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(The Center Square) – An American pro-life group told President Donald Trump and Congress that the Hyde Amendment is “non-negotiable,” following comments from the president that Republicans should be flexible on the issue and preceding a healthcare vote Thursday. President of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Marjorie Dannenfelser told The Center Square that “abandoning Hyde is not just bad policy that harms babies in the womb and their mothers, it is not politically smart or helpful for the future of the GOP either.” “The Hyde Amendment has saved more than 2.6 million lives over its 50-year existence by protecting taxpayers from being forced to fund abortion on demand,” Dannenfelser said. As explained by a letter pro-life organizations sent to Congress in October concerning taxpayer funded abortion, the Hyde Amendment for decades worked to protect “the unborn by stopping taxpayers from being forced to pay for abortion and for health insurance plans that include coverage of abortion” until Obamacare ruptured the policy in 2010. Dannenfelser told The Center Square that Hyde “reflects the will of nearly 6 in 10 voters, including 58% of Independents, a full third of rank-and-file Democrats, and more than 40% of self-described pro-choice voters. “The pro-life movement is definitely not ‘flexible’ on requiring people to pay for the deaths of other human beings, which is longstanding consensus and really the minimum expectation,” Dannenfelser said. “The GOP cannot expect to abandon this bedrock principle, betray their base, and depress turnout especially in a midterm year and win elections,” Dannenfelser said. “We’ve seen, for example, critical Senate elections in midterm years decided by about 10,000 votes, with the help of the largest pro-life voter contact program in the nation – built by SBA Pro-Life America and fueled by the enthusiasm of grassroots Americans meeting millions of voters right at their doors to persuade and motivate,” Dannenfelser said. “When margins are so tight it does not take much to swing outcomes either direction,” Dannenfelser said. The Center Square previously noted the role pro-life voters play in elections SBA Pro-Life America’s state public affairs director Kelsey Pritchard said in November Trump would have lost the 2024 presidential election “if 1-2% of [pro-life] voters had stayed home.” Dannenfelser told The Center Square that “it is very important to know that when Democrats claim Hyde protections already cover Obamacare, they are lying.” “If that were true when Obamacare was passed in 2010, we would not be in this position today,” Dannenfelser said. “Then-President Obama offered the fig leaf of an executive order in exchange for the votes of ‘pro-life’ Democrats for his signature agenda item, but it was no more than a gimmick and everyone knew that,” Dannenfelser said. “The reality is that the Democrats craftily wrote the language of the law to evade the Hyde Amendment, a huge departure that resulted in the biggest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion since Roe v. Wade,” Dannenfelser said. “When this betrayal was exposed, 15 House Democrats ran afoul of their constituents and ended up losing their seats in Congress,” Dannenfelser said. “The consequences were far-reaching with the GOP gaining in battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,” Dannenfelser said. In response to Trump’s comment that Republicans should be “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment as reported by the Daily Signal’s Elizabeth Mitchell, SBA Pro-Life America issued a press release stating that Hyde is “non-negotiable.” “The pro-life movement has been very clear: No Hyde, no deal,” SBA said on X.

"Pəhləvilərin hakimiyyətə gətirilməsini təbliğ edirlər və ümumilikdə, İranda türk etnikinin Pəhləvilərdən yaxşı xatirələri yoxdur".

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აშშ-ის სენატმა 8 იანვარს დაამტკიცა პროცედურული რეზოლუცია, რომლის ძალით ქვეყნის პრეზიდენტის ადმინისტრაციას არ აქვს უფლება შემდგომი სამხედრო ნაბიჯები გადადგას ვენესუელაში კონგრესის ნებართვის გარეშე. Reuters-ის ცნობით, კენჭისყრა, რომელიც ვენესუელაში ამერიკული სამხედრო ოპერაციიდან და მისი ლიდერის, ნიკოლას მადუროს 3 იანვრის ღამეს დაკავებიდან რამდენიმე დღის შემდეგ გაიმართა, 100-წევრიან პალატაში დოკუმენტის შემდგომ განხილვას ამზადებს. 8 იანვარს 52 სენატორმა მხარი დაუჭირა რეზოლუციას, ხოლო 47...

Putin giustifica la guerra in Ucraina come una missione “sacra”, mentre l’esercito russo alimenta il conflitto con reclutamenti forzati, propaganda e coercizione, colpendo soprattutto giovani poveri e vulnerabili.

Directors from Athens and Nelsonville-York were among hundreds of band directors who marched in the parade on New Year’s Day. The post Local band directors represent Southeast Ohio in 2026 Rose Parade appeared first on Athens County Independent.

哥倫比亞桑坦德北部的庫庫塔是委內瑞拉和哥倫比亞的邊境貿易口岸，在那裡，每天車水馬龍，過境人數達到數萬，十分繁忙。自周六以來，委內瑞拉的局勢似乎並未影響到這裡，本台西班牙文組的同仁梅麗莎·巴拉在那裡進行了現場採訪。

哥伦比亚桑坦德北部的库库塔是委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚的边境贸易口岸，在那里，每天车水马龙，过境人数达到数万，十分繁忙。自周六以来，委内瑞拉的局势似乎并未影响到这里，本台西班牙文组的同仁梅丽莎·巴拉在那里进行了现场采访。

მოქალაქე გიორგი წულაია, რომელსაც 17 დეკემბერს ტროტუარზე პროტესტისთვის ადმინისტრაციული სამართალდარღვევათა ოქმი შეუდგინეს, აცხადებს, რომ მის წინააღმდეგ საქმის წარმოება შეწყდა. მისი ცნობით, გადაწყვეტილება მიიღო თბილისის საქალაქო სასამართლოს მოსამართლე დავით მაკარიძემ.

O governo chinês criticou, nesta quinta-feira (8), a apreensão de dois navios-petroleiros que a Guarda Costeira dos Estados Unidos interceptou na quarta-feira (7), em águas internacionais. “Ao apreender arbitrariamente as embarcações de outros países em alto-mar, os EUA violaram seriamente o direito internacional”, declarou a porta-voz do Ministério das Relações Exteriores da China, Mao Ning, a jornalistas. Notícias relacionadas: EUA querem Groenlândia para barrar China no Ártico, dizem analistas. China e Rússia pedem na ONU libertação imediata de Maduro. Administração Trump retira EUA de 66 organizações internacionais. “A China se posiciona contra sanções ilícitas unilaterais que não têm base no direito internacional ou autorização do Conselho de Segurança da ONU, bem como contra qualquer movimento que viole os propósitos e princípios da Carta da ONU e infrinja a soberania e a segurança de outros países”, acrescentou a porta-voz durante a coletiva de imprensa que concedeu esta manhã, em Pequim. Segundo o governo dos Estados Unidos, os navios-tanques Marinera (antes registrado com o nome Bella I) e M/T Sophia foram apreendidos por violação de sanções estadunidenses, em cumprimento a um mandado judicial emitido por um tribunal federal dos próprios EUA. De acordo com a secretária nacional de Segurança Interna, Kristi Noem, as duas embarcações seriam usadas para transportar petróleo venezuelano para outras nações. Ainda segundo Kristi, a Guarda Costeira perseguiu o Marinera por semanas até alcançá-lo em um ponto do Atlântico Norte que, segundo dados do site de tráfego marítimo Marinetraffic, fica na zona econômica exclusiva da Islândia. Ao ser apreendido, o navio estava identificado como uma embarcação russa – bandeira que as autoridades estadunidenses garantem que a tripulação do Marinera assumiu poucos dias antes, ao trocar o nome do navio para tentar escapar às sanções. “Este petroleiro vinha tentando fugir da Guarda Costeira há semanas, até mesmo mudando sua bandeira e pintando um novo nome no casco, em uma tentativa desesperada e fracassada de escapar”, afirmou a secretária em um texto publicado nas redes sociais. Ontem, pouco após o anúncio da apreensão dos navios, o Ministério das Relações Exteriores da Rússia cobrou que os Estados Unidos cesse, imediatamente, o que classificou como uma ação ilegal contra o petroleiro Marinera. “Pedimos a Washington que retome o cumprimento das normas e princípios fundamentais da navegação marítima internacional e cesse imediatamente suas ações ilegais contra a Marinera e outras embarcações envolvidas em atividades de cumprimento da lei em alto-mar”, manifestou o ministério, segundo a agência estatal de notícias russa, TASS. Em nota enviada à agência, o ministério admitiu que o Marinera recebeu permissão temporária para navegar sob a bandeira russa no último dia 24. E navegava “pacificamente” pelas águas internacionais com destino a portos russos. “O governo dos EUA recebeu repetidamente informações confiáveis, incluindo do Ministério das Relações Exteriores da Rússia, sobre a origem russa do navio e seu status civil. Eles não poderiam ter tido dúvidas sobre isso, não havendo motivos para argumentar que o petroleiro estava navegando “sem uma bandeira” ou “sob uma bandeira falsa”, acrescentou a pasta, exigindo que os EUA garantam tratamento digno aos tripulantes russos do Marinera. O segundo navio-tanque apreendido pelos EUA, identificado como M/T Sophia, foi interceptado no Mar do Caribe. De acordo com o Comando Sul dos EUA, “a embarcação interditada estava operando em águas internacionais, realizando atividades ilícitas” e, agora, será escoltada pela Guarda Costeira até os Estados Unidos. Apoio à Venezuela Ainda durante a coletiva desta manhã, a porta-voz do Ministério das Relações Exteriores da China, Mao Ning, voltou a manifestar o apoio chinês à Venezuela, garantindo que o governo chinês está pronto para, junto com a comunidade internacional, “defender conjuntamente a autoridade do direito internacional; o multilateralismo, a paz e a estabilidade mundial”. Ao ser questionada sobre o artigo que o alto-comissário da ONU para os Direitos Humanos, Volker Türk, publicou no jornal The Guardian, alegando estar “profundamente perturbado” com as alegações que tentam justificar uma intervenção militar estrangeira como resposta às violações aos direitos humanos registradas na Venezuela, a porta-voz foi taxativa. “A China sempre se opõe a transformar os direitos humanos em questões e ferramentas políticas, rejeita uma abordagem seletiva sobre o direito internacional e se opõe a interferir nos assuntos internos de outros países sob o pretexto de questões de direitos humanos”.

Ministro relator leva o processo para avaliação do plenário TCU suspende inspeção no Banco Central por liquidação do Master apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

印度洋的非洲島國科摩羅（Les Comores）現已加強針對M痘或猴痘（Mpox）的防疫措施。這是本台法廣非洲組（RFI Afrique）2026年01月08日星期四的最新法文消息之一。為了避免疾病蔓延，莫羅尼(Moroni)當局宣布，要求來自馬達加斯加的旅客出示五天內有效的、檢測呈陰性的醫學證明。科摩羅的中文國名也有譯作“葛摩聯盟”（les Comores）。

印度洋的非洲岛国科摩罗（Les Comores）现已加强针对M痘或猴痘（Mpox）的防疫措施。这是本台法广非洲组（RFI Afrique）2026年01月08日星期四的最新法文消息之一。为了避免疾病蔓延，莫罗尼(Moroni)当局宣布，要求来自马达加斯加的旅客出示五天内有效的、检测呈阴性的医学证明。科摩罗的中文国名也有译作“葛摩联盟”（les Comores）。

In Lodge Grass, an estimated 60% of the residents age 14 and older struggle with drug or alcohol addictions. But signs of renewal are emerging. In recent years, the town has torn down more than two dozen abandoned buildings. Now, for the first time in decades, new businesses are going up. The post New buildings, business in Lodge Grass are symbols of recovering from pervasive meth addiction appeared first on Montana Free Press.

“They’re just animals,” said a local school official of the federal agents. “I’ve never seen people behave like this.”

(The Center Square) — New York City will provide free child care for 2-year-olds following an agreement between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, announced Thursday. Hochul said her administration has committed $1.7 billion to fund the first two years of the program, beginning with "high-needs areas" before expanding to the rest of the city. She said the initiative, which will be included in her state of the state address next week, is part of larger efforts to make child care subsidized statewide. “There’s one thing that every family in New York can agree on, the cost of childcare is simply too high,” Hochul, a Democrat, said in remarks Thursday. "Today, I’m proud to partner with Mayor Mamdani and leaders across our state to make this a reality, turning that foundation into a concrete roadmap that will transform the lives of working parents and kids across our state." For Mamdani, Hochul's support for the initiative helps him fulfill a key campaign promise for universal child care in the city. He praised the governor for working with his new administration to put the plans in motion. "This victory represents much more than a triumph of city and state government working in partnership — it is proof that when New Yorkers come together, we can transform the way the government serves working families," Mamndani said Thursday. Under the plan, free child care for 2-year-olds would be offered in “high-need areas” within the city in the first year of implementation. The state will fund the program for the first two years, and after that the Legislature would be required to provide funding to keep it going. Hochul also pledged to strengthen the city’s existing 3-K program, which has been criticized for a lack of programs in some communities. Overall, the lack of child care options in New York is costing working families, some of whom are spending 20% to 40% of their annual income on programs. The average cost of child care is $15,394 a year in New York, the sixth-most expensive state in the nation, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute. A typical family in New York would have to spend 39.8% of its income on child care for an infant and a 4-year-old, according to the report. Child care costs in New York City are even higher. Many child care providers are financially strained in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and advocates say low compensation and the rising costs of caring for children are putting some providers out of business. Meanwhile, early education providers struggle to retain workers in an industry where the pay is traditionally low, and health risks are elevated. Last year, Hochul clashed with fellow Democrats and child care advocates over a proposal floated by lawmakers during budget negotiations, which called for spending $5 billion for a universal child care system for all New York families, regardless of income or immigration status. The new pre-kindergarten initiative comes as the Trump administration moves to freeze $3 billion in federal child care dollars slated for New York in response to concerns about fraud in public benefits programs.

En la psicología se dejó atrás la idea de que alguien puede ser introvertido o extrovertido, pues ahora se suma una nueva clasificación: otrovertido. Durante años, la psicología explicó que la personalidad se dividía en introversión-extroversión, pero este modelo resulta insuficiente para describir a personas que no se sienten parte de la identidad colectiva, más … Continua leyendo "Ni introvertido ni extrovertido, podrías ser otrovertido: la nueva clasificación de personalidad" The post Ni introvertido ni extrovertido, podrías ser otrovertido: la nueva clasificación de personalidad appeared first on BioBioChile.

Власти США рассекретили ряд документов о переговорах, которые проходили в 2001–2003 годах между Владимиром Путиным и Джорджем Бушем-младшим, который тогда занимал пост президента США, стенограммы опубликованы американским Архивом национальной безопасности. Один из этих разговоров состоялся 21 октября 2001 года — чуть более чем через месяц после самой масштабной в истории террористической атаки на США и во время активной фазы Второй чеченской войны. Буш, ссылаясь на предыдущие обсуждения,...

(The Center Square) – Out of the $27 billion in taxes the Texas oil and natural gas industry paid in 2025, nearly $4 billion was paid to school districts and county governments. The total was compiled by the Texas Oil & Gas Association in its newly released 2025 Annual Energy & Economic Impact report. In fiscal 2025, Texas school districts received $2.6 billion and county governments received $1 billion in property taxes paid from mineral properties producing oil and natural gas and pipeline and gas utility companies. The data excludes refineries, petrochemicals and other industry properties. The fiscal year begins Sept. 1. In some counties and in dozens of school districts, the oil and natural gas industry is the primary source of tax revenue – and in some cases representing 96% of tax revenue. The counties and school districts receiving an economic windfall from the industry are located in two major oil producing regions in Texas, the Permian Basin (61 Texas counties) and Eagle Ford Shale (27 Texas counties). The greater Permian Basin accounts for nearly 40% of all oil produced in the United States and nearly 15% of domestic natural gas production, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas data. Ten counties in the U.S. (eight in Texas and two in New Mexico) produce 93% of domestic oil production, the U.S. Energy Information Agency notes. In Texas, Martin and Midland counties reported the greatest production growth last year, representing 21% of U.S. production growth; Andrews, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Reagan and Ward counties represented 19% of production growth, The Center Square reported. In 2025, taxes paid by the industry accounted for nearly 96% of the tax base in Loving County and nearly 95% in Martin County, both in the Permian Basin, according to TXOGA compiled data. Industry taxes also accounted for nearly 93% in McMullen County and 91% in LaSalle County, both in Eagle Ford Shale, according to the data. Industry taxes represented the greatest percentage of the tax base in the counties of Borden (89%), Dimmit, Irion, Karnes, Reeves, Andrews, Crockett and Culberson (82%) in the two oil producing regions, according to the data. By dollar amount, Reeves County received the most industry tax revenue of $109.4 million followed by Loving ($69 million), Martin ($46 million), Ward ($39 million), Midland ($38 million), LaSalle ($35), Upton ($33 million); Andrews, Pecos and Webb counties each received roughly $25 million last year, according to the data. All but two of these counties are located in the Permian Basin. The industry also paid the lion’s share of property taxes to several public school districts last year, according to TXOGA compiled data. Klondike ISD, located in Dawson and Martin counties in the Permian Basin, is nearly entirely funded by the industry. Industry taxes represent 99.6% of its tax base, according to the data. Not far behind are Grady ISD and Grandfalls-Royalty ISD, both in Ward County, where industry taxes represent nearly 95% and 90%, respectively, of the districts’ tax base. Industry taxes also accounted for nearly 88% of the tax base of Coahoma ISD in Howard and western Mitchell counties last year. The counties are all located in the Permian Basin. In the Eagle Ford Shale, industry taxes account for nearly all of the tax base of Karnes City ISD (97%) and Falls City ISD (95%) in Karnes and Wilson counties, according to the data. Not far behind were Cotulla ISD in LaSalle County (91%), Crystal City ISD in Zavala County (nearly 87%) and Dilley ISD in LaSalle County (nearly 80%). The school districts that received the most industry taxes by dollar amount are located in the Permian Basin. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD in Reeves and Ward counties received the most of $309.3 million. Midland ISD received nearly $223 million, followed by Wink-Loving ISD in Winkler and Loving counties of $157 million and Rankin ISD in Upton County of nearly $119 million. In Eagle Ford Shale, the school districts that received the most industry taxes by dollar amount were Carrizo Springs and Cotulla ISD (nearly $60 million each) and Karnes City ISD ($54 million). Several dozen school districts received more than 50% of their revenue from industry taxes, according to the data. These amounts are in addition to industry taxes funding two major state education funds last year: $1.72 billion to the Permanent University Fund and $1.4 billion to the Permanent School Fund.