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The political crisis in Rivers State is fast approaching a blowout point. The two warring sides have dropped all pretences of following a peace accord. The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has mandated the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, consisting mainly of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, carpet-crossers […]
I had a much-longed for pregnancy. And then it all went horribly wrong.
Presented by AstraZeneca — It's the second year in a row where application numbers dropped {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medical residents avoiding states with strict abortion laws For the second year in a row, data from the AAMC show students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply
Efforts by animal activists to get allegations concerning a longtime coyote trapper in Torrance before L.A. County prosecutors have paid off — though it remains to be seen whether legal action will be taken . Torrance’s top attorney said last week that the findings of an investigation into the trapper for a possible violation of a state law — which bans traps within 150 yards of a residence without written consent — presents a potential conflict of interest for the city, which has an ongoing...
Democrats on Thursday slammed a new law introduced by Florida that makes climate change a lesser priority and largely removes the phrase from statutes in the hottest state in the mainland United States. Critics said the move ignores the threat of climate change in Florida, which is second only to Hawaii for yearly average temperatures.
A Nanny State Idiocracy: A Tale Of Too Many Laws And Too Little Freedom Authored by John & Nisha Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military.” - Simone Weil, French philosopher We are caught in a vicious cycle of too many laws, too many cops, and too little freedom. It’s hard to say whether we’re dealing with a...
A Tennessee woman said that her state's stringent abortion law "took away" her chance to have children in the future after she was denied the procedure during a distressed pregnancy.Speaking with The Independent, 34-year-old Breanna Cecil said that her fetus was diagnosed with acrania at her first ultrasound appointment in January 2023 after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Acrania is a rare, fatal condition in which the fetus does not have skull bones.According to Cecil's account, despite doctors telling...
In a significant turn of events in southwest Ohio, Stanley Fitzpatrick, who has faced execution multiple times, has had his death sentence thrown out, thanks to a recent change in Ohio law. The new legislation granted prisoners on death row a one-year window to petition the court to overturn their death sentences. Fitzpatrick’s case spans […]
The Court of Appeals' decision is breathing new life into legislation in Albany to allow evidence of past sexual crimes at trial. The court decision came as a gut punch to sexual assault survivors. It could spur a change in state law. [ more › ]
Mississippi's state officer certification and training board now has the power to investigate law enforcement misconduct.
Three people are dead in separate officer involved shootings this week in West Virginia. State Police say all were unnecessary.