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According to recent reports, a US legislator, notorious for his public stance against congressional stock trading, is potentially among the estimated 20% of Senate members who possess or seem to own substantial portions of Apple Inc's stock. As the controversy unravels, critics caution that such conflicts of interest could potentially obstruct significant legislation aimed at curbing the tech giant's allegedly anticompetitive activities. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), renowned for his public denouncement of his Republican rival David Perdue over personal stock trades during his victorious Senate campaign in 2020, has painted himself as a stalwart of the campaign to prohibit congressional stock trading. The legislator from Georgia is a co-sponsor of a bill that seeks to prevent members of Cong...

In a powerful testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, singer-songwriter Jelly Roll, also known as Jason DeFord, shed light on the devastating consequences of the fentanyl crisis in the United States. With his personal experiences and unique perspective, Jelly Roll urged lawmakers to take proactive measures to address the growing epidemic. Jelly Roll began his testimony by emphasizing the urgency of the fentanyl crisis, stating that every five minutes, someone in the United States dies from a drug overdose, with a staggering 72% of these deaths being fentanyl-related. He likened the daily death toll to a tragic plane crash, questioning why the media doesn't give the same attention to these preventable deaths. The musician emphasized that the issue of addiction should be approached...

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US senator accused of having ties to Apple after opposing stock trading in Congress

Jelly Roll Gives Testimony to Congress on Fentanyl