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There are three main forces driving the conflict on the Colorado River. The first is an outdated legal system that guarantees more water to seven Western states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—than is actually available in the river during most years. The second is the exclusion of Native American tribes from
Ein Mann wurde am Donnerstagabend aus der Rede von Präsident Joe Biden zur Lage der Nation entfernt, nachdem er Biden während der Veranstaltung angeschrien hatte.
„Im Jahr vor meinem Amtsantritt stiegen die Mordraten um 30 % –“, sagte Biden, bevor er unterbrochen wurde. „30 % sind gestiegen.“
Ein Mann in der Menge rief Biden „United States Marines“ zu, was den Präsidenten für einen Moment erstarren ließ.
„Der größte Anstieg in der Geschichte“, fuhr Biden fort.
Der Typ, der Biden vom
Nikki Haley will finally surrender to Donald Trump in a speech on Wednesday morning after the ex-president delivered a series of devastating blows to her failing campaign on Super Tuesday.
Haley, 52, will speak in her home state of South Carolina around 10am local time, reports The Wall Street
Once on the path to eliminating syphilis, the United States has reversed course, with cases of the infectious disease surging.
From a low of under 32,000 cases in 2000, the number of people with syphilis has rocketed to more than 207,000 in 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in January. That’s 62 cases per 100,000 people.
The crisis is hitting pregnant people and babies especially hard. The maternal rate for syphilis during pregnancy rose from 87
Over a dozen states reimburse services provided by these nonmedical professionals before, during, and after birth under Medicaid. But with this coverage comes new regulations.
A mother holds her baby at their home in Houston, Tex. The mother and her husband planned to have a natural childbirth with the help of a doula.
(Jahi Chikwendiu / Getty)
Money, in the hands of rogue states and terrorists, is a deadly weapon. Banks and financial regulators go to enormous lengths to ensure that dirty cash is not sluicing around in their accounts and making its way to criminals or hostile nations.
So hearts sank across the City when allegations emerged that Iran has used three of the UK’s biggest high street banks as part of a vast plot to elude US sanctions.
The finger was also pointed at international
Often the outcome of a Supreme Court case is hard to predict from its oral argument. Not yesterday’s.
The justices’ questions in Trump v. Anderson made clear that the Court will rule—perhaps even unanimously—that no state can decide to disqualify Donald Trump from serving as president unless and until Congress enacts a statute granting that permission. Because Congress hasn’t done so, the Court, in all likelihood, will order Colorado and every other state to let Trump continue his reelection campaign.
Die Demokraten sind gut in das Wahljahr gestartet und hatten einen enormen Fundraising-Vorteil gegenüber ihren republikanischen Kollegen, die in wichtigen Swing States mit Geldmangel und Parteiunruhen zu kämpfen haben.
Laut Jahresendberichten, die diese Woche bei der Federal Election Commission (FEC) eingereicht wurden, verfügt das Democratic National Committee (DNC) über fast das Dreifache des vom Republican National Committee (RNC) gemeldeten Bargeldbestands und hat fast das Dreifache eingenommen im letzten Monat des Jahres 2023 viel Spenden gesammelt.
Der RNC meldete sein schlechtestes
Dozens of young Americans are challenging the Biden administration and state officials over their alleged climate policy failings through a series of explosive lawsuits.
Civil cases launched by Gen Z plaintiffs are spreading like wildfire following a historic win by 16 kids and teens against Montana lawmakers last summer.
Two federal complaints against the US government and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) have been launched in Oregon and California respectively, along with three state-level cases in Hawaii, Utah and Virginia.
