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Blood smuggling in China: Pregnant women break the law to find out their babies’ sex
The passenger was crossing Futian port’s inspection hall, a border post separating the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen from Hong Kong, on a sweltering Friday in July 2017. Four days later, they intercepted another woman, carrying what appeared to be a heavy backpack, according to the statement. Again, it was full of vials with pregnant …
BREAKING: Limestone woman charged with murder in connection to infant death | Local News
A Limestone County woman has been charged with murder in connection to the death of a 13-month-old baby that was left in a car for several hours, an official said. Limestone County Sheriff’s Office deputy and public information officer Stephen Young said Elizabeth Anne Case, 36, of Toney, left her child inside a car overnight …
Officials remind Smith County residents of ongoing burn ban, consequences for breaking the law
SMITH COUNTY, Texas — With the continued hot and dry weather, Smith County is still under a burn ban until further notice. During a burn ban, certain activities are prohibited such as burning of trash and brush. However, welding and grilling are still permitted. Smith County Fire Marshall Jay Brooks says the burn ban is …
Trump tax returns: California will appeal decision blocking state law
California’s chief elections officer said Tuesday he will appeal a federal judge’s order to block a law that would require President Trump to release his tax returns for access to the state’s primary election ballot. The decision by Secretary of State Alex Padilla came just hours after U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr.’s ruling became …
UN meeting reveals a world in a really bad mood
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The planet is heating. Island nations are slipping away. A Pakistan-India nuclear war could be a “bloodbath.” Governments aren’t working together like they used to. Polarization is tearing us apart. Killing. Migration. Poverty. Corruption. Inequality. Sovereignty violations. Helplessness. Hopelessness. “The problems of our times are extraordinary,” Ibraham Mohamed Solih, president of …
Scheer accused of breaking law, falsely claiming he was once an insurance broker
OTTAWA — The Liberals are asking Saskatchewan’s insurance industry watchdogs to investigate Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly falsely claiming he once worked as an insurance broker in that province. Biographies of Scheer posted on the Conservative party’s current website and his past MP and leadership websites have repeatedly referred to the Conservative leader as …
Break-in, vandalism reported at Republican office in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas are investigating a break-in and vandalism at the Republican Party’s headquarters for metro Las Vegas, Officials said a glass door was kicked in Friday night, papers were strewn inside the office and a coffee-maker was missing. Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael J. McDonald said he hoped that those responsible …
The blinding of justice: Technology, journalism and the law
The legal profession is in the early stages of a fundamental transformation driven by an entirely new breed of intelligent technologies and it is a perilous place for the profession to be. If the needs of the law guide the ways in which the new technologies are put into use they can greatly advance the …