rights of lawful tenants, and minimize unintended consequences such as for victims of domestic violence."
State Sen. Justine Wadsack shared that when she worked as a realtor, she encountered a squatter at a home that she was showing to a client. "It was a terrifying threat to my safety, the safety of my clients, as well as to the homeowners," Wadsack said. "When I called the police, I was told there was not much they could do. It's a shame Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed yet another piece of commonsense bipartisan legislation."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who recently signed a bill empowering property owners to remove squatters from their property, slammed Hobbs' decision. Hobbs also vetoed bills that would have barred students from other states who are attending college in Arizona from voting in local and state elections. She also rejected a measure that would prohibit biological males from showering with female students in government-run schools.
Another bill would have imposed enhanced sentences on criminals convicted of multiple instances of organized retail theft. Squatting has become such a prominent issue in America that other states are also considering legislation preventing bad actors from stealing people's property while being protected by the law. | Read more updates here |
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| | Virus Threatens Global Chocolate Supply | There is now a virus that is threatening the global supply of chocolate. Chocoholics may want to stock up on candy bars while they can — a devastating disease is ravaging the cacao trees in West Africa, potentially putting the global chocolate supply in jeopardy, scientists have found.
"This virus is a real threat to the global supply of chocolate," said Benito Chen-Charpentier, a professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington, who authored the disheartening study published recently in the journal PLOS One.
Once infected, the plant can exhibit a range of symptoms, including swelling of the stems and roots, red veins appearing on immature leaves, and rounding and shrinking of the cacao pod. Scientists attribute the disease's proliferation to "globalization, climate change, agricultural intensification and reduced resilience in production system," per the study. So now this evil has a name: the cacao swollen shoot virus.
It's hard to imagine life without chocolate. Only recently, my doctor told me I needed to eat more vegetables, to which I replied, "Well, chocolate comes from plants, so I think I have it covered," which argument didn't exactly grow wings. I guess she's not a choco-doc. But this virus presents a real choco-nundrum. A smart cookie would be stocking up on chocolate now to avoid any eventuality in which things get coconutty. | Fortunately, since an insect spreads the virus (as so often is the case), there may be hope for the chocolate market. | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture
|  | Texans reached "compromise" with NFL, Titans over use of Oilers-style blue | Last year, the NFL forced the University of Houston to ditch alternate uniforms that included Houston Oilers-style Columbia Blue. |
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|  | What are the Top 10 front offices in MLB? Here's how 40 executives voted | For this exercise, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across the sport, and tabulated their results to build front office report cards. |
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|  | 2024 NBA Mock Draft: French stars Alex Sarr, Zaccharie Risacher go Nos. 1-2 as official order takes shape | A rising star from France overtakes another Frenchman at No. 1 in the latest mock draft from Kyle Boone |
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| | American Business & Markets
|  | Powerful Businesses Have This One Thing in Common | Entrepreneur | As a professor of global healthcare entrepreneurship, here's what my research told me about a key component of a successful venture and how to leverage it. |
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|  | Successful Businesses That Sounded Like Bad Ideas | Does your business idea seem ridiculous on the surface? Take inspiration from these 10 businesses that found success despite starting with a "bad" idea. |
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|  | Council Post: Mastering The Entrepreneurial Mindset: 5 Characteristics For Success | Mastering the entrepreneurial mindset requires cultivating passion, resilience, creativity, positivity and adaptability. |
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| | American Politics | |  | Mike Rowe raises important question about Ivy League schools as 'thugs and bullies' protest Israel: 'Truly lost its mind' | Blaze Media | Mike Rowe has no patience for the anti-Semitic craziness taking place at Ivy League schools. |
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|  | AOC Spreads Hamas 'Mass Grave' Hoax to Demonize Israel | AOC is spreading a hoax about a "mass grave" supposedly discovered by Hamas at a Gaza hospital that existed before Israeli forces were there. |
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|  | Biden appears to read script instructions out loud in latest teleprompter gaffe: 'Four more years, pause' | President Biden appeared to incorporate script instructions from his teleprompter into his speech on Wednesday, resulting in a memorable gaffe. |
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