Новости за 03.05.2022

Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama issued a strong statement criticizing the draft Supreme Court opinion knocking down the Roe v. Wade decision, saying it would limit U.S. freedoms just like other past actions by the court. “Today, millions of Americans woke up fearing that their essential freedoms under the Constitution were...

The revelation of a draft Supreme Court decision gutting U.S. abortion rights has stunned an entire nation, setting off protests, sending political leaders scrambling, and igniting public debates about both the form and substance of the leaked draft ruling. Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of the opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito...

From 1947 until 1961, one of the biggest environmental crimes of the past century was taking place right under our noses. Now, in 2022, this reckless action has proven to have major health implications — like cancer — not just for wildlife, but potentially for humans. For nearly 15 years, Montrose Chemical Company was dumping...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., said Tuesday that a wild fox had broken into its premises and killed 25 flamingos and a duck on Monday. The zoo said that it was "devastated and mourning the loss of 25 American flamingos and one Northern pintail duck" and added that staff undertake "exhibit-integrity inspections" on...

Fox News Media will debut a documentary series profiling television star Sharon Osbourne on its streaming platform this fall. Osbourne, a longtime co-host of CBS’s “The Talk,” left the show last year after an internal review at the company following a heated conversation on race. In an announcement, Fox said the series would "feature a candid...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Lambton County discovered a large drone carrying several handguns stuck in a tree on Friday near Port Lambton in southwestern Ontario. The OPP announced the incident on Twitter Monday, saying that "drones are being used to carry the prohibited guns over from the United States." The drone found Friday was...

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is warning of “devastating” impacts on communities of color if Roe v. Wade is overturned after a leaked draft ruling from the Supreme Court showed that the bench has voted to overturn the nearly 50-year-old precedent. The comment came after Politico Monday night published...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania school board denied a proposal for an After School Satan Club at the end of April. Now it appears the fight may not be over. Members of a Catholic organization gathered outside Northern High School on Monday to show support for the board of the Northern York County School District after...

As we end our observance of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, I am disheartened that the once-bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a much-needed lifeline for abused women, has been turned on its head and no longer focuses on ensuring that women have a safe place to escape their abuse. Bowing to the gender ideology...

Vice President Harris on Tuesday warned that the rights of all Americans are at risk if the Supreme Court weakens the right to privacy by overturning Roe v. Wade. A draft opinion leaked Monday night showed the high court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to...

Former President Trump called the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion “demeaning and not good” in brief comments after the document indicated the high court is preparing to overturn federal level abortion protections. “This is a terrible thing. When you have a leak coming out of the Supreme Court, pretty unique. I guess maybe...

President Biden on Tuesday said that other rights, including same-sex marriage and access to birth control, are in question if a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion which overturned Roe v. Wade becomes final. “It basically says all the decisions relating to your private life — who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive...

Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday directed the marshal of the Supreme Court to launch an investigation into the source of a leaked draft opinion showing that a majority of justices were poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. “This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court...

Hillary Clinton said Tuesday on Twitter that the leaked Supreme Court draft ruling on abortion, which would overturn the high court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision if made final, "will kill and subjugate women." "This decision is a direct assault on the dignity, rights, & lives of women, not to mention decades of settled law,"...

Celebrities are blasting a draft ruling that indicates the Supreme Court is poised to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision that protects the federal right to abortion, calling it a “shameful” move that will “condemn women to die.” The draft majority opinion published Monday by Politico, reportedly written in February, would give states authority over...

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said that if the landmark Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade is overturned, there could be attacks on birth control pills. The comments from Lee come after Politico first reported a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the 1973 decision. Lee, in a tweet initially written on April 25...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) offered some advice for President Biden in an opinion piece for The Atlantic as the president battles low approval ratings. De Blasio, who served as mayor of the Big Apple until the end of 2021, wrote in the piece published Tuesday, "When it comes to being...

Billionaire Bill Gates regrets his continued meetings with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling it a “huge mistake” in a new interview. Gates met with Epstein, who died while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking young women, a number of times with a goal of raising money for global health, he...

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Tuesday joined other Republicans in saying that they would support a Supreme Court’s draft ruling — if made final — that would overturn the high court’s 1973 ruling that allows for federal level abortion protections, but urged that whoever leaked the draft should be punished. “If the leaked draft opinion...

Actress Drew Barrymore has issued an apology after referring to Johnny Depp's defamation case against Amber Heard as a “seven-layer dip of insanity.” “Hi, it has come to my attention that I have offended people with making light of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard and for that I just want to deeply apologize and appreciate...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday warned progressives that the Supreme Court “isn't just coming for abortion” after a leak of a Supreme Court draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “As we’ve warned, SCOTUS isn’t just coming for abortion — they’re coming for the right to privacy Roe rests on which includes gay...

Democrats on Monday night slammed the leaked Supreme Court majority ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, criticizing the decision as an attack on women’s rights across the country. Politico on Monday published a draft ruling for the case examining a Mississippi law that prohibits virtually all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The 67-page document, written...

Kim Kardashian channeled the late Marilyn Monroe at Monday night's Met Gala, wearing one of the actress's iconic looks to celebrate the event's "gilded glamour" theme. Kardashian walked the red carpet at the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit in Monroe's "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" ensemble. Monroe famously wore the gown to serenade then-President...

Planned Parenthood reacted with horror and dismay to the Monday publication of a draft Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that enshrined the right to an abortion. The draft decision, written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito and leaked to Politico, would, if it becomes official, hand the...

New York City Mayor Eric Adam (D) used his outfit at Monday night's Met Gala to send a political message about gun violence. Adams made his debut at the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit in a tuxedo by designer Laulu emblazoned with the slogan "End Gun Violence" on the back — a...