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May 29 2023
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Texas and Uganda pass new anti-gay laws
Lawmakers in Texas passed a law on Sunday banning "public performance of sexual conduct" which prohibits "prurient" drag and "accessories or prosthetics that enhance the female or male form" in public, or anywhere children might see it. It is "part of a broader effort in Texas and other conservative states to crack down on drag shows and limit LGBTQ rights," according to the Associated Press.
Boing Boing
May 19 2023
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2022 Top Baby Names: RI Parents Love Liam, Charlotte, Amelia
RHODE ISLAND — When babies born in Rhode Island last year graduate from high school around the year 2040, you may hear the names Charlotte and Liam repeated often as the graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Liam and Charlotte are the top names Rhode Island parents chose for their babies in 2022, according to the Social Security Administration, which this month released
Patch.com
May 18 2023
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2022 Top Baby Names: PA Parents Love Liam, Olivia, Noah
PENNSYLVANIA— When babies born in Pennsylvania last year graduate from high school around the year 2040, you may hear the names Olivia and Liam repeated often as the graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Liam and Olivia are the top names Pennsylvania parents chose for their babies in 2022, according to the Social Security Administration, which this month released its top
Patch.com
May 18 2023
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2022 Top Baby Names: NJ Parents Love Liam, Noah, Emma
NEW JERSEY — When babies born in New Jersey last year graduate from high school around the year 2040, you may hear the names Emma and Liam repeated often as the graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Liam and Emma are the top names New Jersey parents chose for their babies once again in 2022, according to the Social Security Administration, which this month released its top
Patch.com
May 18 2023
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2022 Top Baby Names: IL Parents Love Olivia, Liam, Noah
ILLINOIS — When babies born in Illinois last year graduate from high school around the year 2040, you may hear names including Liam and Sophia repeated often as the graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Noah and Olivia are the top names Illinois parents chose for their babies in 2022, according to the Social Security Administration, which this month released its top baby
Patch.com
May 28 2023
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Texas Attorney General Calls Impeachment 'Profoundly Unjust'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded to his impeachment by the Texas legislature on Saturday, calling the move a "politically motivated sham". In his statement, he also took aim at the state's House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, saying he and Democrats "are more focused on political retribution against conservatives than the welfare of the people." The embattled Texas Republican
The Messenger
May 28 2023
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Texas Attorney General Paxton Impeached, Immediately Suspended
The Texas House of Representatives impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday by an overwhelming vote. Attorney General Paxton is immediately suspended from office as he awaits a trial in the Texas Senate. During a hearing on the floor of the Texas House, more than 81 percent of the members voted to impeach Attorney General Paxton on the 20 articles of impeachment filed by the House
InfoWars
May 27 2023
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Texas AG Ken Paxton splits GOP ahead of impeachment vote
Republicans are bitterly divided ahead of Saturday afternoon's impeachment proceedings against Ken Paxton, Texas's scandal-hit GOP attorney general. Paxton, who has been accused of a range of offenses including abusing his office to help an Austin real estate investor who donated $25,000 to his campaign, has urged his supporters to protest outside the state capitol building. The attorney
Newsweek
May 30 2023
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Texas Senate to weigh fate of embattled AG Ken Paxton
FILE – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. A Republican-led investigative committee on Thursday, May 25, 2023, recommended impeaching Paxton, the state’s top lawyer. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) AUSTIN, Texas (NewsNation) — A major showdown is looming in Texas with national implications: The state’s Senate holding a trial for Attorney
NewsNation
May 27 2023
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Texas House votes to impeach AG Ken Paxton
The Texas House on Saturday voted to impeach embattled state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).
The vote was 121-23, with two present but not voting, and three who were absent from the chamber. He will be suspended from office pending a trial in the Senate.
The impeachment represents a sudden reversal for Paxton, who has twice cruised to reelection despite being under active
The Hill