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Russia proposes ban on child-free lifestyle
Russia’s fight against the West and its values has taken aim this week at an “ideology” that the Kremlin and its allies say threatens the country’s very foundations: people not wanting to have children. Lawmakers have proposed a ban on “propaganda of conscious refusal to bear children,” Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ is back to tackle a wild election and mark 50 years on air
America is in the home stretch of an abbreviated presidential race unlike any other. But after the chaos of the last few months, one thing is certain: “Saturday Night Live” will be on hand to skewer it all. NBC’s landmark sketch comedy series returns this weekend just in time to satirize the reshuffled fight for…
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These are the battlegrounds where state legislative control is up for grabs
Partisan control of at least eight legislative chambers across the country is up for grabs this November, battles that will go a long way in determining the fate of a litany of hot-button issues ranging from abortion to immigration in key battleground states. Both parties have trained their focus almost exclusively on five states in…
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Inside Eric Adams’ ‘clumsy’ attempt to hinder foreign bribery probe
As federal investigations swirled around Eric Adams over the past year, the New York City mayor stuck to a familiar script. “As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation — and I will continue to do exactly…
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IDF says it has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Share Syria sends medical aid to Lebanon Freddie Clayton and Ammar Cheikh Omar Syria’s Health Ministry dispatched a 20-ton convoy of medical aid to Lebanon this morning, delivered through the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing. It said the shipment included essential items focused on emergency response needs. Share IDF warns Dahia residents to evacuate Lina Dandees…
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Evacuations ordered as Tennessee dam at risk of breach
Share Stranded patients and staff rescued from flooded Tennessee hospital More than 50 people were rescued Friday from an eastern Tennessee hospital due to fast-rising water and high winds, Ballad Health officials said. The high winds and water levels prevented helicopter crews from airlifting patients and staff from Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee, hospital…
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Mark Robinson treated for burns after campaign event ‘incident,’ campaign confirms
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson “is currently being treated for burns,” his communications director confirmed to NBC News on Friday night. “Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Airy. He is in good spirits,” said Mike Lonergan, Robinson’s communications director. Lonergan was responding…
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Kamala Harris’ tough-on-migration pitch at the border points to a shifting national mood
Kamala Harris highlighted her tough-on-migration stance during a long-anticipated trip Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, aiming to cover off a political vulnerability and rebut Donald Trump’s core campaign message that Democrats are soft on immigration enforcement. “The United States is a sovereign nation, and I believe we have a duty to set rules…
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Justice Department sues Alabama over effort to purge voter rolls within 90 days of election
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama and its secretary of state, arguing that an effort to remove voters from state rolls was taking place too close to the Nov. 5 general election in violation of federal law. While states are allowed to clean up their voter registrations ahead of an election, federal…
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Chicago White Sox lose 121st game this season, most in baseball history
The Chicago White Sox fell 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers on Friday for their 121st loss of the season, the most in MLB history. The mark broke the previous record set by the expansion New York Mets in 1962. Chicago won 93 games and the American League Central division in 2021 but has been in…