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In their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that the battleground state’s Supreme Court upheld earlier this month.After whirlwind voting throughout the afternoon, three state House Republicans joined Democrats in approving the repeal of a Civil War-era law that made abortion a crime, allowing abortions to be performed or assisted in getting pregnant by women. Those who did so were sentenced to two to five years in prison. One. Last week, state senators, who also have a narrow Republican majority, voted in favor of a…
LONDON – Britain’s Conservative majority in Parliament has ended a battle that critics have decried as an expensive, inhumane and impractical way to deal with migrants, sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. passed a controversial plan to deport people.British MPs on Monday night gained support for a bill aimed at meeting one of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s legislative priorities: “stopping ships”. Specifically, the small inflatable dinghies and kayaks were filled with the thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who cross the English Channel from France each year.Opponents pointed out that the plan could cost more per person than a three-year stay at…
Comments from Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress inheritance tax Prime Minister Modi sparked a political firestorm on Wednesday when he attacked Congress for planning to raise taxes and not wanting people to pass on their hard-earned income to their successors. The Congress distanced itself from Pitroda’s comments, with party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh saying former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had actually abolished inheritance tax in 1985. Here’s what all the fuss is about:What did Pitroda say?He supported the idea of an inheritance tax and cited the example of the United States. “There’s nothing wrong with accumulating wealth,…
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Abortion rights supporters demonstrate at the Arizona State House of Representatives in Phoenix on April 17, 2024. CNN — The Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, setting the stage for a repeal that would leave the state’s 15-week abortion limit in place. The vote comes after state House members tried twice last week to bring the bill to the floor. Arizona Republican candidates announced earlier this month that the state must comply with an 1864 law that bans all abortions except when “necessary” to save a pregnant woman’s life. They…
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A $1.05 million gift will fund career development for women in sports, according to a Wednesday news release from the UNLV Athletics Department. The Diana Bennett Women’s Sports Career Development Program offers an internship program, resume building, career professional development, and a variety of networking and work experience initiatives. The athletics department said the program is part of its “Rebel Up” campaign. “These student-athletes consistently dedicate a lot of energy and time, both pre- and post-secondary, to becoming leaders in their sport,” Bennett said. “However, we see time and time again that career opportunities in the…
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Tehran on Wednesday “rapidly concluded” a free trade agreement (FTA) and postponed the next business and trade body meeting, shortly after the US warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions for doing business with Iran. It was agreed that the event would be held.Following Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s three-day visit to Pakistan, both countries issued a joint statement saying they had reviewed the full scope of bilateral relations.Raisi’s visit comes as tensions escalated earlier this year after Iran launched attacks on Pakistani territory in the restive Baluchistan province in southwest Pakistan, which is believed to be a…
Georgia Tech may not have a prospect available for the first few rounds of the NFL Draft, which begins this Thursday, but they could potentially acquire an intriguing player on Day 3 to build their team. There are several people. Over the past few years, players like Jordan Mason, Juannie Thomas, and Tyler Davis have gone from being late picks/undrafted to making an impact on their teams. Will the Yellow Jackets be able to acquire such a player in this year’s draft?After writing about running back Donte Smith and wide receiver Dominik Blaylock, let’s take a look at another player…
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook last week traveled to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore as part of a multi-day trip aimed at reducing Apple’s dependence on China as its core manufacturing hub. He visited Southeast Asia.And while Apple has no intention of abandoning China (Cook spent several days in the country just last month), the company is avoiding potential future manufacturing hurdles in the region.At the same time, with China becoming a more mature smartphone market, the company is gradually setting its sights on India as its next major growth opportunity.”Apple is at the beginning of the decade”[-long] “We’re moving away…
Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani, said on Wednesday that in terms of bloodshed and financial drains, Pakistan has suffered more because of its domestic situation than from its three wars with India.Ambassador Durrani was speaking at the one-day international conference ‘Pakistan in the new geopolitical landscape’ organized by the Islamabad Institute for Strategic Studies (ISSI) and Germany’s Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).Durrani said more than 80,000 Pakistanis had died in the war on terror over the past two decades, and the country was still counting the number of dead and injured. “After the withdrawal of NATO troops, it…
The United States maintains a policy of maximum pressure sanctions against Iran and its friends and allies as punishment for cooperation. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi walks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to inspect the honor guard in Islamabad on April 22, 2024.AFP) The United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after the Islamabad government signed security and trade agreements with Iran during President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Pakistan. U.S. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters on Tuesday that while Pakistan has “a voice in pursuing its own foreign policy,” the U.S. “has no right to…