| North Carolina judge rules voter ID, tax cap amendments unconstitutional - ![North Carolina judge rules voter ID, tax cap amendments unconstitutional]( "North Carolina judge rules voter ID, tax cap amendments unconstitutional") “An illegally constituted General Assembly does not represent the people of North Carolina and is therefore not empowered to pass legislation that would amend the state’s constitution,” he wrote. “We’re thrilled the court has made clear that our state’s core foundational document can only be amended when all people of North Carolina are properly represented,” said Kym Hunter, an attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center that represented the North Carolina NAACP and Clean Air Carolina. Republican State Senate leader Phil Berger said his party is duty-bound to appeal the decision.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:47:00 -0500
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| R&B crooner R. Kelly charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls - ![R&B crooner R. Kelly charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls]( "R&B crooner R. Kelly charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls") Grammy-winning R&B singer R. Kelly was charged in Chicago on Friday with the aggravated sexual assault of four people, including three teenage girls, following years of accusations against the performer. Kelly, 52, was charged in a 10-count Cook County Circuit Court indictment handed down two months after the debut of a six-hour documentary series on the Lifetime television network in which multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct and abuse. The R&B superstar, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, surrendered to Chicago police on Friday evening, the Hollywood trade publication Variety reported.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:33:30 -0500
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| Trump administration bans abortion referrals at U.S.-funded clinics -  The Trump administration said on Friday that taxpayer-funded family planning clinics which primarily serve low-income Americans will no longer be able to refer patients for abortions, a move that critics vowed to challenge in court. The new regulation was announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of Title X, a government family planning program that serves about 4 million people. The program currently subsidizes health centers such as those run by the non-profit Planned Parenthood, which provides contraception, health screenings and abortions.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 21:08:45 -0500
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| Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged in Florida prostitution sting - ![Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged in Florida prostitution sting]( "Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged in Florida prostitution sting") Kraft, 77, a billionaire businessman who built the Patriots into the National Football League's most dominant franchise, was swept up in a police sting targeting sex-trafficking in day spas and massage parlors in several Florida counties. Kraft, who lives in Massachusetts but owns property in Palm Beach, Florida, is accused of visiting Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, on two separate occasions to solicit sex. Authorities have video evidence depicting the acts in question after installing hidden cameras inside the spa, police officials said, adding that Kraft had been dropped off by a driver.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 20:06:56 -0500
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| Grand jury examining whether Zinke lied to investigators: Washington Post -  The Post said the deliberations were focused on Zinke's refusal to grant a petition by two Native American tribes, the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan, to operate a commercial casino in East Windsor, Connecticut. In response to the tribes' efforts, competing casino operator MGM Resorts International, which opposed the planned casino, launched a lobbying campaign, The Post said. The tribes alleged that Zinke refused the petition under political pressure.
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:10:30 -0500
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