DEDHAM, Mass. (AP/Boston 25) — A judge ordered the jury in the Karen Read murder trial to continue deliberating Monday after they said for a second time that they were deadlocked. Jurors had told Judge Beverly Cannone on Friday that they were deadlocked, only for her to ask them to continue deliberating. They returned after the weekend […]
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UN migration, refugee agencies cite ‘fundamental’ right to asylum after new US moves to restrict it
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s migration and refugee agencies expressed concern over Biden administration plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States and said the right to asylum is fundamental. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House […]
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right. What’s next for voters?
A split Kansas Supreme Court ruling last week issued in a lawsuit over a 2021 election law found that voting is not a fundamental right listed in the state Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The finding drew sharp criticism from three dissenting justices on the high court. The Associated Press looks at what the ruling might […]
Kansas Supreme Court finds Kansans have no ‘fundamental right’ to vote. What it means
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right protected by the Kansas Constitution. The landmark decision on voting rights Friday is likely to weaken legal challenges to future voting restrictions in Kansas. The majority opinion reversed a 2023 appeals court decision that recognized any restrictions on the fundamental right to […]
Kansas voters have no fundamental constitutional right to vote, Supreme Court rules
Kansas voters have no fundamental right to vote under the bill of rights in the state constitution, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled. A four-person majority on the seven-justice Kansas Supreme Court issued the opinion Friday as part of an ongoing lawsuit challenging three election laws. Justice Caleb Stegall wrote the majority opinion, which Chief […]
Nuclear clock breakthrough could revolutionize study of the universe’s fundamental forces
Scientists have made a major breakthrough that takes us a step closer to developing a nuclear clock — a device that keeps time based on the inner workings of atoms. For the first time, physicists have used laser light to bump the nucleus of a thorium atom up to a higher energy level. The discovery […]
The world is watching “a fundamental breakdown in Trump’s ability to use language”
It has become undeniably clear and obvious to any reasonable person that Donald Trump is experiencing increasing challenges with his speech, language, and memory during these last few weeks and months. Such a conclusion does not require a huge team of investigative journalists: a person only has to watch the corrupt ex-president’s speeches, interviews and […]
Is PLTR Stock A Buy? Here’s What Technical, Fundamental Analysis Shows About Palantir Stock
There’s plenty for bulls and bears to hash out over Palantir Technologies (PLTR). Bulls point to improved profitability for PLTR stock. Bears focus on decelerating revenue growth for Palantir stock. Then there’s buzz over artificial intelligence stocks to consider. X Palantir is among AI stocks to watch. Also, Palantir stock has advanced 175% this year […]
The fundamental beauty of Christmas
The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges once wrote that “except in the case of the indifferent coin of Christian charity left in the palm of the poor, every true gift is reciprocal. He that gives is not deprived of that which is given. To give and to receive are the same.” Beyond Borges’ critique of casual donations, […]