(Washington) The US House of Representatives, Friday, adopted measures to protect access to abortion in response to the shift by the Supreme Court, two texts that will not pass the Senate stage, unless it comes as a big surprise. Posted yesterday at 2:00 PM. “Just three weeks ago, the Supreme Court dealt a heavy blow to our basic rights,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denounced. ” So […] She said just before the vote, surrounded by elected officials in green, the color of the pro-choice rally. The first bill, passed by Democratic votes only, would once again legalize abortion across the…
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The group of US lawmakers investigating Donald Trump will hold a new prime-time hearing Thursday, focusing on what the former president was doing as his supporters attacked Congress on Jan. 6, 2021. • Read also: Capitol Assault Committee: A “crazy” meeting at the Trump White House • Read also: Ex-Trump adviser says he planned ‘coups’ • Read also: Capitol attack: Message from Donald Trump seen as a ‘call to arms’ “For several hours, Donald Trump refused to intervene to stop this assault,” said Liz Cheney, deputy chair of this parliamentary committee. “You’ll hear that Donald Trump never picked up his…
The Russian military said on Friday it had targeted a meeting of the Ukrainian Air Force in Vinnytsia, a city in central Ukraine far from the front lines, in a deadly bombing condemned by the international community. • Read also: Briton Paul Urey, who was captured by separatists, dies in custody • Read also: Conflict in Ukraine undermines support for neutrality • Read also: At least 20 people were killed in a Russian bombing of the center The Russian Defense Ministry said in a press release that Kalibr missiles fired from the sea hit the “officers’ house” in this city,…
A manslaughter investigation was opened Friday in an attempt to explain how two people, including a seven-year-old, died in Cholet, western France, on Thursday after a “shooting incident” during fireworks on July 14. A seven-year-old boy and his 24-year-old sister, who had come with their family, were killed when several projectiles hit spectators a few dozen meters from the launch pad, in circumstances that have not yet been clarified. A relative of the young woman, in her thirties, suffered severe burns. He was transferred to a specialized unit in the Hospital of Tours (central west) and his days are no…
On Wednesday, a French couple had an unusual robbery. After a week’s vacation in Morocco, they were the only passengers on the Airbus A319 that brought them home, Le Progrès reports. The plane, with 140 seats, flew 2442 kilometers, took a little more than three hours, and the couple were the only passengers. They were treated to a fully personalized service and champagne meal. “We had a really privileged feeling. We were treated like VIPs,” the passenger said in an interview with Le Progrès. The couple first saw the initial return flight that Transavia, a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM…
Texas, Thursday, filed a complaint against a directive from the Joe Biden government authorizing emergency physicians to perform abortions when there is a risk to a pregnant woman’s life, even if local laws prohibit voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG). • Read also: An American doctor who helped a girl to have an abortion after raping her threatens to sue • Read also: College of Physicians lifts restrictions on access to abortion pills The complaint, filed by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, accuses the Democratic president of “mocking” the Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling, which gave each state the freedom to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law punishing heavy prison sentences for calls to act against Russia’s security, as Moscow suppresses all voices opposing its military offensive in Ukraine. • Read also: At least 12 people were killed in Russian strikes on a city in central Ukraine • Read also: Ukraine: OSCE concerned about “candidacy camps” Under the new rulings, which were posted Thursday on the text portal signed by Mr Putin, public calls for individuals to act against Russia’s security will now be punished with two to four years in prison. The penalty can be increased to 5…
Published on 07/13/2022 at 15:35 (Photo: Getty Images) “Going forward, I plan to donate nearly all of my fortune to the foundation. Bill Gates shared a tweet on July 13th in a Twitter post. As I look to the future, I plan to give almost all of my fortune to the foundation. I will scroll down and then get off the list of the world’s richest people.—Bill Gates July 13, 2022 Since 1994, Bill Gates and his ex-wife, businesswoman and philanthropist Melinda French Gates have donated $39 billion to the Gates Foundation. The Microsoft founder took the same…
A Belarusian court on Wednesday sentenced journalist Katerina Pakhvalova to eight years and three months in prison for “treason against the state” in a secret trial, the official Belta news agency reported. Previously, the opposition media Belsat, who worked for her before her arrest, had reported an eight-year prison sentence. The young woman was already serving a two-year prison sentence in connection with another case. His trial took place behind closed doors in the town of Gomel (south). No information was filtered on the content of the treason charges. The journalist’s lawyer had to sign a confidentiality agreement that prevented…
The first case of contamination with BA.2.75 from Omicron, nicknamed “Centaur”, was detected in the Netherlands in a sample dated June 26, announced on Wednesday by the Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). • Read also: Vaccines remain key against severe forms of COVID, as US health authorities are buzzing • Read also: The World Health Organization warns that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet The “BA.2.75 variant of the coronavirus,” which has already been detected among other places in India, Australia, Japan, Canada, the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, “has now also been…
