Новости за 01.02.2020

A privacy organization that contends limits to online pornography are a threat to "free speech" is celebrating a court ruling that reinstates its lawsuit against a federal law it claims has been "driving marginalized communities and speech about sex and sex work offline." The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that…

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Employees at a maximum security New York prison fell ill Friday after a letter was opened that contained a substance believed to be fentanyl, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Eleven people were taken to a hospital from the Clinton Correctional Facility Annex in Dannemora, New York. All were later released, the governor’s office said.…

(CNN) Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will stand up for principles like free expression and encryption, even if it means facing a backlash. "This is the new approach, and I think it's going to piss off a lot of people. But frankly, the old approach was pissing off a lot of people too, so let's try…

(WBRZ) The parent of a child with Down Syndrome received quite a shock Friday morning when a deputy served her a lawsuit filed by the Livingston Parish School Board. The lawsuit aims to block Ashley Kellett from placing a doctor prescribed device called AngelSense on her child while she attends school. The school system claims…

(JERUSALEM POST) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday that he has decided to severe all relations with Israel and the US in protest against President Donald Trump’s recently unveiled plan for Mideast peace. “We have informed the Israelis and Americans of this decision through two letters,” Abbas said in a speech at an…

(ARIZONA REPUBLIC) An Iraqi man who is alleged to have been the leader of a group of Al-Qaida terrorists has been arrested in Phoenix, according to federal officials. Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri, a 42-year-old Phoenix resident, is wanted to stand trial in Iraq on charges of the premeditated murder of two Iraqi police officers, according…

(CHRISTIAN HEADLINES) As active shooter situations in churches have become more prevalent, a majority of churches have put security teams in place, with many adopting plans for active shooters and allowing their parishioners to carry weapons. Lifeway Research released the results of a recent survey, conducted before the shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ…

There are laws against "inciting" someone to commit an illegal act. But what if the illegal act is also a political statement? That's what the U.S. Supreme Court is being urged to address in a case brought by Evelyn Sineneng-Smith. She's an immigration consultant in California charged with violating a statute making it a crime…

(STANDARD MEDIA) The church is supposed to be a safe haven where believers congregate to celebrate Jesus, learn his teachings and open up on their struggles. A Ghanaian prophet, Nigel Gaisie, has taken these teachings too far after claiming that he has the power to resurrect celebrated basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.…

(USA TODAY) -- A leader for the Conservative Political Action Conference announced Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, would not be invited to attend the 2020 gathering after he voted with Democrats to have witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. "BREAKING: The 'extreme conservative' and Junior Senator from the great state of Utah,…

(THE BLAZE) The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on Friday, and the occasion was marked by both celebrations and protests across the country. An hour before the official Brexit countdown clock hit zero, Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation with a statement released on social media, where he urged the country to…

(NEW INDIAN EXPRESS) On Thursday, when the nation remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 72nd death anniversary, controversy erupted at a government college campus in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh over the unveiling of Gandhi’s bust which the college students alleged resembled British actor Ben Kingsley. British actor Ben Kingsley had enacted Gandhi’s role in the…

A defamation lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is finally going forward, and it looks like all it took was some good old-fashioned media shaming and some of Clinton's own words being used against her. Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard filed the suit after Clinton accused the Hawaiian representative of being a "Russian…

Democrats already are honing their message for the 2020 campaign, insisting that the Senate Republicans' decision not to allow further witnesses or documents in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump means the president's inevitable acquittal next week won't be valid. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York told reporters Friday "the acquittal will have…

Is it plausible that China has locked down 17 cities because of only 213 deaths out of 9,776 confirmed cases of coronavirus? That's the question Dr. Jane Orient, the president of Physicians for Civil Defense, is raising in a WND column. Asserting China's communist regime cannot be trusted to tell the truth, she says the…

(9NEWS)Two women from a Sydney mothers' group have been taken to hospital after a group argument about coronavirus escalated into a violent brawl. The argument began between two women on a Sydney mothers' group chat site about the coronavirus and its effects. According to Northern Beaches Police, the women, both aged in their 30s decided…

In 2015, I wrote a column about a woman who bragged about her gender-selective abortion. "It was a blog post so revolting, it sent reverberations across the ocean and shocked even ardent leftists," my column began. "It was so brazenly horrifying, some called it a hoax. Internet traffic was so high, it caused the website…

The hits just keep on coming! Donald Trump got elected president due in large part to his tough stance on illegal immigration. And thus far he has not disappointed. Just this past Tuesday I reported that the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling, thus allowing the Trump administration's "public charge" rule to take effect.…

The people of Iowa see the presidential caucuses like racing enthusiasts approach the Kentucky Derby. A 60-something-year-old nuclear engineer from Cedar Rapids told me he registered as a Republican in 2016 because that's where the caucus action was. That's the reason he registered as a Democrat this year. Like many of the people in the…