US abortion war moves to new battlefield
A Supreme Court ruling on Friday that Overturning the constitutional right to abortion has unleashed a frenzy. Anti-abortion forces plan to push for near-total bans in every US state, while abortion rights groups have vowed to fight the courts and push the Biden administration to do more. further to protect the right to abortion.
The court said its ruling on Friday was necessary because of what it called a half-century of bitter interstate controversy sparked by Roe v. Wade, but its decision sparked much celibacy. camp and mobilize more immediately and widely than originally ruled – and ensure dramatic battles and extraordinary divisions lie ahead.
The need for medical abortion is increasing, because of the abortion pill, used in more than half of recent abortions in the US, was even more sought after after the ruling. They will most likely be at the center of legal battles that are expected to unfold as about half of states ban abortion and others take steps to increase access.
G7 leaders discuss further sanctions on Russia
Meeting in Germany this weekend, the leaders of the G7 countries said they would stop buying gold from Moscow and discuss a new US proposal to cut the country’s oil revenue. American officials see the measures as a way to shrink the main sources of revenue for Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine and further isolate it from the international financial system. Follow the latest updates from the war.
The session came as Russian forces fired missiles at Kyiv for the first time in weeks, hitting an apartment building and killing at least one person. The top three floors of the nine-story building were destroyed. Russia also increased its use of cruise missiles around the country over the weekend, launching dozens of attacks. Keep track of where warnings are reported.
Speaking last night, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, issued an appeal to the people of Belarus, whose military forces are conducting exercises near the Ukrainian border. “A lot now depends on the ordinary people of Belarus,” he said. “And I know that you can refuse to participate in this war. Your life belongs only to you, not to someone in the Kremlin.”
Yellow: The metal is Russia’s second most valuable export after energy products. Most of those exports go to the G7 countries, especially the UK, through the gold trading center in London. Russia exported nearly $19 billion in gold in 2020, almost all of which went to the UK.
Related: War has hinder the fight against climate change as countries focus on finding fossil fuels – even coal – to make up for Russia’s lost oil.
France’s far right soars in parliamentary elections
A far-right party, the National Rally, won the parliamentary election last week in France, with a record 89 legislators elected. It comes after Marine Le Pen, the leader of the party, was defeated in a second round run-off in the presidential race by the incumbent Emmanuel Macron.
Fueled by anger against Macron and triggered by the collapse of traditional mainstream, the results came as a shock even within the ranks of the National Rally. Philippe Olivier, special adviser to Le Pen, said: “I would be lying if I told you I am not surprised.
Over the years, Le Pen has tried to improve her party’s image, project capacity and give a softer face on her staunchly nationalist and anti-immigration background. The results now make it the second-largest party in Parliament after Macron’s party, which does not have an absolute majority.
Effect: For the first time since the 1980s, Le Pen’s party has enough seats to form a parliamentary group – the only way to gain leverage in the lower house. National Rally lawmakers can now hold a vote of no confidence and use their speech time and power amendment to influence the legislative process, among a host of other new possibilities. .
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Mansaf, Jordan’s national dish, is a milky mountain of lamb and rice traditionally eaten by hand from a communal large plate. A restaurant in Amman sell food to go for a paper cup is currently facing imitators – and criticism from traditionalists.
“Destruction begins with small details,” warned a prophetic newspaper, which accused the restaurant of undermining the national dish and eroding the nation’s own cultural foundation.
Anatomy of product placement
The Times critic Sophie Haigney writes about Perrier carbonated water, Cheerios laptop cases, Apple: Product placement has long been a Hollywood feature. Now, amid the rise of streaming — and as customers skip ads — brands are moving towards the goal of being everywhere at once. Product placement is now a $23 billion industry, an estimated 14% growth since 2020.
In 1896, the Lumière brothers, often considered the earliest filmmakers, agreed to include soap in their film “Laundry Day in Switzerland”. Today, product placement has to walk a thin line between flaunting the product and fading into the background.
Agencies now connect brands with scriptwriters, producers, set decorators, and backers, who can turn them into story lines. A Montblanc pen can speak to a character’s wealth or status; Erin Schmidt, who works at the agency BEN, where the product helps to deepen the story, said.
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