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Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
(AP) The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. The order by the all-Republican court came more than 30 hours after Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from the Dallas area, received a temporary restraining order from a lower court judge that prevents Texas from enforcing the state's ban in her case.
GOP seeking to head off ballot initiatives on abortion access, Florida's included
(Florida Phoenix) Gov. Ron DeSantis was blunt following a GOP presidential primary debate on Nov. 8: Abortion-rights referenda are becoming a problem for leaders like himself who want to come as close as possible to outlawing the procedure. “Pro-lifers in particular have a big problem on these referenda,” DeSantis said during an interview with NBC News, referring in particular to Ohio voters’ decision that very week to enact a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, even though, as he noted, many of the voters support Republican candidates.
Keville Chamberlain's Last Surrender
(The Ferret) I’m willing to admit I may’ve overstated the dangers of a second Trump term. He’ll only be a dictator on “day one?” Shoot, that’s not so bad. We should all get twenty-four hours of tyranny, don’tcha think? On mine, we’re gonna round up everybody who holds up the line at the grocery store trying to use expired coupons.
In the Wake of a Sex Scandal, a Moms for Liberty Co-Founder's Career Is Crumbling
(Mother Jones) It’s been just a week since Christian Ziegler, chair of the Florida GOP, was accused of raping a woman who was involved in a sexual encounter with him and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder and Sarasota school board member Bridget Ziegler. Prominent Florida Republicans wasted no time in calling for Christan Ziegler to resign, which he has so far refused to do. Now, his wife is suffering from the consequences as well.
French prosecutors order far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen to stand trial
(France 24) French prosecutors on Friday ordered far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen to stand trial over claims she used EU funds to finance party activities in France. In March, Le Pen will be joined by 26 other members of the National Rally (RN) party in the dock, all accused of setting up a system for embezzling EU money to hire staff in France
Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story' and 'Peyton Place,' dead
Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal, star of several landmark films including “Love Story” and “Paper Moon,” has died, according to his son, Patrick, who posted the news to social media. He was reportedly 82. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and loving him as he would us,” Patrick O’Neal wrote. He added: “My father Ryan O’Neal has always been my hero. I looked up to him and he was always bigger than life.” O’Neal’s breakout role was in 1967 o ...
Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in Washington case but narrows restrictions on his speech
Updated 2:27 PM EST, December 8, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but narrowed the restrictions on his speech. The three-judge panel’s ruling modifies the gag order to allow the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special counsel Jack Smith. But the court upheld the ban on public statements about known or reasonably forese ...
RNC Backs Out Of Hosting Debates After Trump Refuses To Participate
Dec 8, 2023, 04:31 PM EST After hosting four events in which their front-runner, former President Donald Trump, refused to participate, the Republican National Committee on Friday threw in the towel and announced it wouldn’t host any more 2024 primary debates. The decision doesn’t preclude other organizations, like news networks, from hosting their own independent debates ― but they won’t have the Republican Party’s blessing. “We have held four successful debates across the country wit ...
GOP Hardliners Threaten Speaker Johnson Over Ukraine Funding
December 8, 2023 at 1:43 PM EST Ultraconservatives in the US House warned new Speaker Mike Johnson that any attempt to pass Ukraine aid before the US stems migrant crossings at its southern border would foment a rebellion on his right flank. The hardline House Freedom Caucus stopped short Friday of explicitly threatening Johnson’s job, but their statement further imperils the bipartisan push to send $66 billion in fresh military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The House plans to leave Washi ...
U.S. vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Dec 8, 2023 4:33 PM EST The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Friday’s vote came after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the first time invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter, which enables a U.N. chief to raise threats he sees to international peace and security. He warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood said halting military action would allow Hamas to continue to rule G ...
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US State Department to bypass congressional review period to send thousands of munitions to Israel
2 hrs ago - Updated 11:19 AM EST, Sat December 9, 2023 CNN — The US State Department transmitted an emergency declaration to lawmakers late Friday night for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, bypassing the standard 20-day period that congressio ... (CNN Politics)
'Neo-Nazi group' harassed drag queens and hotels sheltering migrants, Mass. AG alleges
6 hrs ago - December 8, 2023 at 10:15 p.m. EST The Massachusetts attorney general is suing a white nationalist group active in New England after she said they repeatedly attempted to disrupt and harass drag queen story events and hotels that shelter migrants, in ... (Washington Post)
US and Philippines condemn the Chinese coast guard's water cannon blasts on fisheries vessels
6 hrs ago - By JIM GOMEZ Updated 6:21 AM CST, December 9, 2023 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, separately condemned a high-seas assault Saturday by the Chinese coast guard together with suspected militia sh ... (AP)
U.S., South Korea, Japan to step up actions on North Korea cyber threats
9 hrs ago - December 9, 2023 3:30 AM EST SEOUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea and Japan agreed new initiatives on Saturday to respond to North Korea's threats in cyberspace, including cryptocurrency abuses and space launches, White House Natio ... (Reuters)
Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
9 hrs ago - Dec 8, 2023 5:59 PM EST LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. s ... (PBS News Hour/AP)
Senate introduces legislation addressing fan frustration over ticket sales
9 hrs ago - Dec. 8, 2023, 5:14 PM EST A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Friday aimed at correcting flaws in the ticketing industry and increasing transparency for patrons of live events. The bill, called the Fans First Act, seeks to add ... (NBC News)
Expert witnesses for Trump's defense billed almost $900,000 each for testifying on his behalf at fraud trial
9 hrs ago - December 8, 2023 / 10:02 PM EST New York City -- Former President Donald Trump sat attentively in the courtroom of his New York civil fraud trial on Thursday, watching as the defense's final expert witness, Eli Bartov, proclaimed that there was "no e ... (CBS News)
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Court-Approved Abortion
14 hrs ago - (gift link) By J. David Goodman Reporting from Houston. Dec. 8, 2023 Updated 11:14 p.m. ET The Texas Supreme Court late Friday temporarily halted a lower court order allowing a Dallas woman to obtain an abortion in spite of the state’s strict ba ... (New York Times)
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months, Eby says
16 hrs ago - About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia became the first province to offer them in April. The province says in the first eight months of the program, about 123,000 people have received free pill contr ... (Global News)
FedEx faces US racketeering lawsuit by former delivery contractor
18 hrs ago - December 8, 2023 11:38 AM EST LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A company that FedEx once contracted to deliver packages on the California-Oregon border has sued the shipper, alleging it engages in a systemic pattern of illegal and wrongful business pra ... (Reuters)
Amazon Seeks Dismissal of FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
18 hrs ago - December 8, 2023 at 4:23 PM EST The US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Amazon.com Inc. relies on anecdotal evidence from a handful of online merchants and fails to prove that the online retailer’s practices hurt consumers, ... (Bloomberg)
'He has an obsession with violence': School shooter Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life behind bars, no chance of parole
19 hrs ago - Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teenager who killed four of his classmates after drawing violent images in a class workbook, will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Crumbley, now 17, was 15 years old when he shot and killed his fellow Oxford High S ... (Law and Crime)
Six French teens convicted over their roles in an Islamic extremist's killing of a teacher
19 hrs ago - By ANGELA CHARLTON Updated 5:03 PM CST, December 8, 2023 PARIS (AP) — A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the 2020 beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist, an attack that shocked the country and sh ... (AP)
Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story' and 'Peyton Place,' dead
20 hrs ago - Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal, star of several landmark films including “Love Story” and “Paper Moon,” has died, according to his son, Patrick, who posted the news to social media. He was reportedly 82. “My dad passe ... (CNN)
RNC Backs Out Of Hosting Debates After Trump Refuses To Participate
20 hrs ago - Dec 8, 2023, 04:31 PM EST After hosting four events in which their front-runner, former President Donald Trump, refused to participate, the Republican National Committee on Friday threw in the towel and announced it wouldn’t host any more 2024 p ... (HuffPost)
Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
21 hrs ago - BY ELLIOT SPAGAT Updated 1:34 PM PST, December 8, 2023 SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a li ... (Associated Press)
Federal appeals court blocks some of New York gun law
21 hrs ago - Published 4:49 PM EST, Fri December 8, 2023 CNN — A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of three parts of a New York gun law that places restrictions on carrying a concealed firearm. The 261-page opinion filed Friday partially leaves ... (CNN Politics)
U.S. vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
21 hrs ago - Updated on Dec 8, 2023 5:44 PM EST -- Published on Dec 8, 2023 4:33 PM EST UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and many other nations demanding an imm ... (PBS News Hour/AP)
Dominion wins access to Newsmax journalists' texts in its defamation case
21 hrs ago - Dec. 8, 2023, 2:30 PM EST Dominion Voting Systems is entitled to review personal communications and text messages of Newsmax Media journalists in its defamation suit against the conservative media company, a Delaware judge ruled last week. The rulin ... (NBC News)
Harvard President Apologizes for Congressional Testimony on Antisemitism
21 hrs ago - Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, apologized to the university community for her testimony before Congress, where she gave evasive responses to questions about whether calls for the genocide of Jews would violate campus policies. “I am sor ... (New York Times)
