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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb. The ban state lawmakers adopted in 1849 made it a felony when anyone other than the mother “intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child.” It was in effect until 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide nullified it. Legislators never officially repealed the ban, however, and…
The Palestinian militant group has reportedly expressed readiness for a deal but stopped short of endorsing a temporary ceasefire The Palestinian militant group Hamas has expressed readiness for a deal with Israel to end the war in Gaza, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Wednesday.Hamas official Taher al-Nunu was quoted as saying the group was “ready to accept any initiative that clearly leads to the complete end to the war.” However, it reportedly stopped short of endorsing a 60-day ceasefire plan proposed by Washington.The statement came after US President Donald Trump warned Hamas that rejecting the American-backed proposal would worsen…
This week Jaguar released an ad that seemed to be more about wokeness than cars. (@Jaguar / X screen shot) British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar is teetering on the edge of oblivion, grappling with a 97.5% plunge in global sales, the most catastrophic decline in its storied history. The culprit? Their “Reimagine” strategy, a headlong dive into the woke abyss that’s alienated their core clientele. While other firms quietly dial back their DEI excesses, Jaguar doubled down, unleashing a teaser ad showcasing “gender-fluid” models prancing around in outlandish, avant-garde garb. It’s a far cry from the sleek sophistication that once…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that the uranium enrichment facility at Fordow was “seriously and heavily damaged” by U.S. bombers on June 21. He said Iranian officials are still assessing the full extent of the damage. “No one exactly knows what has transpired in Fordow. That being said, what we know so far is that the facilities have been seriously and heavily damaged,” Araqchi said during an interview with CBS News on Tuesday. “The Atomic Energy Organization [AEOI] of the Islamic Republic of Iran is currently undertaking evaluation and assessment, the report of which will be submitted…
Zohran Mamdani, the openly socialist Democrat nominee for mayor of New York City, proposed buying up private properties to “convert” them into communes in a 2021 instructional video for the far-left Gravel Institute. The New York state assemblyman, who beat former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democrat primary last week, argued that the solution to “America’s housing crisis” is getting the government to “fully commit to a new era of social housing” in a video titled “How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis”: “To go further toward the Vienna model, we’ll have to go beyond the market,” Mamdani said. “We can…
An Austrian state government has introduced a new approach towards asylum seekers, requiring those of working age who receive state assistance to perform community service and reducing benefits for those who refuse to work. Starting on Tuesday, asylum seekers who are afforded ‘basic care’ of accommodation, food, and healthcare at taxpayer expense in the Austrian state of Burgenland will be expected to earn their keep through community service projects. It is expected that the average participant will be required to work between 20 and 30 hours per week, depending on whether they have children or not. They will be compensated €1.60 ($1.90/£1.40) per…
House Republicans are taking up legislation that violates the budget framework they painstakingly negotiated in the spring. It’s not the end of the world for the megabill. That’s because the majority almost always rules in the House, and lawmakers there are free to renege on prior agreements if they have the votes. That likely means it’s curtains for the agreement brokered this spring by fiscal hawks, led by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.), who insisted on a mechanism tying the amount of tax cuts in the GOP megabill to the total amount of spending cuts. But the sprawling domestic policy legislation…
The Ukrainian military could run out of key ammunition stocks by late summer, the German tabloid has claimed The US decision to suspend its supply of weapons to Ukraine could make Kiev’s situation dire in less than two months, the German tabloid Bild has reported, citing military experts. Without America’s support, the Ukrainian military would struggle to fight Russia in several major fields, the outlet stated.Washington’s envoy to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that the decision to halt arms shipments was made as part of the “America first” policy. He also said that the US needs…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting the economic sanctions imposed on Syria since 2004, marking a strategic shift in U.S. foreign policy. The decision, announced during his recent tour of the Middle East, aims to promote regional stability and encourage Syria’s inclusion in the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries in 2020. Trump emphasized that the measure responds to the transition led by Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who assumed power after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. NEW: President Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria today, aiming to boost…
Celebrating the Fourth of July is proving too dangerous for municipalities in the Los Angeles area, prompting them to cancel planned celebrations due to concerns about enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents. The fear did not impede hundreds from attending a “Sick-of-ICE, Sick-of-Trump” protest in the city Tuesday. The cancellations can only be seen as acts of protest against the Trump administration by the municipalities — several of which chose to cancel previously advertised celebrations. In the city of Bell Gardens, a notice to the public on social media platform Instagram advised residents, “Out of an…