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Abortion bans on the ballot
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story The states where ballot measures could reverse abortion bans Voters in 10 states will decide next month if ...October 18 - Abortion -
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Spirit Airlines extends debt refinancing deadline hours before expiration
Spirit Airlines on Friday again extended a deadline with its credit card processor to renegotiate more than $1 billion in debt.October 18 - Travel -
Politics - The Hill
DeSantis suspends election deadlines to ensure flexibility after hurricanes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has suspended some election deadlines and rules in Florida to ensure flexibility for voters and election workers in areas affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton. In ...October 18 -
Politics - The Hill
Republicans appeal ruling invalidating Georgia election rules
National and state Republicans have appealed a Georgia judge's ruling that a handful of controversial rules passed in recent months by the GOP-led State Election Board are “illegal, ...October 18 - Republican Party -
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'Shaken baby syndrome' execution on hold after Texas Supreme Court decision
Robert Roberson was sentenced to death based on the largely discredited "shaken baby syndrome" hypothesis.October 18 -
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Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution in Shaken Baby Case
Robert Roberson had been set to be executed on Thursday night for the death of his 2-year-old child. But after a bipartisan intervention by Texas lawmakers, the Supreme Court issued a stay.October 18 - Texas -
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UK charities launch Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
The Disasters Emergency Committee says the government will match the first £10m raised in donations.October 17 - United Kingdom -
Politics - The Hill
Fani Willis asks appeals court to reinstate charges against Trump
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has asked a Georgia appeals court to reinstate six charges in her 2020 election subversion prosecution of former President Trump and several of ...October 17 - Donald Trump -
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3 People Killed and 4 Injured in Mississippi Bridge Collapse
A bridge over the Strong River in Simpson County that was being demolished collapsed in a “work site accident,” the authorities said.October 17 - Mississippi -
World - The Guardian
Lawsuits aim to prevent ‘illegal’ hiding of toxic chemicals by US regulators
Companies often claim ‘confidential business information’ to not disclose key information about dangerous chemicals. Two lawsuits aim to stop US federal regulators and industry from “illegally” ...October 17 -
Politics - The Hill
Morning Report — Harris appeals to GOP critics of Trump; Trump courts Latinos
In today’s issue: Vice President Harris and former President Trump are racing toward the Election Day finish line, stacking their schedules as they work the airwaves — and the voters. Both ...October 17 - Donald Trump -
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Sewage illegally dumped into Windermere over three years, BBC finds
United Utilities failed to report 100 million litres of illegal discharges, analysis of its data shows.October 17 -
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3 people killed, several injured in Mississippi bridge collapse
The bridge was closed to traffic when it collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said.October 16 -
World - The Guardian
Georgia election rules passed by Trump-backed board are ‘illegal’, declares judge
Fulton judge invalidates seven new rules, including one that requires ballots be hand-counted after polls close. A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the ...October 17 -
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Breaking down the Georgia ballot hand counting ruling
With early in-person voting underway in Georgia, a judge there Tuesday night blocked a new rule requiring the hand counting of election ballots. The judge called the rule "too much, too late" and ...October 16 -
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3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was ...October 16 - Mississippi -
Health - ABC News
Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi
A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is ...October 16 - Abortion -
Politics - NBC News
Fulton County DA Fani Willis asks appeals court to reinstate six charges in Trump election case
The district attorney requested the Georgia Court of Appeals restore charges, including three against Trump, that she said were wrongly discarded in the 2020 election case.October 16 - Donald Trump -
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Georgia prosecutor asks appeals court to reinstate 6 charges in Trump case
Lawyers for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said a judge "erred" when he dismissed the charges in March.October 16 - Donald Trump -
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Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’
Never before has a presidential nominee openly suggested turning the military on Americans simply because they oppose his candidacy. With voting underway, Donald Trump has turned to dark vows of ...October 16 - Donald Trump -
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Jimmy Carter casts ballot in 2024 election
Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in the 2024 election, the Carter Center confirmed Wednesday.October 16 -
Politics - The Hill
Italian Senate passes law making it illegal to seek surrogacy abroad
Italy’s Senate approved legislation Wednesday criminalizing the seeking of surrogacy in other countries by Italian citizens. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni advocated for the policy, which is seen as ...October 16 -
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Italy makes it illegal to seek surrogacy abroad
Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy— a project of Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex ...October 16 -
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Jimmy Carter Casts His Ballot for Harris in Georgia
The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.October 16 -
World - The Guardian
Italy passes law clamping down on surrogacy tourism
Italians who go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy will face jail terms and fines of up to €1m. Italy’s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy – a ...October 16 -
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Half the country will vote for Trump. What is his appeal?
Donald Trump's appeal is based on uniting three strands of conservatism, aversion to government, aversion to change, and aversion to difference, and he has been able to do this by his authenticity.October 16 - Donald Trump -
World - Financial Times
EU sticks to 2035 deadline for ban on sale of new petrol-driven cars
Remarks prepared for incoming climate commissioner defend controversial measureOctober 16 - European Union -
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Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia
The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.October 16 -
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Supreme Court turns down Michael Avenatti’s appeal of Stormy Daniels identity theft conviction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal of his aggravated identity theft conviction for stealing book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels. A ...October 15 -
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USPS releases holiday mailing deadlines, key dates
USPS has released its holiday mailing deadlines. Send by Dec. 18 for ground and first-class mail, Dec. 19 for priority mail and Dec. 21 for priority express to the lower 48 states.October 15 -
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Trump again asks appeals court to move New York hush money case to federal court
Former President Trump has again asked an appeals court to move his New York hush money case into federal court in a bid to stall his sentencing or toss his conviction.October 15 - New York -
Business - CNBC
Election betting: Appeals court fast-tracks CFTC challenge to Kalshi political bets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposes the offer of bets on political races offered in contracts by Kalshi and other event-based platforms.October 14 -
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Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot process could cause vote count lag
Voters in Pennsylvania will likely need to wait until after Election Day to find out which presidential candidate won the state's 19 electoral votes.October 13 -
World - The Guardian
Harris rallies North Carolina crowd to ‘fight to realize the promise of America’ as Trump hits Arizona – live
VP attacks Trump’s spreading of hurricane misinformation as he tells Arizona crowd to vote to ‘take back our country’. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump spent Sunday trying to shore up political ...October 13 - Donald Trump -
Politics - The Hill
Harris appeals to Black voters at Sunday service
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Vice President Harris made an appeal to Black voters, participating in a Sunday service to talk about hurricane disinformation and teachings from the Bible about helping others. ...October 13 -
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Man arrested with guns near Trump Coachella rally had "homemade" license plate, multiple passports
Deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump's rally in California's Coachella Valley Saturday arrested a Las Vegas man at a checkpoint for allegedly possessing a loaded firearm, a shotgun ...October 13 - Donald Trump