Two hospitals broke law by denying abortion

A health screeningUS federal health officials say two hospitals broke the law by denying an abortion to a woman experiencing a life-threatening emergency. The hospitals, in Kansas and Missouri, are now being investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The investigation is the first of its kind to be launched since the Supreme Court invalidated the national right to an abortion last year. Numerous states have issued regulations and bans on abortion since that ruling. Following the Supreme Court ruling, the White House warned hospitals that doctors must provide abortions if the patient’s health is at…
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Opinions | Fox News settlement with Dominion is good for defamation law

Comment on this storyComments“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and wouldn’t lose any voters.” — Donald TrumpFox News could plop one of its prime time anchors at a desk in the middle of Sixth Avenue, in front of Fox’s headquarters, and the anchor could report that John Wilkes Booth killed Marilyn Monroe on the grassy knoll in Dallas’s Dealey Plaza. And Fox News would not lose its core viewers.In recent months there has been an avalanche of evidence that Fox News thinks of its audience as akin to campus snowflakes easily…
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What To Know & Do Upon Separation

Some of the problems that commonly arise relating to finances upon separation include:Hiding of assets Bank accounts being drained Selling off property Bills not being paid (eg mortgages, loans, credit cards) Lack of access to financial resources; or Lack of knowledge about current financial positionWhen it comes time to finalize how you are going to divide your assets (referred to as a financial or property settlement), it is what is remaining that is shared. So, if money is moved, spent or wasted, what is left over is what can be divided in that settlement. There is no opportunity…
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Indigenous groups signal upcoming legal battle over Sask. First Act

The Saskatchewan First Act was borne out of meetings and consultations, but its a lack of consultation with Indigenous communities that has the act destined for a courtroom. On Thursday, Saskatchewan Party government members voted unanimously to pass the act, known as Bill 88. The government has said the bill is meant to assert provincial jurisdiction and prevent federal government intrusion. Usually, bills pass with little fanfare outside of cheers and the sound of hands slapping desks on the governing party’s side of the aisle. That happened on Thursday, but it was the presence of a great opposition in the…
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