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Doctors and health insurers have sued California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature, arguing that a newly approved healthcare tax violates a voter-approved 2024 law.The lawsuit challenges the Managed Care Organization tax, which plaintiffs say circumvents Proposition 35’s limits on healthcare taxes and requirements for how the revenue is used.Health insurers warn that the higher tax could raise premiums by about $100 per person annually, potentially adding roughly $400 a year for a family of four.The Newsom administration says the tax is needed to help fund healthcare and offset major federal cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s public health insurance program...

On Wednesday, the University of London Coalition plans a pro-Palestine march through central London, though the Met Police cannot ban the event after failing to identify organizers to request a date change.Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman stated the legal threshold for banning protests is not met because the risk of serious disorder can be managed through conditions rather than prohibition.Demonstrators must gather at Lincoln's Inn Fields by 12.30pm and follow a prescribed route to Russell Square, finishing by 2pm, with face coverings prohibited and arrests promised for any breach.Secretary Lucy Powell urged organizers "to show compassion and respect for others...

Fool's Ball, Week Five, Pigskin Pickem ThreadYour home for all things Fool's Ball! In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)

US District Judge David Leibowitz dismissed a case against Florida non-citizen resident Chelsea Cox for voting in the 2020 election on the grounds that "under the US Constitution each state has the right to decide who will be allowed to vote in elections. Article I, Section 4 explicitly states that 'The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.' There is no requirement regarding citizenship mentioned. Therefore it is my ruling that the federal government lacks the authority to prosecute Ms. Cox for illegally voting. The authority...

Dakota Harper was in court for a preliminary hearing Monday after being charged with first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson following a fire last week in Charleston. Felicity Eatmon, who faces the same charges in the case, is expected in court Tuesday. The couple have gained a large following on social media where they and others on the platform share videos of their life. MORE: https://wchstv.com/news/local/bond-raised-for-man-charged-in-charleston-arson-investigation

Love Me When I’m Gone@TSH3_·23hTrumps 34 felonies explained by a judge so the next time some liberal starts ranting about Trump being a felon you can rant right back at them about how ridiculous their accusations really are.October 5, 2026TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~Mr. GAETZ. Judge Wilson, what is the statute of limitations on a mis-demeanor in New York?Judge WILSON. One year.Mr. GAETZ. The business case is a misdemeanor, correct?Judge WILSON. The underlying crime, the falsified businessrecords, yes, that’s a misdemeanor charge.Mr. GAETZ. So, the only way to get to a felony is by committing—or is by concealment of another crime?Judge WILSON. Correct.Mr....

It’s that time of the year again, when the cutest, most spontaneous snapshots that capture the amusing side of nature, compete in a bid to win the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The Nikon sponsored awards just released its finalists for the 2026 competition, featuring 40 individual feel-good finalists. (Make sure you’re not sipping a drink when surprised by these laugh-out-loud moments.)

Move over, Richard Nixon. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was so disgusted with a new report ex-special prosecutor Jack Smith covertly tracked the phone calls and emails White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sent in 2024, while she was co-chairing President Donald Trump’s campaign, that he said it was a “bigger scandal than Watergate.” Lee said Smith’s actions should go down in history as a disgrace in a Monday morning X post. “Again: this is objectively a bigger scandal than Watergate,” Lee posted. “The main difference is that the Democrat establishment & media happily look the other way when the...

DUPONT, Wash — A 35-year-old woman was booked into the Pierce County Jail after Washington State Patrol said she stabbed two children following a rollover crash on Interstate 5 near DuPont. The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. Monday on southbound I-5 near Center Drive, Exit 118. WSP identified the driver as a 35-year-old woman from Steilacoom, and the children as ages 9 and 15. WSP said the woman was driving erratically before the crash. According to a state patrol memo, her Volkswagen Tiguan struck a barrier, moved across the freeway and hit a semi-truck before striking another barrier and...

As the Walt Disney Company has done in the recent past, it has once again increased the costs for its parks. A one-day pass to Animal Kingdom, the most economical park, remains at $119 a day, but for the most expensive day and park combination, meaning Christmas Day at Magic Kingdom, a single adult ticket will cost $229 in 2027. That is also the same price for New Year’s Eve. This year, those tickets cost $209. The 2027 price was expected to be $219, USA Today reported. CNN reported that the skip-the-line service for select rides, called Single Pass, will...

NEW: Every federal judge in the Middle District of Tennessee has recused from Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s lawsuit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith. The Sixth Circuit will now designate an outside district judge to hear the case.

Almost a thousand people were arrested across France on Monday as the multicultural teenager riots continue to ramp up with the backing of the far-left. At least 984 people were arrested, and 65 police officers were injured as the so-called high school protests entered their third week on Monday, in which hordes of teenagers have gone on violent rampages in cities across the country, with little in the way of a coherent message other than an apparent desire to usher in chaos. Since the riots began in mid-September, over 5,000 people have been arrested, 87 per cent of whom were...

Google (GOOG, GOOGL) on Tuesday said it has inked a $4.3 billion deal with Constellation Energy (CEG) to bring 890 megawatts of nuclear energy online via a 20-year power purchasing agreement. Constellation Energy stock climbed more than 12% on the news. Google parent Alphabet stock was flat.

Kenya confirmed its first ever case of Ebola on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. Kenya is the third country to record a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in eastern Congo, the second largest on record. Uganda reported 20 cases and two deaths earlier in the year but was declared Ebola-free in August. The patient had been ill for about a month before travelling by road from Congo to Uganda's capital, Kampala, and then flying to Nairobi on Saturday, health minister Aden Duale told a news conference. After...

Jhonf Fonseca@Jhonffonseca·Oct 5Translated from SpanishShow originalApril 6, 2007. Anbar, Iraq. Mike Day, Navy SEAL, enters a room measuring about 3×3 meters first. Inside, four Al Qaeda terrorists, armed, are waiting for him. They shoot him at point-blank range. His rifle falls. He drops to the ground. 27 hits: 16 bullets in the body—legs, arms, abdomen, glutes, scrotum—and 11 in the vest. A grenade explodes at his feet and leaves him unconscious amid dust and shrapnel. He opens his eyes. Switches to the pistol. Kills all four, one by one. Clears the house. Walks alone to the evacuation helicopter: he fears...

A Portland jury was faced with an unusual question: Should a 71-year-old man who shot a stranger flashing his genitals at him on a MAX train be convicted of any crimes? It was after midnight when Michael Grover Phill and his legally blind life partner boarded a MAX train in North Portland in January.Later, a 40-year-old man with a gaping hole in the crotch of his pants and his penis clearly visible boarded the train. The man walked up and down the aisle, past the three passengers who were fumbling with some aluminum foil, a straw and what Phill presumed...

Updated on Oct. 5 at 3:36 p.m. Before the justices took the bench on Monday for the first oral arguments of the 2026-27 term, the Supreme Court issued a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Sept. 28, where they considered petitions for review that built up during the summer recess. As it does each year, that “long conference” produced a lengthy list of denied petitions. The justices denied review in hundreds of cases, including a high-profile dispute over whether schools may bar students from wearing sweatshirts printed with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” a clash over the...

The effort to end the conservative majority in the Wyoming House is backed by a well-funded left-wing network. The effort to end the conservative majority in the Wyoming House is not simply a spontaneous, homegrown campaign. It is backed by a well-funded left-wing network stretching from national progressive organizations directly into Wyoming’s Republican primary. In a red state like Wyoming, the vast majority of political races are decided in the Republican primary, as few Democrats run in the November general. Instead, liberals often run as Republicans and get supporters to infiltrate the Republican primary at the polls to vote for...

Most people will experience back pain. In fact, two-thirds of us will deal with it if we don’t already, said Karena Wu, doctor of physical therapy, Start TODAY trainer and orthopedic physical therapist. As we age, our back issues will only get more challenging because with getting older comes mobility changes. You might notice a shift in your ability to walk and move freely, and maintain balance and strength, she said during a TODAY segment. So, “restoring mobility and maintaining mobility is super important,” she added. And one move in particular can make all the difference.

See, this is what happens when you lie about being a doctor, Abdul El-Sayed. You do not understand how the healthcare system actually works, because you have never held a license to practice medicine and you've never treated a patient. If you had, you'd know what the wait times are for appointments in America. But lying helps serve El-Sayed's real agenda: destroying our healthcare system by socializing it, so lie he must. This time, it's about wait times for things like cardiologists.