Minecraft Developer Mojang Quits Reddit Citing API Change, Protests
Reddit’s controversial API change and the resulting protests have caused one high-profile game developer to
2023-06-29 07:24
Madonna hospitalized for several days, tour postponed
Madonna is recovering after falling ill with a "serious bacterial infection" that landed her in an intensive care unit for several days, her manager Guy...
2023-06-29 06:22
Airline delays and cancellations are bad. Ahead of the holiday weekend, they're getting worse
Air travelers have been putting up with widespread delays all month, and it's continuing again, as bad weather rakes the Northeast
2023-06-29 05:49
MSI Stealth 14 Studio Review
Designed for the many modern content creators who often travel while working, MSI's Stealth 14
2023-06-29 05:23
Dell Latitude 7230 Rugged Extreme Tablet Review
Rugged laptops and tablets are a must for some jobs. When working in the field
2023-06-29 05:22
What’s the Difference Between Ice Cream and Gelato?
You know it's summer when going to the local ice cream or gelato shop becomes part of your daily routine. But what exactly is the difference between these two frozen treats?
2023-06-29 05:19
Nissan Leaf 2024 'Refresh' Doesn't Fix Its Charging Problem
The 2024 Nissan Leaf will be slightly more expensive despite not updating its two biggest
2023-06-29 05:18
'All That Heaven Allowed' asks: Did success spoil Rock Hudson?
Attempting to wrangle the sprawling life story of Rock Hudson into 105 minutes is asking
2023-06-29 05:15
General Mills Sinks After Forecasting Slowdown in Coming Year
General Mills Inc. fell the most in the S&P 500 after the food producer’s annual forecast suggested that
2023-06-29 04:54
Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won't halt broader 12-week ban
A federal judge says she won’t block temporarily a large swath of North Carolina’s abortion law taking effect this weekend that includes a near-ban after 12 weeks of pregnancy
2023-06-29 03:21
North Carolina lawmakers passed 12-week abortion ban. Now they want to make last-minute changes
The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly made several last-minute changes to the 12-week abortion ban it passed earlier this year in an effort to stave off a legal challenge. The state’s abortion ban, which is set to take effect on 1 July, is being challenged in court. That lawsuit, attorneys said, was the main factor behind the Republican majority’s decision to introduce an amendment to an unrelated Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) bill that effectively amends the abortion ban. ”The General Assembly is working to pass and enact, with or without the Governor’s signature, a technical and conforming bill to make changes to clarify and address most, if not all, aspects of Plaintiffs’ claims about the Act,” W Ellis Boyle, an attorney for House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Leader Phil Berger, wrote in a legal filing on Tuesday. The amendment to the DHHS bill, House Bill 190, directly addresses a number of the concerns outlined in the lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of the South Atlantic and a number of other organisations. For instance, the lawsuit argues that a provision of the abortion ban stating that it is illegal “after the twelfth week of a woman’s pregnancy to advise, procure, or cause a miscarriage or abortion” violates the Constitution by preventing people from legally providing information about how a person could get legal abortion care in another state. In response, the amendment to HB 190 removes the word “advise” from the text of the abortion ban. The amendment also seeks to clean up a section on the regulation of medication abortion — which is banned after 10 weeks, not 12 — by deleting language that physicians prescribing medication abortions would have to verify that a pregnancy is no more than “70 days” old. Backers of the lawsuit, who are seeking a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the abortion ban from taking effect on 1 July, do not believe that the changes to the ban proposed amendment to HB 190 go so far as to eliminate the need for the restraining order. “If those amendments are passed, they may remedy some of the constitutional violations that Plaintiffs allege,” North Carolina attorney general Josh Stein, nominally the defendant in the suit, wrote in a court filing reported by CNN. “But unless and until the current law is repealed or significantly amended, immediate injunctive relief is necessary to avoid a due-process violation.” Mr Stein, a Democrat, has said he does not intend to defend parts of the abortion ban his office believes are unconstitutional. Mr Stein wrote that even if the amendments pass, they would still “fail to make clear that doctors in North Carolina can help their patients obtain abortions out of state.” It is not yet clear whether Gov Roy Cooper, also a Democrat, intends to sign HB 190 or not. Mr Cooper vetoed the abortion ban, but saw his veto overriden by Republican supermajorities in the legislature. The fact that North Carolina is in the position of dealing with a 12-week abortion ban at all is a surprise: when the legislative session started, the Republicans did not have the votes needed to override a veto of an abotion bill. That changed, however, when Rep Tricia Cotham — a Democrat representing a heavily Democratic seat in the Charlotte area — suddenly switched her party affiliation and gave the Republicans the final vote needed to override Mr Cooper’s veto. Read More North Carolina Republicans censure Sen Thom Tillis for backing LGBT+ rights One year after Roe v Wade fell, anti-abortion laws threaten millions. The battle for access is far from over
2023-06-29 02:58
Chrissy Teigen reveals she and John Legend welcomed a son via surrogate
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed a son via surrogate, just five months after Teigen gave birth to their daughter Esti.
2023-06-29 02:26