Florida Republicans propose 6-week abortion ban
Florida's next legislative session gaveled in Tuesday morning with a new abortion ban now under consideration, and the governor reaffirmed support of open carry.
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Biden denies $1M in payments to family from Hunter associate, despite bank records: 'Not true'
President Joe Biden on Friday denied that members of his family, including Hunter, Jim and Haille Biden, received more than $1 million in payments from a business associate of Hunter's, even though financial records show that they did.
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Hakeem Jeffries Pummels Kevin McCarthy With New Name For Weaponization Committee
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San Francisco supervisor Hillary Ronen begs for more police in her district after voting to defund in 2020
San Francisco district supervisor Hillary Ronen begged city officials to increase police presence in the Mission District, three years after she voted to defund the police.
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Medvedev threatens to strike court in The Hague with Oniks hypersonic missile
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, has threatened to launch a missile strike against the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which had earlier issued an arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in connection with the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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Putin's Mariupol visit is a symbol of his failure
What was going through the mind of Vladimir Putin as he travelled through the devastated streets of Mariupol on his first visit to occupied Ukraine since the invasion last February? Was he proud of the handiwork of his armed forces in destroying or damaging some 2,500 buildings and almost razing to the ground the vast Azovstal steelworks, scene of a heroic last-ditch resistance by defending troops?
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Russia reacts to German minister's statement about Berlin’s readiness to arrest Putin
Russia will “make a legal assessment” of a statement by German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann's that Berlin is ready to arrest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin if he appears in the country, a senior Russian official has said.
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South Africa aware of legal obligations regarding Putin visit
South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, referring to a proposed visit by Vladimir Putin after an international court issued an arrest warrant against the Russian leader. Russian President Putin was expected to visit South Africa in August to attend a BRICS summit.
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South Africa takes into account warrant for Putin's arrest
South Africa is aware of its legal obligations and takes into account the International Criminal Court's warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: Reuters citing Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to President Cyril Ramaphosa Details: Reuters said that while there has been no official confirmation of Putin's visit, he is expected to attend the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, as he did in 2013.
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Arkansas House Approves Bill to Hold Libraries Accountable for ‘Obscene’ Material
The Arkansas House approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would open the door to criminal liability for the distribution of “obscene” content by school and public libraries, despite bipartisan opposition. Seven Republicans joined the 18 House Democrats in voting against Senate Bill 81, including Rep. DeAnn Vaught (R-Horatio), who called the bill “government overreach.” […]
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Putin comes to Crimea
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bill to create 'monument to the unborn' on Arkansas Capitol grounds
Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders quietly signed into law on Thursday a bill that will create a "monument to the unborn" on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol. State Senate Bill 307, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Kim Hammer and Rep. Mary Bentley, allows for private funds "of gifts, grants, and donations from individuals and organizations" to pay for a monument to "unborn children aborted during the era of Roe v. Wade." Bentley said its intent is to "remember those children we were not able to protect and we will not be able to forget."
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Social Security: 20% Cuts to Your Payments May Come Sooner Than Expected
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US House Speaker McCarthy says he told Biden lack of debt talks jeopardizes economy
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday that he confronted President Joe Biden about a lack of negotiations on the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling last week and told the president he is putting the economy at risk. McCarthy, the top Republican in the House of Representatives, first met with Biden on Feb. 1.
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Mexico's popular president reaches out to his base
Mexico's popular president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rallied more than 100,000 supporters Saturday in Mexico City, attacking the country's right, its "oligarchs" and the United States, just over a year before elections to choose his successor."Mexico is an independent and free country and not a colony or a protectorate of the United States," he told his supporters, who gathered in the city's famous Zocalo main square.
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Huckabee Sanders signs law paving way for anti-abortion ‘monument to the unborn’
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