Dec 31, 2024 · Time for a New Start. February 5, 2025, will mark the one-year countdown until the New START Treaty, the last remaining agreement limiting strategic arsenals of Russia and the United States, expires.Unless the treaty is extended or the two countries agree to abide by the limitations even without a formal extension, the world’s biggest nuclear rivals could rapidly begin building up their ...

Dec 21, 2024 · Another common type of anti-trans legislation that is common is sports bans.Many bills aim to expand existing restrictions to even broader contexts. In Texas, one proposed bill seeks to deny private sporting events access to the state’s Events Trust Fund — a source of professional funding for major sporting events — if they allow trans athletes to compete.

Nov 19, 2024 · Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (sometimes referred to as food stamps) equaling the amount necessary to cover that budget shortfall would affect around 70 million Americans with lower incomes, according to the report by the Post, which cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the discussions.. Nothing has been finalized, the Post emphasized, but the discussions indicate a willingness by many in the ...

Nov 12, 2024 · On June 1, 2020, Trump said, “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.”Esper and Milley objected, saying the turmoil was best handled by civil law enforcement and the D.C. National Guard

On December 4, 2024, Chase Strangio became the first openly transgender person to orally argue a case before the Supreme Court. Strangio, a co-director of the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project, appeared on behalf of the parents of a 16-year-old daughter challenging a law in Tennessee that banned puberty blockers, hormone therapies and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

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Dec 26, 2024 · In 1949, in the months after armistice agreements were signed, ostensibly ending the 1948 war, the Zionist settlers, having managed to massacre and expel three-fourths of the Indigenous Palestinian population in territories now under their control, began to look for ways to secure their militarized garrison state.

Dec 13, 2024 · Notably, exceptions for miscarriages or to save the life of a pregnant person are rarely granted, as these kinds of laws generally have ambiguous language regarding exceptions, leaving health professionals unsure of when a situation qualifies.The latest iteration of this bill’s life exception also requires “reasonable steps” to be taken before a …

Jan 2, 2025 · The military did not specify the firepower of the strikes. But rights groups noted that, within the first months of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Israeli forces had already dropped the equivalent of multiple nuclear bombs on the Gaza Strip — a territory spanning only 25 miles long and with roughly the same land area as Las Vegas.. Israeli forces have claimed that they were striking military ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Weeks after the November elections, officials in Puerto Rico are still counting votes.The agonizing delays and inefficiency have elicited frustration and calls for serious electoral reform.. Yet one outcome appears undeniable: The pro-independence candidate for governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Dalmau, made record electoral gains.According to a preliminary review, Dalmau received the second-most ...