Kansas to recount abortion amendment vote
August 15, 2022
The elections director in Kansas has confirmed that the state will proceed with a request for votes to be hand counted from every county after last week’s statewide vote on abortion rights. The difference was significant with “No” receiving more than 165,000 votes than “Yes,” according to unofficial results. The[Read More…]
Hadi Matar, who is the suspect in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie, pleaded not guilty on Saturday to both attempted murder and various assault charges. The prosecutors referred to the crime as “pre-planned,” as Rushdie, who is the author of “The Satanic Verses,” remains in hospital in critical condition.[Read More…]
On Friday, Louisiana’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal, which was filed by plaintiffs regarding the state’s current ban on abortions. The Supreme Court’s decision has allowed the ban on abortions to remain in place. Kathaleen Pittman, who is the Director of Hope Medical Group, told the Associated Press ahead of[Read More…]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it is open to renaming monkeypox due to possible racial connotations. The WHO stated their intention to have an open forum which would allow the public to suggest possible names, however they have not announced how they intend to roll this out.[Read More…]
A Pew Research Poll has showed that the Covid-19 pandemic has created deeper social animosities when compared to the start of the outbreak. According to the poll, Americans “stand out among all 19 countries surveyed for being the most likely to perceive division in the country and the most likely[Read More…]
The National Archives and Records Administration issued a statement dismissing claims made by former President Donald Trump about the records of another former President, Barack Obama. The FBI raided Trump’s Florida residence Mar-A-Lago searching for confidential documents they alleged Trump removed from the White House. The Wall Street Journal reported[Read More…]
A recent Gallup poll has shown that the number of employees who are unhappy at their work has reached an all time high. The poll pointed to a myriad of factors which caused discontentment. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2022 showed that 60% of employees feel indifferent at work, while[Read More…]
A law enforcement officer in New Orleans has been suspended over an allegation that he didn’t act when a witness told him about a woman being raped. The 911 call made by the witness was obtained by Nola. The witness can be heard saying, “Actually, there’s a police officer in[Read More…]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said that she was informed that she could have won the Democrat ticket in the 2020 election had she been born with the correct genitalia. NBC News correspondent Ali Vitali recently released a new book, which is titled “Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put a Woman in[Read More…]
One year after it was presented to the Council of Ministers, the draft version of the “Trans Law,” as it is largely referred to, was endorsed by Spain’s government at the end of June. The “Law for Real and Effective Equality of Trans People and for the Guarantee of LGBTI Rights”[Read More…]