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Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence

The Supreme Court rejected a petition by former Trump adviser and podcast host Steve Bannon, who sought to avoid reporting to prison while he appeals his criminal conviction for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee. The high court said Friday that it saw no reason to disagree with a lower court’s order to […]

Doctors concerned following Biden’s debate performance

Doctors worldwide have used their expertise to speculate about the mental fitness of President Joe Biden following his numerous freezes and gaffes during the first debate of the 2024 general election. Beginning within the first 15 minutes of Thursday’s debate against former President Donald Trump, Biden, 81, uttered a string of incoherent responses and froze […]

Massachusetts Uber and Lyft drivers to earn $32.50 an hour under new settlement

Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts will now earn a minimum of $32.50 an hour plus a range of benefits under a settlement announced Thursday. The rideshare companies will also be required to pay a combined $175 million to the state of Massachusetts to resolve allegations that they violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws, most […]

Texas Supreme Court keeps ban on age limit to qualify for transgender surgeries and care

The Texas Supreme Court declined to change a state law banning transgender healthcare for youths on Friday, blocking a legal challenge in an 8-1 ruling. The decision goes against some families’ pleas that the law violates their right to medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a permissible, rational policy choice to […]

Biden blames age for poor debate performance: ‘Not a young man’

President Joe Biden blamed his age for a debate performance on Thursday that sparked a Democratic panic he is not fit to lead the ticket against former President Donald Trump. At a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, his first public event following the debate, Biden told the audience, “I don’t debate as […]

Gavin Newsom distances himself from replacing Biden after debate disaster

President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has Democrats scrambling for a plan B on Friday, but one of the top contenders, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, keeps saying he’s not interested. Newsom insisted he will not be the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, telling a scrum of news reporters following the debate, “Our nominee is Joe Biden. I’m looking forward to […]

Hill Democrats wince at Biden debate but resist calls for new nominee: ‘Strike one’

Congressional Democrats acknowledged that President Joe Biden did poorly in his first presidential debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday but stopped short of saying he should be replaced as the nominee — at least for now.  Democratic lawmakers were quick to come to Biden’s defense in the aftermath of the debate, contrasting his […]

Rising housing costs in New York City pushing older folks into homeless shelters

The rates of homelessness among seniors in New York City have never been higher, according to a new report. In 2023, an average of 1,857 single adults over the age of 65 stayed in the Department of Health and Human Services each night, the nonprofit group LiveOn NY found. Between 2014 and 2022, the number […]

Iowa Supreme Court allows six-week abortion ban to go into effect

The Iowa Supreme Court overruled a lower court and allowed the state’s six-week abortion ban to go into effect. A lower state court blocked the law, which blocked abortions after six weeks with exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, or fetal abnormalities “incompatible with life,” shortly after it was signed into law in […]

Wisconsin voters split over candidates’ handling of issues: Poll

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin voters believe former President Donald Trump would handle four out of the seven major issues facing the country better than President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. The Marquette Law School poll released this week asked registered voters whether they had confidence in Biden, Trump, both about the same or […]
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