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As previously reported, in 2019 an Iowa state trial court judge held that Iowa's "fetal heartbeat" abortion law violates the Iowa state constitution. The case was not appealed. However, in 2022 the state filed a motion to dissolve the injunction and revive the law. The trial court refused to do so, and that decision was appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. Now in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc. v. Reynolds, (IA Sup. Ct., June 16, 2023), the Iowa Supreme Court announced that it was evenly divided, 3-3, on the case (with one Justice recused), so that by operation of...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian forced were kicked out from Important positions | Revenge is near https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L622EZfQtaE The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 26th June 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-488-summary/ *** Great interactive map with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

The Supreme Court is slated to release decisions for the 10 cases remaining on its 2022-2023 term docket this week, which will include major rulings on affirmative action and election law. Justices have already issued rulings on major Indian law cases, struck down Alabama’s congressional district map under the Voting Rights Act and limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate under the Clean Water Act. But the most highly anticipated cases of the term—including ones about religious rights, affirmative action and President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan—are still to come. Religious Accommodations A former postal worker’s right to...

CNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify. The recording, which first aired on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” includes new details from the conversation that is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump over the mishandling of classified information, including a moment when Trump seems to indicate he was holding a secret Pentagon document with plans to attack Iran. “These are the papers,” Trump says in the audio recording, while he’s discussing the Pentagon attack...

London, England, Jun 20, 2023 / 09:15 am A Christian mother of two who was fired from her role as a school pastoral assistant for social media posts concerning sex education has won a legal appeal against the school’s decision. Kristie Higgs had worked at the Church of England Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, for six years when an anonymous complaint about her posts on Facebook in October 2018 led to her being suspended and eventually fired for “gross misconduct” the following January. In October 2020, the Bristol Employment Tribunal ruled that Higgs had not suffered discrimination or harassment; however,...

In the past year, lithium-ion battery fires in electric vehicles have led to blazing wrecks along highways that take firefighters hours to extinguish and buildings that go up like a torch from fires that cannot be swiftly brought under control. And now, a plant that uses lithium to make components for batteries for electric vehicles has gone up in flames. A plant belonging to the Livent Corp. was on fire early Monday in the North Carolina town of Bessemer City, according to WCNC-TV in Charlotte. The company said there were no reports of injuries and that all employees were accounted...

A teenage girl saved her two-year-old sister from their mother’s alleged attempt to drown the younger child in a bathtub at their home in Albion, Michigan, local authorities reported Saturday. The 15-year-old girl, who is the eldest of four siblings, called 911 for help at about 10:30 a.m., according to a Facebook press release from the Albion Department of Public Safety (ADPS). Public safety officers and law enforcement from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the home and kicked open a locked door as they heard noise from within. Inside, an ADPS officer found the apparent mother of the...

LGBT issues are not a new controversy in the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck, which bills itself as 'the world in two square miles' due to its diverse religious, ethnic, and cultural composition.(LifeSiteNews) — Heralded by CNN, NPR, and other press outlets just several years ago as a sterling example of what “diversity” and “multiculturalism” can do for America, the Muslim-majority city of Hamtramck is currently on the receiving end of a hailstorm of criticism from left-wing media for banning LGBT flags from government buildings. “This is painful to see in a city that has always fought for equal justice for...

Lacking either a moral compass or a consistent foreign policy, Democrats and their fellow travelers in the media have been guided in recent years by what they call “Rahm’s Rule” -- in brief, “never let a serious crisis go to waste.” Adopting that rule came naturally to President Barack Obama. In a March 2012 meeting with outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Korea, a hot mic picked up Obama telling Medvedev, “It’s important for him to give me space. This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.” The “him,” of course was Putin. Said Medvedev, “I...

TALLINN. June 20 (Interfax) - The Estonian parliament passed amendments to the Family Law Act and other related laws permitting adults of the same gender to get married at a hearing on Tuesday. A total of 55 out of 101 parliamentarians voted for the package of amendments, while 34 voted against it. The vote was linked to the issue of confidence in the government. "Everyone should have the right to marry the person they love and want to commit to. With this decision we are finally stepping among other Nordic countries as well as all the rest of the democratic...

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, issued her first smackdown of Special Counsel Jack Smith. Judge Cannon on Monday denied Jack Smith’s motion to keep a list of 84 potential witnesses under seal in the classified documents case. The judge said Jack Smith failed to explain why it was necessary to keep the names of the witnesses a secret. Jack Smith was also trying to block Trump and his alleged co-conspirator, Walt Nauta, from communicating with the 84 witnesses. Smith is not only attempting to keep this case under seal from the American people but impose absurd restrictions on the...

NEW YORK — What would you do to be completely debt-free? A new survey finds Americans would give up social media for a year (32%), spend a night on a remote island (31%), and even go a month without internet access (29%). According to the poll of 2,000 U.S. adults, the average person feels they could only stay debt-free for eight-and-a-half weeks (less than 3 months) before accruing new debt. The research also measured people’s confidence in their ability to remain out of debt, revealing only 38 percent feel “very confident” in this regard. The most uncertain respondents (384) shared...

Layoffs for Ford workers are on the horizon this week, following contractor cuts on Friday, June 23. Salaried workers in the U.S. and Canada are expected to hear notice of layoffs with severance packages this week, Ford spokesperson T.R. Reid said. Layoffs will affect workers across all three business units: Ford Pro, Ford Blue, the internal combustion engine company, and Ford Model e, the electric division. This includes teams that support them. This will reduce the workforce of 28,000 North American salaried employees, but Reid did not specify how many workers or what percentage of the workforce. It does not...

Visit shows prime minister has other diplomatic options, Israeli source says, as US Biden has made clear he won't invite premier in near future. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit China next month, signaling growing impatience with Washington, as Beijing increasingly throws its weight around in the region, Israel sources said Monday. While there, the premier is slated to meet with President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders. Advanced contacts have been held in recent days between the two leaders offices to arrange the visit, the sources said...

A Russian criminal case against mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin for mutiny remains open and is still being investigated, the Kommersant newspaper and Russia's three main news agencies reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources. President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to crush what he called a treasonous mutiny after Prigozhin said his Wagner Group fighters had taken control of the southern city of Rostov and were heading to Moscow on what he said was a "march for justice" intended to remove corrupt and incompetent Russian commanders. Under a deal mediated by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko that defused the crisis late on...

Müller Ordains in "Forbidden" RiteCardinal Müller ordained on June 24 six priests from the Institute of the Good Shepherd in Saint-Eloi, Bordeaux.He used the Roman Pontifical, which Francis is said to have “forbidden”. Müller already ordained in 2021 in Le Barroux and in 2022 in Courtalain.In his homily, he noted that "even bishops" [=Francis] are pushing for the Protestantisation of the Church in order to bring it into line with nihilistic-materialistic sentiments that are being pushed in the present time.To this end, they want to replace the sacramental priesthood, especially the episcopate, with an apparatus of lay functionaries.Müller, calls this...

Disney has cast a transgender actor, a biological male who identifies as a woman, for the role of Ensign Eurus in the new “Star Wars” series on the Disney+ streaming site due out next year. The 30-year-old British actor is part of the Lucasfilm franchise after being chosen for “The Acolyte.” The series is set to take place near the end of the High Republic Era and sets the stage for the collapse of the Jedi, according to Screenrant. United Agents, a literary and talent agency, described Abigail Thorn as a British YouTuber and playwright who is best known for...

Four students reportedly walked out of the professor's class when he stated that sex was determined by X and Y chromosomes. St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas reportedly fired one of its biology professors for teaching his students that sex was determined by X and Y chromosomes. First Liberty Institute, a law firm that defends religious liberty for Americans, sent a letter to the community college on behalf of the professor, Dr. Johnson Varkey, demanding the institution reinstate him after he was fired in January 2023. "When teaching the human reproductive system, Dr. Varkey also stated that human sex...

Bud Light is serving as an official sponsor of the Toronto Pride parade, where video footage shows naked men standing around and riding bicycles in clear view of children attending the event. The footage, captured by Beth Baisch of the Post Millennial, shows dozens of attendees riding past a large cheering crowd. The fully naked bikers, some covered in paint or tattoos, wave back at the crowd. One naked man high-fives an onlooker while another peddles a recumbent bike with a gold blow-up swan adorned around his neck. A second video shows a group of naked men with hats standing...

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