Sierra Leone election: Tense poll amid fears of violence
The president and diplomats have called for calm amid a rise in violent incidents in the vote's run-up.
2023-06-24 08:45
Adipurush: Why audiences turned against this Bollywood epic
Adipurush, with all the elements of a blockbuster, was expected to rule the Indian box office - but it didn't.
2023-06-24 08:45
Why Russia is investigating Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of Russia's private mercenary group Wagner, appears to be falling out of favor fast in Moscow, after he unleashed a tirade against the Russian military on Friday and vowed to retaliate against its leaders.
2023-06-24 08:22
Mike Pence challenges rivals to back 15-week abortion ban
The ex-vice-president calls on Republicans to support a 15-week ban as a "minimum nationwide standard".
2023-06-24 08:20
NBA rumors: Suns insider says Deandre Ayton trade is unlikely
The Suns are unlikely to trade Deandre Ayton this offseason, according to an insider. This is in response to low offers for him.According to radio host John Gambadoro, the Suns are "unlikely" to trade Deandre Ayton."I am sticking with what I have been saying these last few day...
2023-06-24 08:18
Federal court halts Florida’s drag ban, calling it attempt to ‘suppress the speech’ rights of performers
A federal court temporarily halted Florida’s controversial restrictions on drag performances, warning the law was overbroad and could risk infringing on free speech rights. The SB1438 law, signed in May by Republican governor Ron DeSantis, is “dangerously susceptible to standardless, overbroad enforcement which could sweep up substantial protected speech,” US judge Gregory Presnell wrote in his ruling. Far from a neutral attempt to protect children, as its backers have sometimes claimed, the law is an admitted attempt to “specifically suppress the speech of drag queen performers,” Judge Presnell wrote. The governor’s office told Reuters the ruling was “dead wrong.” “Of course it’s constitutional to prevent the sexualization of children by limiting access to adult live performances,” spokesperson Jeremy Redfern said. The suit against the state comes from Hamburger Mary’s, a restaurant chain that features family-friendly drag performances. An Orlando franchise of the restaurant filed suit in May. It claimed the law, which levies criminal penalties at food establishment for admitting children to an “adult live performance,” would “explicitly restrict or chill speech and expression protected by the First Amendment.” “This bill has nothing to do with children, and everything to do with the continued oppression of the LGBTQ+ community,” Hamburger Mary’s Orlando wrote in a Facebook post. Florida governor Ron DeSantis has made limiting the rights of LGBTQ+ people a key part of his agenda, signing bills that restrict gender-affirming care, protections for trans people in schools, and access to youth education on gender and sexuality. This month, courts struck down a Florida rule and statute banning Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare, and partially blocked a state law banning people under 18 from getting gender-affirming medicine. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Tennessee declared the state’s drag ban to be “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad.” “There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment,” Judge Thomas Parker wrote. “But there is a difference between material that is ‘obscene’ in the vernacular, and material that is ‘obscene’ under the law.” “Simply put, no majority of the Supreme Court has held that sexually explicit — but not obscene — speech receives less protection than political, artistic, or scientific speech.” Read More Trump faces questions about whether he'll drag down the Republican Party after his indictments Group with Nazi flags protest outside Florida children’s museum days after similar stunt at Disney World Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US states Florida's law targeting drag shows is on hold under federal judge's order Evangelical leader hopes conference is 'testosterone booster shot' for anti-abortion 2024 candidates Trump, DeSantis interviews show Fox influence on GOP field still strong despite troubled year
2023-06-24 07:25
In losing Titan, St John's mulls a familiar tragedy
"Joy and sorrow were always communal rights in small maritime communities," said one Newfoundlander.
2023-06-24 07:25
Republican 2024 hopefuls back abortion limits one year after Roe v Wade overturned
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON Several Republican presidential candidates praised restrictions on abortion rights at a conference of Christian
2023-06-24 05:58
James Cameron Blasts OceanGate Sub's Lack of Safety Standards
James Cameron has weighed in on the Titanic submersible disaster.
2023-06-24 05:46
Trump sets aside money while he appeals E. Jean Carroll's $5 million verdict
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK Donald Trump will deposit $5.55 million with a federal court as security while
2023-06-24 05:46
Trump sets aside $5.5 million in first step to satisfy E. Jean Carroll judgment
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge on Friday to sign off on an agreement with E. Jean Carroll's attorneys to transfer $5.5 million to a court-controlled account in a step toward satisfying the judgment from the defamation lawsuit.
2023-06-24 05:21
What's the most points ever scored in a WNBA game?
So far this WNBA season we've had three 40-point performances from individual players. But what is the most points ever scored in a WNBA game?It's still only June, but we've already seenthree40-point performances in the WNBA this season. The first one came on May 21st when Breanna...
2023-06-24 03:52