Dems push forward on Supreme Court ethics bill following Alito report
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Dems push forward on Supreme Court ethics bill following Alito report

“Chief Justice Roberts can solve this problem this afternoon. He can establish a code of conduct and the responsibility of his justices. To disclose everything and be done with us. The alternative is he’s got to live with this is a very strong legacy,” Durbin told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. Even if Durbin can round… […]

Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
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Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law, which would have prohibited… […]

Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets
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Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets

NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses along popular vacation destinations like boardwalks and piers in the U.S. say the number of tourists flocking to the waterfront is back to normal, meaning pre-2020 levels. But while the affluent are spending freely, lower-income vacationers are sticking to carefully planned-out budgets. Sean Bailey, marketing manager of the SkyWheel […]

Man seen climbing Eiffel Tower, prompting evacuation hours before closing ceremony…
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Man seen climbing Eiffel Tower, prompting evacuation hours before closing ceremony…

By Aijaz Rahi Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PARIS (AP) — French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris landmark hours before the Olympics closing ceremony Sunday. The shirtless man was seen scaling the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon. It’s unclear where […]

UNC soccer coach Dorrance retires after 45 years
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UNC soccer coach Dorrance retires after 45 years

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 03:58 PM ET CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Anson Dorrance, whose 21 NCAA championships are the most by a head coach in any Division I sport in college history, is retiring after 45 seasons directing the women’s soccer program at North Carolina. The Tar Heels said Dorrance informed athletic director Bubba […]