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New York state to ban small shampoo bottles at hotels

New York state plans to require hotels to ban small bottles of “hospitality care” products like shampoo and lotion. The move comes after the New York State Assembly passed a bill that it hopes will reduce waste. According to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s website, starting Jan. 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms […]

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate says Trump is leading Biden in state

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), a leading Democratic candidate for the state’s vacant Senate seat, said private polls in the state show President Biden trailing former President Trump. “We’re thrilled to be part of this amazing organization,” Slotkin told donors during a fundraiser on Tuesday. The New York Times. “Right now, President Biden is behind President […]

Arkansas abortion rights ballot initiative rejected by secretary of state 

Arkansas’ Secretary of State on Wednesday rejected a right-to-abortion ballot measure that would have guaranteed access to the procedure in the state up to 18 weeks into pregnancy. in Letter to Arkansas calling for limited government Secretary of State John Thurston, whose organization is behind the effort, said the group has not filed required statements […]

Iraq Issues Death Sentence for Wife of Slain Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council on Wednesday sentenced the unnamed wife of former Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death, nearly five years after her husband was killed in a U.S. special forces operation ordered by President Donald Trump. An Iraqi court found Baghdadi’s wife guilty of collaborating with ISIS operations and holding Yazidi women […]

State and Local Dems Call for Biden to Step Aside Amid Rising Concerns

As President Joe Biden continues to face calls to withdraw from the presidential race and concerns grow about whether he has the mental and physical health to serve another term, state and local Democrats are feeling the pressure and urging Biden to step aside. New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado (D-New York), Rep. Pat Ryan […]

Why it Is Ethical To Resist the Biosecurity Surveillance State

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Peter Leithart over at the Theopolis Institute invited me to contribute to this “Conversation,” which begins with a lead article from theologian Doug Farrow, “Whether There is a Moral Obligation to Disobey the Coercive Mandates,” followed by several responses, including mine. With permission, I’m reprinting here my piece, “The Rising […]