Pennsylvania Supreme Court Throws Out Votes as Senate Recount Begins
The recount for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race won’t count undated or incorrectly dated mail-in ballots, a major blow to voting rights.In an opinion filed Monday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ballots that failed to arrive with a correct handwritten date on the return envelope, and thereby failed to comply with the requirements of the…
STEPHEN DAVIS: US Department of Health and Human Services shells out millions of taxpayer dollars annually on DEI initiatives: report
The office’s mission is to “improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.”…
MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate ex-minister Irwin Cotler
MPs unanimously supported a motion saluting Cotler’s human rights and political work and condemning what it termed death threats orchestrated by agents of a foreign regime…
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including ban on pills to end pregnancy
The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of access…
Judge strikes down Wyoming’s anti-abortion laws in victory for rights advocates
Wyoming was the only state to explicitly ban abortion pills – one of the laws struck down on MondayA Wyoming judge has struck down the state’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-country explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy – in line with voters in further states voicing support for abortion…
How long have humans used plants as drugs? A Moroccan cave holds clues
Ephedra seeds found in an ancient burial pit may be the earliest evidence yet for the medicinal use of plants.
Rabbinical group calls for stopping offensive military aid to Israel
RNS) — Israel continues to block the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. A group of American rabbis says the U.S. should refuse sending Israel more offensive munitions. The post Rabbinical group calls for stopping offensive military aid to Israel appeared first on RNS…
Texas man arrested after remains of missing woman found; pair’s son located unharmed
Leon County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has reported the arrest of a man linked to the alleged murder of a missing woman after finding human remains on a property in Buffalo, Texas…
B.C. RCMP detachment refutes social media claims of human trafficking, kidnapping
Mounties in B.C.’s Sea to Sky region say there is “no credible evidence” to support claims circulating on social media that a human trafficking ring is operating in Squamish or that there have been kidnappings in the community…