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Aug 30 2022
News
Herschel Walker to Newsmax: 'Big Contrast' Drives Georgia Senate Race
The Senate race in Georgia may be getting heated in some spots, but Republican challenger Herschel Walker prefers to stay cool in the final months before Election Day.
The Senate race "is getting very ugly. They've spent $50 million against me already," Walker told Newsmax on Tuesday while appearing on "American Agenda" with hosts Bob Sellers and Katrina Szish.
When Walker
Newsmax (News)Apr 03 2022
News
Immigrants avoid applying for federal aid, fearing Trump-era rule is still in effect
During the winter, Carolina Paz struggled to cover the costs of feeding her family. Even though money was tight, she decided to not ask for any federal aid, thinking it could have an effect on her migration process.
Originally from Honduras, Paz arrived in the United States a little over a year ago seeking asylum. She fled her country due to violence and poverty, embarking on a journey
The Dallas Morning NewsApr 07 2022
News
Oklahoma lawmakers pass near-total ban on abortion
Lawmakers in Oklahoma have passed a bill that would impose a near-total ban on abortions in the state.
The bill would criminalise performing an abortion in almost all cases, except where it could "save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency".
Medical professionals convicted under the laws face fines of up to $100,000 (£76,505) and 10 years in prison.
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BBC NewsMar 11 2021
News
Pentagon and senior members of military call out Tucker Carlson for mocking women serving in armed forces: His words 'don't reflect our values'
In an extraordinary rebuke, the Pentagon and several senior members of the US military called out Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday for a sexist segment in which he mocked women serving in the armed forces.
Carlson, who is effectively the face of Fox and hosts the top show on the right-wing channel, ridiculed President Joe Biden Tuesday for saying that the US military had created
CNN (Online News)Sep 01 2021
News
Unprecedented Texas abortion ban goes into effect
A law that bans abortions after six weeks, including in cases of rape and incest, went into effect in Texas on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The law, one the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., prohibits the practice after a fetal heartbeat is detected — before many people know they are pregnant.
It also incentivizes individuals to sue anyone suspected of helping a woman
AxiosFeb 25 2022
Analysis
The Attorney General’s Race Is Texas Democrats’ Best Statewide Pickup Opportunity
Rochelle Garza was nearly eight months pregnant when she took the stage for her final in-person event of the race for the Democratic party’s nomination for attorney general: a candidate forum in Denton on February 18. “My doctor told me, ‘You need to stay in the Rio Grande Valley until your due date,’” she explained. But first, the Brownsville-based former staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas
Texas MonthlyJul 27 2022
Fact Check
Posts Mislead About Status of 2021 North Carolina Abortion Bill
Quick Take
A bill introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives last year said anyone getting an abortion should be “held accountable” for murder. The bill received little support and did not advance. But social media posts misleadingly claimed the state is considering a proposal that would “make it legal to murder a pregnant woman” trying to get an abortion.
Full
FactCheck.orgJul 02 2022
Analysis
Monkeypox Cases Continue International Uptick
In May, alarm bells began to sound when cases of monkeypox, a virus typically found only in Africa, appeared in Europe and North America. Since then, public health authorities have confirmed more than 350 cases in half of all U.S. states and more than 5,100 cases globally. On June 1, the United States had fewer than 20 cases, with fewer than 1,000 reported cases worldwide. The seven-day
The DispatchMay 09 2022
Opinion
Ending Roe Threatens More Than Abortion Rights
In discourse about Roe v. Wade being overturned and states severely restricting or limiting abortions, much of the discussion is (rightly) focused on the potential fallout for those with unwanted or unsustainable pregnancies. It's girls and women of childbearing age on whom such prohibitions would fall the hardest, or at least the most directly. But banning abortion would bring many second-
ReasonAug 18 2022
News
Anti-Abortion Group’s Data Trove Represents ‘Serious Concern’ Post Roe
Heartbeat International, an Ohio-based nonprofit, has spent years collecting data on pregnant women to develop better ways to make sure women carry pregnancies to term and to persuade them from getting an abortion.
Based in Columbus, it says that it provides support services to the world’s largest network of “pro-life pregnancy resource centers,” which are also known as crisis
Bloomberg