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Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting who sued Jones for defamation want the sale to happen.
They're still waiting to collect on the massive defamation suit they won against Jones after he spread lies that they were faking the deaths of their children.
The families are also eager to take away Jones' platform for spewing those conspiracy theories, and this deal would do that.
If approved, a Texas state receiver could remove Jones from his studio and start licensing InfoWars' domain and brand name to The Onion, but Jones is likely to appeal.
Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting who sued Jones for defamation want the sale to happen.
They're still waiting to collect on the massive defamation suit they won against Jones after he spread lies that they were faking the deaths of their children.
The families are also eager to take away Jones' platform for spewing those conspiracy theories, and this deal would do that.
If approved, a Texas state receiver could remove Jones from his studio and start licensing InfoWars' domain and brand name to The Onion, but Jones is likely to appeal.
At gas stations around Boston, prices at the pumps have been climbing about 10 cents a day since Friday, leaving motorists like Kate Meyer concerned.
The national average for regular is about $3.54, according to AAA.
Gas is going for over $5 in California.
But gas prices are likely to shift rapidly following crude oil prices, which whipsawed yesterday from nearly $120 a barrel to end the day down at around $90.
President Trump posted on social media that a short-term hike in oil prices is a, quote, very small price to pay for USA and world safety and peace.
Authorities say the shooter was 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national and former Brown student who would have spent a lot of time in the building where the shooting took place.
His last known address was in Florida.
Officials say he also attended the same school in Portugal as the slain MIT physics professor.
Police say their case cracked open after a tip led them to a car linked to the suspect.