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WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday to protect abortion services against growing Republican-backed state restrictions, including a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on abortion, but the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate. The Democratic-controlled House voted 218-211 largely along party lines to pass the legislation called the Women's Health Protection Act. Just one Democrat, Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, voted against the proposal. The bill would protect abortion services and pre-empt many restrictions Republicans have passed at the state level, such as those requiring ultrasounds or other tests. The...

"My summary of Friday's #reclaimtheline strike in White, 130 people got 45 minutes of protest, next to busy Lillydale Road, with much support, cheering and honking cars. 18 police swept in from one side telling us to disperse now, we tried to stall for our last 15 minutes but got 2 minutes" A summary of one of eight teacher led #reclaimtheline protests in Melbourne Australia Friday October 1st posted on Telegram Yesterday was a day that protest again manifested itself in the Greater Melbourne Area. The #reclaimtheline protest nationwide in scope led by teachers losing their jobs over forced vaccination....

... Hawley's legislation will seek to combat the problems reported by the Wall Street Journal by holding social media companies accountable for any harm their platforms do to children. The bill seeks to close Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that currently protects social media companies from lawsuits. ...

NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — An attorney for the family of Brian Laundrie tells 8 On Your Side the sister of the now-missing 23-year-old did see him after he returned to Florida alone from his cross-country trip with fiancée Gabby Petito. Laundrie returned to North Port in the van he and Petito had been traveling in on Sept. 1, according to law enforcement. Attorney Steve Bertolino says Brian’s sister, Cassie Laundrie, saw him twice after his return – including on the family’s camping trip to Fort De Soto in Pinellas County. “Cassie saw her brother Brian on September 1 when...

A Catholic priest has described last Sunday’s attacks on villages in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna State as a “massacre” against native people, many of whom are Christian. An estimated 49 people, including women and children, were killed in a two-hour-long attack by Muslim Fulani herdsman who “came in large numbers and began shooting at anything on sight,” according to the priest, who spoke to Middle Belt Times on condition of anonymity because he serves in the region. “We have counted 30 dead bodies, mostly women and children, three still missing, while five are receiving treatment in the hospital,” he told the...

NECOCLI, Colombia (Reuters) - An influx of thousands of mostly Haitian migrants seeking transport northward toward the United States is pushing locals in the Colombian beach town of Necocli out of housing, residents said, as landlords favor migrants able to pay in dollars. The backlog of migrants waiting in the town for scarce places on boat transport toward the jungles of the Darien Gap in Panama, where smugglers guide groups northward on foot, has swelled to up to 19,000 after the lifting of COVID-19 border closures.... Even commercial properties are being re-purposed....

[Catholic Caucus] Viganò in Defense of Women’s Monasteries of Contemplative Life Dear friends and foes of Stilum Curiae, we receive and gladly publish this statement from Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano in defense of women’s communities of contemplative life. Good reading §§§ Statementin Defense of Convents of Religious Sisters of Contemplative Life With profound sorrow and strong indignation, I follow the events related to the Apostolic Visitations that the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is carrying out in various Convents of contemplative women religious in the United States. The manner in which these Apostolic...

The sultry Ariana Savalas sings (and whistles) her way through this 1920's remake of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," also featuring PMJ's newest shining star, the incredible tap dance prodigy Sarah Reich. "Bad Romance" - Postmodern Jukebox 1920's Style Cover featuring Ariana Savalas [and Sarah Reich, tap dancing]

NASA’s Meteor Watch confirmed sightings of at least five fireballs soaring through the evening sky over the US last Friday night. In a Facebook post, the Meteor Watch noted that there were at least 80 eyewitness accounts of a massive fireball soaring over the North Carolina coast, becoming visible at around 7:40 pm. The giant space rock eventually disintegrated after covering 26 miles through the upper atmosphere at an estimated 32,000 mph. It’s unclear from the Facebook post whether a single meteor broke up to form multiple smaller fireballs during its descent, or if multiple fireballs blazed through the upper...

Moscow, October 1, Interfax - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the wedding of George Romanov, the heir to the House of Romanov, and will not congratulate the newlyweds either, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in response to the relevant question on Friday. "No, the president is not planning to congratulate the newlyweds in any way. Once again, this wedding has absolutely nothing to do with our agenda," Peskov said. The media said that the wedding of George Romanov will take place at the St Isaak's Cathedral in St. Petersburg.

The fraudulence of covid-19 vaccines is on full display, and the evidence is sitting right out in the open. The full FDA approval for Pfizer’s COMIRNATY vaccine contained clinical proof that the inoculation increases COVID infection by over 300 percent! A former Pfizer employee named Karen Kingston is blowing the whistle on her former employer. Kingston is currently a pharmaceutical marketing expert and biotech analyst. When she scrutinized the full FDA approval for COMIRNATY, she found blatant fraud in Pfizer’s clinical studies. FDA approves Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine, even though it increases infection by 300 percent Kingston brought forth a Briefing...

Pharmaceutical company Merck and Florida-based Ridgeback Biotherapeutics announced Friday that they plan to seek emergency approval for an oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19. If authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug, molnupiravir, could be the first oral antiviral treatment for patients with COVID-19. Merck said it planned to seek emergency use authorization in the U.S. as soon as possible and added that it will also be submitting applications for the drug to "regulatory agencies worldwide." The companies said that during a phase 3 trial, molnupiravir "significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death" in at-risk patients with...

The media did a number in their announcement last week that the Arizona Senate “affirmed” the results of the November presidential vote in Maricopa County. It was a blatant attempt to cast aspersions on legislators who were challenging the claim that the BIG STEAL of the 2020 election did not occur. The “affirmation” was based merely a recount of the total votes cast – illegal and legal – in Maricopa County. Many who don’t watch the news with full discernment didn’t understand what was happening. And the reporting mostly was quick to point out the Joe Biden actually picked up...

Sydney: The leader of Australia's most populous state resigned Friday amid a corruption investigation, leaving Sydneysiders -- deep in months of lockdown -- without a political leader. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would leave parliament after an anti-corruption body announced an inquiry into allegations against her.

BIDEN’S BROKEN BORDER: DHS Preps For MASSIVE Surge Of Up To 400,000 Migrants In October The Biden-Harris administration’s more “humane” border policy is working like a flashing neon “OPEN” sign at the Southern border and migrants are getting the message. Vice President Kamala Harris continues to search in the Northern Triangle for “root causes” of migration outside of the U.S. and far away from the southern border. Perhaps someone not born in the United States could clear it up for her: 1. The United States is the greatest country on Earth allowing the most freedom and opportunity to thrive. 2....

The probe raced over the surface of the little world at an altitude of just 200km (125 miles), before heading back out into deep space. Controllers plan a further five such flybys, each time using the gravitational tug of Mercury to trim the speed of the spacecraft. The aim is for Bepi to be moving slow enough it can drop into a stable orbit. This should happen by the end of 2025. The probe was busy snapping pictures to send home, but not with its high-resolution science cameras. These can't actually see anything currently because they are tucked inside what...

If you had any doubts that Pandemic Panic Theater was about political power and authoritarianism and NOT about healthcare, look to the border for an education. There is no longer an attempt being made by Democrats and even some Republicans to hide their use of Covid-19 to control the American people. Their mandates make no scientific sense. The lockdowns have proven to be ineffective. But the key to understanding that it’s all Kabuki Theater is in their handling of the masses of illegal aliens pouring in from across the border. It has been well-documented that they are not required to...

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If it was up to Riverside County, California would have a new governor. Final certified results posted Thursday, Sept. 30, by the county Registrar of Voters showed a slight majority of county voters in the Sept. 14 gubernatorial recall election wanted to remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.... ...Recall voters faced two ballot questions — should Newsom be recalled from office before his term expires at the end of next year and if so, who should replace him? On the first question, 50.5% of Riverside County voters voted “Yes” and 49.5% voted “No.” The margin between “Yes” and “No”...

A bright light streaked across the night sky over parts of Georgia and Florida last night, which was followed by a sonic boom that rattled homes in the area. Many residents thought it was a shooting star or meteor falling to Earth, but the glowing object was SpaceX's Dragon capsule on its return mission following a month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). The Cargo Dragon C208-2 undocked from the ISS at 9:12am Thursday, following a supply run to the ship, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean around 11pm ET. Local news stations in Florida received numerous reports...