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Russian President Vladimir Putin wants marriage to be defined as the union of a man and woman in a revised constitution, ruling out gay marriage. It is among several constitutional amendments proposed by Mr Putin, which are set to be put to a public vote. Critics see the proposals as a move by Mr Putin to keep a hold on power after his presidential term ends in 2024. The package includes a proclamation of Russians' faith in God and a ban on giving away any Russian territory.

A federal jury in Little Rock, Arkansas, found Eric Scott Kindley, 52, a private prisoner transport officer, guilty of sexually assaulting two different women in his custody during two different transports in 2014 and 2017, and for knowingly possessing a firearm in furtherance of the 2017 sexual assault. “The defendant was a prison transport officer who abused his law enforcement authority by sexually assaulting prisoners entrusted to his custody. That is a federal crime, and the Department of Justice will vigorously investigate and prosecute law enforcement officers who unlawfully use their position to abuse those in their custody,” said Assistant...

George Pell looks set to successfully overturn his convictions for child sexual abuse, legal experts have tipped. The High Court of Australia on Thursday reserved its decision following the second and final day of the former Vatican treasurer’s ­appeal, during which prosecutors were ­accused of changing their case on the run. Lawyers in attendance later agreed the appeal, against a majority decision in the Victorian Court of Appeal which upheld his convictions, was likely to succeed. University of Melbourne law professor Jeremy Gans, who was in Canberra for the hearing, said yesterday was a “very good day for Pell”. “There’s...

The Michigan autoworker who confronted White House contender Joe Biden this week on the issue of guns said Biden “went off the deep end” with his crude response, which included insults and threats against the man. The fiery exchange took place at the Fiat-Chrysler auto plant in Detroit which Biden visited on Tuesday. The worker, Jerry Wayne, accused Biden of “actively trying to end our Second Amendment rights,” to which Biden responded saying: “You’re full of sh**!” “I support the 2nd Amendment,” Biden said. “The 2nd Amendment, just like right now if you yell fire, that’s not free speech. I...

The hosts of the Discovery Channel’s Diesel Brothers have been fined $851,451 for selling modified pickups that violate Utah law and the federally recognized Clean Air Act. Friday’s court documents stipulate that David “Heavy D” Sparks, Joshua Stuart, Keaton Hoskins, and “Diesel Dave” Kiley pay $761,451 to the U.S. government with the remaining $90,000 going to Davis County in Utah. The group has already been found guilty of removing particulate filters and exhaust recirculation systems on the cars used for the television program.

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate has approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide. The Senate voted 27-7 Thursday to approve the measure that includes exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. Under the measure, criminal punishment would apply to the person performing the abortion, not the woman. A reversal of Roe would mean abortion policy would revert to the states.

United States warplanes struck five targets in southern Iraq Thursday night, hitting back at an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran that is believed to have been part of a rocket attack on Wednesday that killed two Americans and a British soldier, American officials said. The airstrikes, supported by the British military, targeted facilities that were believed to store the type of rockets used in the Wednesday attack. It is not known how many militia members were killed, if any, a military official said. Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper attributed the attack on Wednesday to Iranian-backed militias and...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV/WEHT) — Officials said an abandoned newborn baby was taken to the hospital Wednesday. According to Terre Haute Fire Chief Jeff Fisher, a passerby saw the baby on the porch of an abandoned home in the 2200-block of Cruft Street. The baby reportedly still had the umbilical cord attached. Chief Fisher said the baby was taken to a fire station before being transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital.

"The security and prosperity of the United States depend on high-speed, reliable, and secure communication networks." President Donald J. Trump RELIABLE AND SAFE NETWORKS: President Donald J. Trump signed new legislation to ensure that our Nation’s communications networks are protected from foreign adversaries. Today, President Trump signed the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, furthering his commitment to defend our networks from entities posing an unacceptable risk to national security.This legislation will help protect our telecommunications infrastructure by prohibiting the use of Federal funds to purchase equipment from companies that pose a national security threat.The Act creates a reimbursement program...

The Russian trolls are back -- and once again trying to poison the political atmosphere in the United States ahead of this year's elections. But this time they are better disguised and more targeted, harder to identify and track. And they have found an unlikely home, far from Russia itself. In 2016, much of the trolling aimed at the US election operated from an office block in St. Petersburg, Russia. A months-long CNN investigation has discovered that, in this election cycle, at least part of the campaign has been outsourced -- to trolls in the west African nations of Ghana...

Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from January 10 to January 11, 2020.Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding in the counties of Bolivar, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Oktibbeha, Panola, Prentiss, Sunflower, Tishomingo, and Washington.Federal funding...

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