Quebecers take legal route to remove Indigenous governor general over lack of French
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Day: August 11, 2023
Lebanon weary of unrest after deadly Hezbollah shootout
A suburb of Beirut erupted in gunfire Thursday, a day after clashes over an overturned truck left two people outside the city.
Maine Supreme Court will consider ‘second amendment for food’ in challenge to Sunday hunting ban
The Maine constitution is the only one in the country that protects the right to food
4th person charged in riverside brawl in Alabama that drew national attention
Police in Alabama said Thursday that a fourth person has been arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention.
Judge hears from experts to decide whether to block Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care
A federal judge in Atlanta heard conflicting testimony about the safety and benefit of hormone therapy to treat adolescents struggling with their gender identity.
Newsmax forced to issue awkward disclaimer after Trump confirms he won’t sign GOP loyalty pledge
Former president opposed the pledge in 2015, but eventually agreed to sign it later that year
The latest Iran deal is a win-win
A complicated prisoner swap should ease drug shortages that are killing ordinary Iranians—and put new pressure on Tehran’s leaders.
The latest Iran deal is a win-win
A complicated prisoner swap should ease drug shortages that are killing ordinary Iranians—and put new pressure on Tehran’s leaders.
Fund sued over grant program for Black women enlists prominent civil rights attorneys to fight back
Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program investing in Black women have vowed to fight back against the lawsuit calling it misguided and frivolous.
Fighting has left half of Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp `a hot area,’ UN says
A senior U_N_ official says days of fighting in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon displaced several hundred families, destroyed up to 400 houses and left half the camp still off-limits and considered “a hot area.”.