Fox v Badger v Hedgehogs: Wild animals scrap over leftover food
Security camera footage garden showing a fox and a badger fighting over scraps of food in an unusual encounter. The footage … source
Arizona House Passes Bill to Scrap 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban
Arizona House members on Wednesday voted in favor of repealing an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, after several Republicans joined Democrats in passing the bill. The vote is the third attempt in three weeks to lift the abortion restriction, since the Arizona Supreme Court ruled earlier this month to uphold the state’s new […]
Scrap Rwanda Migrant Resettlement Plan, Euro Body Tells Britain
AFP – Europe’s top rights body told Britain on Tuesday to withdraw its controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, saying it raises “serious questions” over their rights and the rule of law. I asked. British Parliament on Monday passed a bill to expel asylum seekers to Rwanda to await a decision on their […]
Kansas lawmakers scrap tax cut plan after deal between Dem governor and GOP leaders
A bipartisan group of Kansas rank-and-file lawmakers on Thursday halted a tax cut plan with Republicans defying Republican leaders and Democrats ignoring personal appeals from the state’s Democratic governor. The state Legislature rejected a plan to cut taxes by about $1.4 billion over the next three years. It grew out of an agreement between Gov. […]
China Pressuring Ukraine to Scrap Blacklist of Russian Business Partners
According to reports, the Ukrainian government has listed major companies that are passively financing Russian aggression by continuing to operate in Russia, as China and France strongly oppose naming and shaming companies. It is reported that the country is considering abolishing the “international war supporters” blacklist. Two sources told Reuters on Thursday that Ukraine may […]
Keir Starmer calls for England to scrap kit with new St George’s Cross design | England
Labor leader Keir Starmer has called for the multicolored St George’s cross to be scrapped on England’s new Euro kit shirts, replacing it with the traditional red and white cross. Nike and England removed the red and white cross on the collar and replaced it with navy, blue and purple stripes. Nike claimed that the […]
Albany Dems want to scrap Hochul’s proposed education cuts, raise taxes on high earners
Democrats in the state Legislature want to reverse Gov. Kathy Hochul’s education funding cuts and accept part of a deal to encourage more housing as part of state budget negotiations. The state Senate’s sweeping budget proposal, released late Monday night, would be funded by higher taxes on New Yorkers’ earnings of $5 million or more […]
Meta to scrap ‘News Tab’ for Facebook users in US, Australia
Meta announced Friday that it would discontinue Facebook’s news features for users in the United States and Australia in April, setting the stage for a potential showdown with lawmakers in both countries over the tech giant’s treatment of the media industry. Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant said the removal of Facebook’s News tab was “part […]
Hunt considers poaching Labour’s plan to scrap non-domiciled tax rules | Jeremy Hunt
Prime Minister Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering scrapping the UK’s non-domicile tax rules in next week’s Budget, a move that would uproot one of Labour’s key fiscal policies. The decision is understood to be on a list of revenue options drawn up by the Chancellor and Rishi Sunak after economic estimates showed less money than […]
NY Democrats could vote to scrap redistricting maps — something that may create ‘major repercussions’ for control of House
State lawmakers could vote next week to scrap New York’s new congressional map, a move that would have “significant implications” for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. On Friday, Assembly Democrats gathered for nearly two hours in a Zoom meeting called by Speaker Carl Heastie to discuss whether to approve or repeal tweaked maps […]