Friday, May 3, 2024

Top U.S. & World Headlines — May 3, 2024

Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban, Creating Rift on the Right - The New York Times

The repeal was a significant loss for the anti-abortion movement, which had relied on its outsized strength in the Arizona Legislature, The vote came hours after conservatives celebrated a six-week abortion ban that went into effect in Florida on Wednesday morning. The repeal leaves Republican lawmakers divided about whether to place their own more restrictive abortion measure on the ballot in November to compete with the constitutional amendment supported by abortion-rights groups...

Hydrogen Offers Germany a Chance to Take a Lead in Green Energy - The New York Times

Washington earmarked more funding as part of the incentives in President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 law that is offering hundreds of billions of dollars for carbon-free, or green, technology. The Department of Energy awarded Nucera a $50 million grant last month to further develop production of gigawatt-scale electrolyzers for North America...

Politico Journalist Targeted by U.S. Catholic Bishop and Leonard Leo

Good information from a man in the know. But I got impatient with the way he speaks until I set the YouTube playback speed to 1.5x.

Dog trainer speaks out about Gov. Kristi Noem who shot her puppy

The governor of SD has shot her Wire Hair Pointer for killing chickens and being otherwise "untrainable." Marc Goldberg is a dog trainer and coauthor of several books, written with the Monks of New Skete. He talks about this situation and how it could have been prevented.

Trump Quickly IMPLODES As Staggering Military Threat Revealed #TDR

Donald Trump quickly descends into madness with unhinged interview with Time Magazine revealing his thoughts on political violence and using the military against civilians in the U.S.

New Ad: Are you or is someone you love suffering from Partisan Derangement Syndrome

Republican Voters Against Trump is elevating the voices of former Trump supporters who won’t be voting for him this November.

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Liberal Redneck - National Day of Prayer

Thoughts on prayers (get it?)

Michael Cohen's Tweets Mocking Donald Trump Draw Laughs From Courtroom | HuffPost Latest News

One series of tweets from former Trump fixer Michael Cohen repeatedly employed a nickname for Trump, "Von ShitzInPantz," which Blanche read aloud for those in attendance — including his client...

Southern U.S. has faced twice the global sea level rise rate since 2010 - Washington Post

One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the South, choking septic systems, swallowing roads and drowning wetlands...


Opinion | The Drive to Tell Voters What They Don’t Know About R.F.K. Jr. - The New York Times

The most important thing that we can do is make sure that people understand that R.F.K. Jr. has no path to victory himself and that a vote for him is a vote for Donald Trump. And what we are doing is every day pointing out to voters that R.F.K. Jr. was encouraged to run by Trump allies like Steve Bannon. His candidacy is being propped up by Donald Trump's largest donor, Timothy Mellon, who has given $20 million to the super PAC supporting R.F.K. Jr. and even R.F.K. Jr.'s own staff have said that their No. 1 goal in this election is to stop Joe Biden...

Bill to Combat Antisemitism on Campuses Prompts Backlash From the Right - The New York Times

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, said the legislation could make it illegal to assert that Jews killed Jesus, punishing Christians for "believing the Gospel."

Middle East Crisis: Turkey Halts Trade With Israel as Relations Deteriorate - The New York Times

Turkey said late Thursday that it had halted all trade with Israel until "uninterrupted and adequate humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza," signaling further deterioration in relations between the two countries…

The Army Sees Mortars as Safe. Troops Report Signs of Brain Injury. - The New York Times

Soldiers exposed to thousands of low-level blasts from firing weapons like mortars say that they wind up with debilitating symptoms of traumatic brain injury — but no diagnosis...

Biden Appeals to North Carolina With Program to Replace Lead Pipes - The New York Times

In a stop in Wilmington, N.C., the president announced $3 billion in new spending to upgrade water systems around the country…







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