Indianapolis 500 renaissance marked by brisk ticket sales, fewer empty seats at vast racetrack
Doug Boles grew up revering the colorful, flavor of race day at the Indianapolis 500
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South Carolina enacts six-week abortion ban, threatening access across entire South
The state of South Carolina has outlawed abortion at roughly six weeks of pregnancy, extending the sweeping restrictions and outright bans on abortion care across the entire US South, and threatening legal access to care for millions of Americans. Republican Governor Henry McMaster signed legislation into law on 25 May after the bill’s final passage earlier this week. It goes into effect immediately. Republican lawmakers in neighbouring North Carolina recently voted to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill outlawing abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy, restricting abortion access in a state that has been a haven for abortion care in the year after the US Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v Wade. More than a dozen states, mostly in the South, have outlawed most abortions or severely restricted access within the year after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which revoked a constitutional right to abortion care that was affirmed for nearly half a century. Abortion rights restrictions in North Carolina and a six-week ban in South Carolina dramatically change the map for abortion access in the US, where abortions are banned in most cases from Texas to West Virginia and along the Gulf Coast, making legal access to care out of reach altogether across the Deep South. Abortion rights advocates and civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit to challenge South Carolina’s law in court. The lawsuit comes just four months after the state’s Supreme Court permanently struck down a nearly identical law, which the court determined ran afoul of the state’s constitution. Restrictions on abortion care “must be reasonable and it must be meaningful in that the time frames imposed must afford a woman sufficient time to determine she is pregnant and to take reasonable steps to terminate that pregnancy,” Justice Kaye Hearn wrote in the majority opinion on 5 January. “Six weeks is, quite simply, not a reasonable period of time for these two things to occur,” the judge added. Jenny Black, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, said in a statement that South Carolina lawmakers “have once again trampled on our right to make private health care decisions, ignoring warnings from health care providers and precedent set by the state’s highest court just a few months ago.” “The decision of if, when, and how to have a child is deeply personal, and politicians making that decision for anyone else is government overreach of the highest order,” she added. “We will always fight for our patients’ ability to make their own decisions about their bodies and access the health care they need. We urge the court to take swift action to block this dangerous ban on abortion.” Governor McMcaster has pledged to defend the law in court. “We stand ready to defend this legislation against any challenges and are confident we will succeed,” he said in a statement. “The right to life must be preserved, and we will do everything we can to protect it.” Read More Mother forced to give birth to stillborn son joins lawsuit against Texas abortion ban Senator who voted for anti-trans bill that passed by one vote admits she wasn’t paying attention Twitter's launch of DeSantis' presidential bid underscores platform's rightward shift under Musk Timeline: How Georgia and South Carolina nuclear reactors ran so far off course Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost
1970-01-01 08:00
Aldi Cuts Prices Further, Boosting Competition With Grocery Stores Like Walmart and Kroger
Aldi’s US unit has a message for rival grocers as inflation finally starts to slow: Price wars are
1970-01-01 08:00
In Washington, honoring America's Vietnam veterans is not a partisan issue
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including military veterans Reps. Mike Waltz and Seth Moulton, participated in a volunteer cleaning of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ahead of Memorial Day. Waltz, a combat-decorated Green Beret, has led the effort in hand-washing the memorial in Washington in recent years.
1970-01-01 08:00
Exclusive-Slimmed-down U.S. debt ceiling deal takes shape -sources
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmaker Kevin McCarthy are
1970-01-01 08:00
'FUBAR' Episode 7 Review: Carter breaks up with Emma after Luke exposes his daughter's affair
Carter gets to know about Emma's infidelity and finally takes the decision to break up with her
1970-01-01 08:00
American Airlines flags no earnings impact from NEA ruling
American Airlines Group Inc's Chief Financial Officer Devon May said on Thursday the court ruling on the Northeast
1970-01-01 08:00
How to protect your investments and finances as debt default worries grow
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen earlier this week reaffirmed Thursday June 1 as the deadline for the government to act. But with that X-date only one week away, there's still no deal to raise the debt ceiling -- putting Americans' finances in danger.
1970-01-01 08:00
Madeleine McCann: Reservoir search appears to be over
German police are seen packing up after a search around 30 miles from where Madeleine went missing.
1970-01-01 08:00
'FUBAR’ Episode 8 Review: Luke and Emma’s secret is finally revealed before the family
In the ultimate showdown in a chapel, Emma and Luke's professional identities are revealed to their family as they tackle Boro and his men
1970-01-01 08:00
Khloe Kardashian finally reveals baby son's name after more than a year of secrecy
Khloe Kardashian finally revealed the name of her baby son during the season three premiere of her family reality show, The Kardashians. The 38-year-old admitted 'struggling to connect' with the boy, who was welcomed via surrogate in the summer of 2022. However, after secrecy surrounding the tot's name (apart from telling fans it begun with a 'T'), the reality star has shared his name is Tatum Robert Thompson. "I definitely buried my head in the sand during that pregnancy, that I didn’t digest what was happening", she said. Click here to sign up for our newsletters
1970-01-01 08:00
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Super Sale Alert: Get 15% off sitewide at Lake & Skye with our promo code R29L&S, now through May 30.
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