Facing mounting pressure to overturn a near-total abortion ban revived last week by the Arizona Supreme Court, Republican state lawmakers are considering efforts to undermine a planned ballot measure this fall that would enshrine abortion rights in Arizona Constitution, according to a presentation obtained by The New York Times.The 1864 law set to take effect in the coming weeks bans nearly all abortions and imposes prison terms of two to five years for providing abortion care. The proposed abortion rights ballot measure, known as the Arizona Abortion Access Act, would enshrine the right to an abortion before viability, or about…
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Israeli civilians fatally shot two Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials, as tension continued to rise in the Israeli-occupied territories.The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry identified the two men as Abdelrahman Bani Fadel, 30, and Mohammad Bani Jama, 21. The circumstances of their deaths near the city of Aqraba remained unclear.The Israeli military said the two men were killed during a “violent exchange” between Israeli civilians and Palestinians following a report of a Palestinian attacking an Israeli shepherd. An initial investigation showed that the gunfire “did not originate” from Israeli soldiers, the army said.The…
Q: I perfected a skincare routine for my face. Should I have something similar for the rest of my body?Dermatologists see it all the time. Patients come in with a flawless complexion, but below the neck is a different story.Often, the skin on their bodies is so dry it “looks like alligator skin,” while their faces are well hydrated, said Dr. Ariel Ostad, a cosmetic dermatologist in New York. Others have dry patches on their backs or dark spots on their hands and arms, said Dr. Lauren Ploch, a dermatologist in Aiken, SC.Many people neglect to take care of the…
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that he plans this week to push through a package of national security spending to help Israel, Ukraine and other US allies, along with a separate bill aimed at placating conservatives who strongly oppose the support. of Kiev.Mr. Johnson’s announcement, which comes after he agonized for weeks over whether and how to push through an infusion of critical aid to Ukraine amid stiff Republican opposition, was the first concrete indication that he had been able to move forward. It came days after Iran launched a major airstrike on Israel, bolstering calls for Congress to move…
Donald Trump’s trial beginsJury selection began yesterday in New York, where Donald Trump faces charges that he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal while serving as president. It is the first criminal trial of a former US president and the first of four charges Trump will face in the coming months.The initial pool of prospective jurors dwindled quickly. More than half of the first group of 96 were dismissed in short order after saying they did not believe they could be impartial. As Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors hammered out pretrial motions, the former US president looked alternately…
A year after Donald Trump was indicted and after months of legal battles and a barrage of attacks against key players in his case, the former president went on trial today.The 45th president entered a Manhattan courtroom at about 9:30 a.m., wearing his trademark red tie, an American flag pin and a scowl. Moments earlier, he had given a brief speech in the corridor outside the court, denouncing the trial as politically motivated and a “prosecution like never before”.”It’s an attack on America,” he said. “And that’s why I’m very proud to be here.”Once inside the courtroom, however, Trump was…
Patti Astor, downtown Manhattan’s “It” girl, indie film star and co-founder of Fun Gallery, the seedy East Village shop that in the early 1980s nurtured young graffiti artists such as Futura2000, Zephyr, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink and Fab 5 Freddy, who also introduced artists such as Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf and Jean-Michel Basquiat, died on April 9 at her home in Hermosa Beach, California. He was 74 years old.Her death was confirmed by Richard Roth, his friend. No reason was given.With her platinum hair, cracking voice and sparkling ’50s-style dresses, Ms. Astor was a formidable presence among the music, film…
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed an Idaho ban on gender-affirming treatment for minors to take effect, a signal that at least some justices seem comfortable with joining another front in the culture wars.On the side of state officials who had asked the court to unblock the law, the justices split, with a majority of conservative justices voting to uphold the ban over the objections of three liberal justices. The judges also made it clear that their decision will remain in place until the appeals process is completed.The court clarified that it would allow the ban to apply to…
As thousands of displaced Palestinians tried to return to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday, Israeli troops fired into the crowd, forcing people to turn back in panic, according to an emergency official and two people who tried to make the trip.Wafa, the official Palestinian Authority news agency, said five people were killed and 23 wounded by Israeli fire and artillery in the clash on Al-Rashid Street south of Gaza City as a crowd of Gazans headed north to their homes. .The circumstances of the deaths could not be independently confirmed, and the Israeli military did not immediately respond…
It seems unlikely that north Londoner TS Eliot was an Arsenal fan, but his poetry suggests otherwise.”April is the cruelest month,” begins The Waste Land. “I’ve wept and fasted, wept and prayed,” laments J. Alfred Prufrock’s Love Song. “This is how the challenge ends. not with a bang but a whimper,” was probably the first draft of The Hollow Men.Sunday was a disappointing day not only for Arsenal and Liverpool fans, but also for neutrals who wanted to see the treble title battle continue. Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace and Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at Villa leave Manchester City two…