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Humza Yousaf questioned over new hate crime laws

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PA MediaCopyright: PA Media Humza Yousaf may have taken the top role in Scottish politics, but the circumstances have been challenging at times. In the space of 12 months, the SNP changed leader and first minister, chief executive, president, Westminster leader, treasurer and communications chief. Then there were the arrests of former chief executive Peter Murrell, former treasurer Colin Beattie and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, as part of a police investigation into the party’s funding and finances. All were released without charge pending further inquiries. Policy-wise, Yousaf has abandoned a series of commitments from Nicola Sturgeon’s time in the…
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Her baby was going to die. Abortion laws forced her to give birth anyway

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Samantha Casiano cries while visiting the gravesite of her daughter. Hello with her daughter Camila and son Louie. Samantha Casiano spent this month planning her daughter’s first birthday party. The 30-year-old east Texas mother of four knows how to throw a good party for her kids. But this family get-together on Friday wasn’t a traditional party, despite Casiano purchasing a cake and balloons for the event. Instead, Casiano’s family spent the day at the gravesite of Halo Hope Villasana, Casiano’s daughter who was born with anencephaly, a fatal condition that prevents a child’s brain and skull from forming properly. Camila…
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New WA law aims to erase black market for stolen catalytic converters

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When the price of precious metals began tumbling late last summer, so too did demand for stolen catalytic converters, the exhaust-cleaning components that can be cut from a vehicle’s undercarriage in seconds and sold on the black market. But demand will inevitably go back up once the prices of rhodium, palladium and platinum — metals used in the manufacture of catalytic converters — rise again, law enforcement officials and lawmakers say. To prevent a future surge in catalytic converter thefts, a new law is aimed at eliminating the black market of illicit buyers who created the opportunity for front-line thieves…
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Appeals court blocks Texas SB4 immigration law: All to know | Migration News

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A US federal appeals court has blocked Texas’s controversial immigration law, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the state to begin enforcing the measure. Here is what we know about the law and the latest updates: What is the Texas immigration law? The law known as Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) was signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott in December, and it makes it a crime for foreigners to enter Texas from anywhere other than a legal port of entry. Texas and Mexico have 11 land ports that are legal crossing points between them. Typically, immigration enforcement is…
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South Carolina’s governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster held a ceremony Tuesday to spotlight a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. McMaster signed the bill into law 12 days ago as soon as it hit his desk, allowing open carry before the ink had dried. Tuesday’s Statehouse event outside his office was a day to let everyone who pushed for the law to take a victory lap. “This is a happy day. It’s a good step forward,” the Republican governor said. The new law changes how police…
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