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[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A wildly divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday that only one element of the disputed ballot language for describing a closely watched fall abortion rights question is misleading and must be rewritten. The decision lets stand most of the word choices targeted in a lawsuit by Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the pro-abortion rights ballot campaign, as well as the substitution of “unborn child” for “fetus,” which it chose not to dispute. But it also marked the high court’s second slap this year at the Republican-led Ohio Ballot Board’s chosen wording for describing constitutional amendments to…

[ad_1] Quavo stormed Capitol Hill Wednesday morning on behalf of his Rocket Foundation, and he arrived with the clear-cut agenda of tackling gun violence … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The ex-Migos frontman was joined by his mother and his older sister, Takeoff’s mother, as part of the 52nd Annual Legislative Conference. Quavo met with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Cory Booker, Representatives Nikema Williams, Steven Horsford, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Robin Kelly, Maxwell Frost and community organizer Greg Jackson to voice his complaints. Quavo’s Rocket Foundation was established to bring awareness for gun violence prevention on both a state…

[ad_1] Responding to the detention of investigative journalist Ariane Lavrilleux who reported on leaked documents alleging that French intelligence was used to target civilians in Egypt, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard, said:“It is deeply chilling that, almost two years after the revelations that France was allegedly complicit in the extrajudicial executions of hundreds of people in Egypt, it is the journalist who exposed these atrocities that is being targeted, rather than those responsible.“This is not just a case of muzzling an individual journalist and threatening the confidentiality of her sources, but these actions are part of a wider attack…

[ad_1] The five-year plan would target 4.2 million people in the worst-hit provinces and covers rehousing and emergency aid.Morocco plans to spend at least 120 billion dirhams ($11.7bn) in a post-earthquake reconstruction plan over the next five years, the royal palace has said, after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on September 8 killing more than 2,900 people, mostly in the High Atlas mountains. The plan would target 4.2 million people in the worst-hit provinces of Al Haouz, Chichaoua, Taroudant, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate and Azizlal, the royal palace said on Wednesday, following a meeting of King Mohammed VI with government and army…

[ad_1] Former Disney Channel actor Matthew Scott Montgomery is opening up about his experiences with conversion therapy, sharing how his friends Demi Lovato and Hayley Kiyoko helped him understand how to accept himself as he was.Montgomery, who appeared in recurring roles on shows such as Shake It Up, Sonny with a Chance, and So Random!, discussed that harrowing time in his life on a Tuesday episode of fellow Disney alum Christy Carlson Romano’s podcast Vulnerable. In the interview, Montgomery shared that his conservative parents reacted poorly to his coming out as queer, and that they allegedly set him up with…

[ad_1] TEAM USA Led by decorated Solheim Cup stalwart Stacy Lewis, The Americans will be gunning to get their hands on the Cup for the first time since 2017. Lewis has assembled a side with a fantastic balance of youth and experience. LILIA VU Age: 25 State: California Solheim Cup Record: Debut Professional Wins: Six World Ranking: 2 Lilia Vu has had a blockbuster season. Winning two major championships – The Chevron Championship and The Women’s Open Championship – and spent some time as World No.1 in the process. Vu has shown time and time again this year that no occasion is too big. With…

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Fierce firefights and heavy shelling echo once again around the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh, an isolated region at the very edge of Europe that has seen several major wars since the fall of the Soviet Union. On Tuesday, the South Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan announced its armed forces launched “local anti-terrorist activities” in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is inside Azerbaijan’s borders but is controlled as a breakaway state by its ethnic Armenian population. Now, with fighting raging and allegations of an impending “genocide” reaching fever pitch, all eyes are on the decades-old…

[ad_1] Play video content X/@CPD1617Scanner Chicago has been plagued by carjacking crimes in recent years … and now video has emerged showing just how harrowing the experience can be for a victim. Surveillance footage, obtained by the Daily Mail, captures the moment a man sitting in a parked car is targeted by gun-wielding assailants who arrive in two other vehicles and block him in at an intersection on September 2. The man tries to drive away, but he’s trapped. One suspect darts out of his car, pointing his gun at the driver. Gunmen from the second vehicle jump out and…

[ad_1] The Algerian government must end its relentless assault on freedom of expression and peaceful activism, Amnesty International said today, launching a new campaign to shed light on the impact of the authorities’ repressive crackdown on brave dissenting voices. Dozens of activists, journalists and human rights defenders are currently behind bars and the number is increasing as the government carries out more arrests and brings further charges against people who are simply exercising their rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association. Algeria’s dire human rights record is subject to some rare international scrutiny amid an ongoing visit by the…

[ad_1] Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, women and other marginalized groups have faced systematic repression, violence, and the complete erasure of their social and political rights. Zan Times was born out of this moment of desperation, of anger, of trying to speak their truth in the face of injustice, and brute violence suppressing them for who they are. This year, Zan Times is focusing on producing in-depth and investigative reports on the lives of the most marginalized, while also supporting its team by building its capacity, which Women’s eNews is pleased to support by bringing their…