Month: April 2023

Mississippi Governor Signs ‘Culture of Life’ Legislation Giving Pregnant Mothers Alternatives to Abortion

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a series of “Culture of Life” bills on Wednesday giving pregnant mothers alternatives to abortion. “Mississippi will always protect life,” Reeves said in a press release. “Our state will continue to be a beacon on the hill, a symbol of hope for the country, and a model for the nation.”…


Situation in Sudan Volatile and Deteriorating Rapidly: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly

The federal government says it has deployed members of its Global Affairs Standing Rapid Deployment Team to Djibouti due to the volatile and rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada’s embassy in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has temporarily suspended in-person operations. Joly says the Rapid Deployment Team can provide emergency response,…


Ed Sheeran Faces US Copyright Trial Over Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’

Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in Manhattan federal court for a trial over claims that British pop superstar Ed Sheeran owes a share of profits from his hit “Thinking Out Loud” for copying Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” Heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend sued Sheeran, his label Warner Music Group, and…


Shen Yun a Reminder of a Phenomenal Culture, Says British MP

LONDON—Sir George Iain Duncan Smith, Member of Parliament, grew up learning about the arts and going to the ballet often with his ballerina mother, and his family going back three generations lived and worked in China, so it was with great anticipation that he attended Shen Yun Performing Arts to experience 5,000 years of Chinese…


Early Morning Fire Destroys Wing of Idaho High School

POCATELLO, Idaho—An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of Highland High School was completely destroyed. The wing housed the school’s cafeteria, gymnasium, choir and…


Australian State Coy on New Age of Criminal Responsibility

Raising the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 12 rather than 14 would make no sense and ignore best practice, human rights, children and Indigenous advocates say. Currently, children as young as 10 can be arrested, held on remand and jailed across the nation for committing crimes. Australian states and territories have agreed to…


Shen Yun a Beautiful Display of Courage, Says Couple

ROSEMONT, Ill.—The Egals had long wanted to see Shen Yun Performing Arts, and it was every bit as beautiful as they could have hoped for when they finally saw it at the Rosemont Theater on April 20. “It’s just unbelievable,” said Mr. Jerry Egal, a pilot. “We love it. It’s very beautiful, very colorful, beautiful…


Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Quiet Week With Small Gains

Stocks capped a listless day of trading Friday with slight gains for the major stock indexes, closing out a quiet week on Wall Street highlighted by a batch of mostly mixed corporate earnings reports. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq composite all gained 0.1 percent after drifting between small gains and losses…


Abrupt About Face From California Lawmakers, Fentanyl Bills to Be Heard April 27

Pressure from the public following a press conference in Sacramento earlier this month protesting the Assembly Public Safety Committee’s shelving of a series of bipartisan fentanyl bills has led the committee to reconsider its decisions, with a special hearing now scheduled for April 27. “I was so incredibly happy and relieved,” Pamela Smith, mother of…


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