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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Georgia’s six-week abortion ban will remain in effect as a court challenge against it moves forward, a state judge ruled Monday, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to halt state-level bans that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Key Facts Georgia: A state Superior Court judge declined to block the state’s six-week abortion ban Monday while the litigation against it proceeds, rejecting a request from abortion providers and advocates who sued to overturn the law after a federal judge allowed it to take effect in July. Idaho: The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s trigger law outlawing nearly all abortions can take effect August 25 as abortion providers’ litigation against it moves forward, and also allowed a six-week ban to take effect immediately, which is modeled after Texas’ six-week abortion ban and allows private citizens to … [Read more...] about Georgia Abortion Ban To Stay In Effect, Judge Rules—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A Florida appeals court affirmed Monday a lower judge’s ruling that a 16-year-old minor in the state cannot get an abortion, based on a law requiring parental consent for minors, forcing the teenager to carry her pregnancy to term as such consent laws come under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Key Facts A three-judge panel at the First District Court of Appeals in Florida sided with a circuit court judge in Escambia County, who ruled that the plaintiff “had not established by clear and convincing evidence that she was sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy,” as Florida law requires. The state’s parental consent law , enacted in 2020, lets minors seek a “judicial bypass” and get court permission to get an abortion if they can’t get consent from a parent or guardian. The judges said their decision was based on the fact that … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Blocks Florida Minor From Getting An Abortion

A Florida court ruled Monday that a pregnant, parentless teenager was not “mature” enough to decide terminating her pregnancy on her own. The three-judge panel in Florida’s First District Court of Appeal sided with a previous ruling Aug. 10 by Circuit Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz affirming the 16-year-old was not “sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy,” NBC News reported . The teen was 10 weeks pregnant at the time, according to the outlet. The ruling, made by Judges Harvey Jay, Rachel Nordby, and Scott Makar, states the teen “had not established by clear and convincing evidence that she was sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy,” according to NBC News. A pregnant and parentless 16-year-old in Florida may be forced to give birth after an appeals court ruled she was not “sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy.” https://t.co/fJyRB2SJXX — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 17, 2022 Makar … [Read more...] about Florida Court Rules Parentless Teen Is Not ‘Mature’ Enough To Seek Abortion

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Teladan Setia Group Bhd's net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 (2QFY22) jumped 85.85% to RM14.24 million from RM7.66 million in the same quarter last year on higher revenue. Quarterly revenue soared 86.61% to RM75.61 million from RM40.52 million, mainly due to better sales from Taman Desa Bertam Phases 2, 3A and 3B as well as Bali Residences. The Melaka-based property developer declared a single-tier interim dividend of 0.6 sen per share, to be paid on Sept 19. For the cumulative first half ended June 30, 2022, Teladan Setia's net profit grew 60.58% to RM23.71 million from RM14.77 million, as revenue increased by 64.29% to RM134.51 million from RM81.87 million. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Teladan Setia's net profit leapt 50.4% from RM9.5 million in 1QFY22, while revenue increased by 28.4% from RM58.9 million in the immediate preceding quarter. Going forward, the group plans to launch four more projects with a … [Read more...] about Teladan Setia’s 2Q profit nearly doubles to RM14 mil, declares 0.6 sen dividend

Airbnb is piloting new anti-party technology in the U.S. and Canada in its ongoing efforts to fend off users who are looking to book a house to throw large, unapproved gatherings. advertisement advertisement The vacation rental company tells Fast Company the new tech is aimed at identifying “potentially high-risk reservations.” Airbnb will be looking at factors like a user’s history of positive reviews and history with the service, length of the requested booking, distance from their home to the booking, and whether it’s booked for a weekend or weekday. Short-term rental platforms, like Airbnb and Vrbo, have long struggled with unauthorized parties taking place at bookings. The new tech is meant to flag and prevent suspect bookings from being sent to the host for approval, so homeowners can approve bookings without fear of property damage or noise complaints. People who have been blocked from booking an entire listing because of the new system … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Airbnb rolls out new anti-party tech to prevent unapproved gatherings

A concept image of a new waste incinerator to be built in Seoul [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT] Seoul announced Wednesday that it will build a new waste incinerator by 2026 and make it into a city landmark. The city government held a press conference Wednesday to announce the new incinerator for municipal waste. In addition to the four incineration plants already in the capital — in Yangcheon, Nowon, Gangnam and Mapo — Seoul announced it will add another by 2026. An independent committee will choose the site in September. According to the city government, the four plants operating in Seoul incinerate around 2,200 tons of waste per day. That is not enough for the household waste generated by its 9.5 million residents, and some 1,000 tons is being buried in the Sudokwon landfill in Incheon. Following a ban on burying municipal waste in landfills in the greater capital region that goes into effect in 2026, Seoul needs a new incinerator. In 2019, the city twice attempted to … [Read more...] about Seoul says its 5th incinerator will become a landmark

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Federal statutes in the U.S. Code and agency rules in the Code of Federal Regulations are easy to locate online. This is not the case , however, for the thousands of sub-regulatory guidance documents and “interpretative rules,” notices, bulletins, circulars, memoranda and so forth . But then again, these were never easy to locate offline either. Guidance documents are ostensibly non-binding, meant to inform or provide clarity, but guidance can be inapprorpriately leveraged to influence policy and public behavior, according to the Administrative Conference of the United States . This is a concern especially in presidential administrations inclined to deploy the “pen and phone,” as Obama did; or to “act without Congress,” as Biden’s spokespeople often declare he can do. So it was a good thing back in 2019 when Donald Trump issued “ Promoting the Rule of Law through Improved Agency Guidance Documents ” … [Read more...] about Good News On Red Tape? Some Trump-Era Federal Agency Guidance Document Portals Remain Intact

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin One year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, women and girls have been effectively removed from the Afghani public life. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and took control of the country. While initially, the Taliban promised that women would be able to “exercise their rights within Sharia law ”, including being able to work and study, these promises were merely empty words and the women and girls began to disappear from the public square. As Angelina Jolie emphasized , “Overnight, 14 million Afghan women and girls lost their right to go to high school or university, their right to work, and their freedom of movement.” Ms. Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, stressed that “[Afghanistan] is the only country in the world where girls are banned from going to high school.” She further added that “there are no women in the Taliban’s cabinet, no … [Read more...] about One Year under The Taliban Rule: Situation Of Women And Girls In Afghanistan

Commodities saw another strong weekly finish indicating that the buyers have re-entered after a brief break earlier this month. Weakness in the US dollar index, improved risk sentiment and supply issues have lent support to commodities. We saw a rally across commodities indicating broad-based buying, however, there were few highlights. Gold breached the pivotal $1,800 per troy ounce level and tested 1-month high; Zinc zoomed to 2-month high while copper topped $8,000 per tonne level; crude oil recovered more than 9 percent from February lows set late last month. The US dollar index slumped to six-week low amid increasing debate about Fed’s monetary policy. Improved risk sentiment also reduced its safe haven appeal. The Fed’s meeting by meeting approach has caused uncertainty in the market and market players are looking at US economic numbers and central bank comments to gauge the central bank’s next move. Also read - CCI nod for merger of HDFC Bank, HDFC Ltd Close … [Read more...] about Dollar trend to be key factor for commodities as Fed’s rate tightening debate intensifies

CatholicVote, a Catholic advocacy organization, released a seven-figure ad campaign Wednesday targeting President Joe Biden for failing to protect Catholic churches and pregnancy resource centers from escalating attacks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. There have been 64 incidents against pro-life organizations and 69 against Catholic churches since the court’s decision to overturn Roe was leaked May 2, according to CatholicVote. The ad shows a clip of Biden , who is Catholic, encouraging pro-abortion protesters alongside a video of John F. Kennedy, America’s only other Catholic president, condemning attacks on churches. Post-Roe attacks on pro-life groups and Catholic churches have included at least three firebombings along with numerous threats spray-painted on walls and two churches set on fire . The White House condemned one of the attacks and violence generally June 9. WATCH: Kennedy called the burning of churches in the 1960s … [Read more...] about Catholic Group Unveils Ad Slamming Biden For ‘Failure’ To Protect Churches, Pregnancy Centers From Attacks