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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool KYIV, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Thursday to order "oligarchs" to register and stay out of politics, a day after an attempt to kill a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, which officials said ...

LONDON (AP) — A woman with Down syndrome lost a court challenge against the British government Thursday over a law allowing the abortion up until birth of a fetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, and two others took the Department of Health and Social Care to court, arguing that part of the Abortion Act is discriminatory and violates the European Convention on Human Rights. Abortions in...

A view of the old Florida Capitol building, which sits in front of the current new Capitol building, in Tallahassee. Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images A Florida lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday modeled after Texas' new law prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, or roughly six weeks — before many people know they are pregnant. Why it matters: Similar bills introduced ...

Women protest on Sept. 1 against Texas’ ban on abortions after six-weeks of pregnancy at the state Capitol in Austin. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to allow a Texas antiabortion statute to go into effect has triggered a statewide game of Texas Hold’em poker. So far, Texas is successfully bluffing everyone away from the table. But, if abortion providers called Texas’ bluff and dared someone...

Ukraine passed legislation seeking to curb the influence of the country’s richest tycoons, a day after officials said the pushback by politicians was behind an assassination attempt on a presidential aide. Parliament approved the so-called oligarch bill on Thursday as part of efforts to clamp down on the corruption that’s dogged the eastern European nation since communism collapsed 30 years a...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In a new Marquette Law School Poll released Thursday, Sept. 23, we've learned that, while most people supported leaving Afghanistan, most people disagree with President Biden's handling of the U.S. Withdrawal. President Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal receives a 36% approval rating and a 63% disapproval rating among adults nationwide. Among the same set of respond...

England's Danni Wyatt plays a shot against New Zealand during last week's ODI. (CNN)The laws of cricket have been amended to use the gender-neutral term "batter," rather than "batsman," the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced on Wednesday. The MCC, the guardian of the Laws of the game, said the change would "reinforce cricket's status as an inclusive game for all" in a statement on its we...

PA Mediaimage captionHeidi Crowter says "the fight is not over" after losing her High Court case A woman with Down's syndrome has lost her High Court challenge over a law that allows abortion up to birth for a foetus with the condition. Heidi Crowter, 26, from Coventry, brought the case against the government saying the legislation did not respect her life. Her legal team had argued the rules...

Whatever tough-talking, populist-pandering nonsense Mark McCloskey tells voters in his U.S. Senate bid, the St. Louis personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to a crime after recklessly wielding a gun at protesters marching peacefully past his home last year. And he said he’d do it again. That makes a question before the Missouri Supreme Court an easy one: Both McCloskey and his wife, law partn...

GRAND LEDGE - In its response to a lawsuit filed last month, Grand Ledge Public Schools claims its Board of Education "fully complied with their obligations under the Open Meetings Act" when people who wished to speak at a June meeting were asked to identify themselves and provide personal information. Grand Ledge schools claim the school district "is a government agency and is immune" from ...