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Tornado barrage leaves path of destruction from Kansas to Pennsylvania – USA TODAY

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

LAWRENCE, Kansas – A two-week barrage of tornadoes that has ravaged much of the Midwest descended on this university town Tuesday, blasting homes and businesses and injuring at least a dozen people. The latest wave of severe weather wreaked havoc as far east as Pennsylvania, where Caernarvon Township Police Chief John Scalia said no injuries were reported but confirmed that “we have devastation.” Tuesday marked the 12th straight day that at…

McConnell Called Hypocrite After Saying G.O.P. Would Confirm Justice in 2020 – The New York Times

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Mr. McConnell did occasionally mention the divided government in 2016, but it was not his chief argument at the time and was frequently omitted from his remarks. Last October, when asked about the issue on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” he said, “What I did was entirely consistent with what the history of the Senate’s been in that situation going back to 1880.” The last time a Republican-led Senate confirmed a…

Justice Clarence Thomas slams Planned Parenthood for using abortion to ‘achieve eugenic goals’ – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

In a gloriously brutal concurring opinion published Tuesday, Justice Clarence Thomas took on Planned Parenthood, the meaning of abortion, and birth control. While writing a concurring opinion in Box v. Planned Parenthood, Thomas likened abortion to eugenics and scolded Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for nonsensical opinions in the same case. Thomas wrote his opinion in response to the court’s opinion about Box, which addressed two provisions in an Indiana law….

‘Start Here’: SCOTUS considers abortion, tornadoes, Trump vs. Biden, Opioids on trial – ABC News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

It’s Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. Roe’s future The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Indiana law requiring fetal remains be buried or cremated but declined to review a lower court ruling that blocked a ban on abortions motivated by race, sex, or disability of the fetus. Although the court’s decision keeps abortion off the docket for the next term, it signals a path forward for how…

Kansas declares tornado emergency, at least 11 injured; airport shut down – ABC News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

An apparent tornado hit Lawrence, Kansas, on Tuesday, injuring 11 people in the town, while Kansas City International Airport briefly shut down due to damage. Monday marked the 11th consecutive day where multiple tornadoes were reported throughout the country, according to the NWS. NWS issued a “tornado emergency” alert for parts of eastern Kansas on Tuesday night as dangerous weather touched down in the area. Police in Lawrence, the home…

Harris says Trump’s overseas tweets ‘contrary to the best interests of our country’ – NBC News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

SPARTANBURG, South — Kamala Harris railed on Tuesday night against President Donald Trump’s derogatory tweets about former Vice President Joe Biden over the weekend, calling them “contrary to the best interests of our country and the integrity of our country.” At an MSNBC town hall, Harris said the tweets, including one in which Trump referenced smiling when North Korea’s Kim Jong Un “called Swampman Joe Biden a low IQ individual,…

McConnell says Republicans would fill 2020 Supreme Court vacancy | TheHill – The Hill

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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Everest makes you feel superhuman. But the mountain has other plans – CNN

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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Shares of rare earth miners skyrocket after Beijing threatens to cut off the minerals – CNBC

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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Missouri’s abortion providers vow to continue helping women – NBC News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Doctors in Missouri may only have a few more days to perform abortions, but they insist their care for patients who want to terminate a pregnancy won’t end anytime soon. “Despite what happens on Friday, we will continue to help our patients access care when they need it,” Dr. Colleen McNicholas, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, said on a call with reporters today….

Tornado emergency declared in Kansas City as dangerous storm moves in – CBS News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

A large and dangerous tornado was reported on the western edge of Kansas City, Kansas, the National Weather Service said. The NWS issued a “tornado emergency” for the area known as the Legends Outlets near where the Kansas Speedway hosts NASCAR races.  Damage reports were not immediately available.  The NWS later expanded the tornado warning to include all of the Kansas City area including the Missouri side of the city. …

If you’re dreaming of climbing Mount Everest, this is what it takes – CNN

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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McConnell vows to fill any Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, rankling Dems – Fox News

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Video Supreme Court issues rulings on abortion, bathrooms and the border The Supreme Court strikes a compromise on an Indiana abortion law, staying out of the broader fight for now; senior political correspondent Mike Emanuel reports. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking at a luncheon on Tuesday, made clear what would happen if a Supreme Court vacancy should materialize in the midst of the 2020 election season: “Uh, we’d fill…

Trump and Biden Campaign Trade Jabs Over North Korea’s Remarks – The New York Times

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Earlier in the day, Kate Bedingfield, a deputy campaign manager for Mr. Biden, issued a statement calling Mr. Trump’s remarks “beneath the dignity of the office.” “To be on foreign soil, on Memorial Day, and to side repeatedly with a murderous dictator against a fellow American and former vice president speaks for itself,” Ms. Bedingfield said. After her statement was released, Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter that he was “actually…

Supreme Court upholds Indiana abortion law requiring fetal remains be buried or cremated – AOL

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Indiana’s law requiring abortion providers to bury or cremate fetal remains, but left lower court rulings intact that invalidated a broader measure that would prevent a woman from having an abortion based on a fetus’s gender, race or genetic disorder. Passed in 2016 and signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence, the law prohibited what the state called discriminatory abortions — those sought because…

Chip Roy wants to actually debate a $19 billion spending bill, and Democrats think it’s the end of the world – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Last week, a member of Congress exercised his right to have a vote. Based on the media reaction, you would have thought D.C. was burning down. But if you care about fiscal responsibility, believe members of Congress should vote on billion-dollar bills before they pass, or even think that reading and debating legislation is a useful exercise, meet your new hero: freshman Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. After sending members of…

Missouri could become 1st state with no abortion clinic: ‘This is not a drill’ – ABC News

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The realities of a recent string of abortion restrictions may become even clearer in Missouri on Friday as the state threatens to close its last remaining abortion clinic. Planned Parenthood officials announced they are filing a lawsuit Tuesday for a restraining order to stop the state from closing their one clinic in the state, which is located in St. Louis. “This is not a drill. This is not a warning….

Supreme Court leaves intact block on Indiana abortion restriction, but allows fetal burial to go into effect – CNN

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

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How to help those affected by storms, tornadoes in the Miami Valley – WHIO

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

MIAMI VALLEY — Severe storms and suspected tornadoes hit the Miami Valley Monday night, leaving many in the area without power, access to drinkable water or safe shelter. >> Widespread damage reported in Montgomery, Greene, Mercer counties To help those affected by severe weather, The Foodbank in Dayton is asking for bottled water donations and volunteers to help sort food. Bottled water donations can be dropped off at the warehouse at 56…

Planned Parenthood: Missouri’s last abortion clinic says it may lose its license this week [exclusive] – CBS News

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

St. Louis, Missouri — The last remaining abortion clinic in Missouri says it expects to be shut down this week, effectively ending legal abortion in the state. In a statement Tuesday, Planned Parenthood said Missouri’s health department is “refusing to renew” its annual license to provide abortion in the state. If the license is not renewed by May 31, Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since…