Letting go of a balloon could soon become illegal in Florida
Intentionally letting go of a balloon could soon become illegal in Florida under new littering laws.
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Put yourself in the shoes of a Donald Trump voter – and understand what drives his success
Donald Trump is certain to be the Republican candidate in this year’s election for US president. He is also currently favourite to win. To most readers of the Guardian, I am sure this prospect is appalling, as it is to most Britons. The nation to which they gave birth and language, that has been their friend and protector down the ages, seems to be going mad.
The collapse of a party: Days to go for Lok Sabha polls, where are Mayawati, BSP?
When the BSP was reduced to 1 seat in an Assembly of 403 in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections, it was thought that the party could not possibly fall lower.
Book Review: ‘Means of Control’ charts the disturbing rise of a secretive US surveillance regime
In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, former national security advisor John Poindexter launched Total Information Awareness, intent on preventing future assaults on the homeland by amassing extensive databases on people and their movements.
Caught on camera: How a flood of video helped authorities get a conviction in the death of a missing Connecticut mother
Prosecutors had no eyewitnesses linking a Connecticut woman to the death of a mother of five who disappeared in 2019, but authorities turned to another crucial piece of evidence to help convict Michelle Troconis in the murder of Jennifer Dulos — hours of video culled from security and surveillance cameras across the state.
Colorado lawmakers clash over bills to protect transgender people’s use of a chosen name
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s House was tense Friday morning as the Democratic majority pushed two bills through the chamber that would protect transgender people’s chosen names: one allowing those convicted of a felony to change their name to conform with their gender identity and another requiring school staff use a student’s chosen name.
Nikki Haley knocks down the possibility of a third-party No Labels bid
WASHINGTON — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Friday that she has not spoken to “anybody” about a third-party bid with No Labels — despite what she called their “smoke signals” of interest in her — citing a misalignment of her conservative goals with that of a would-be Democratic running mate.