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(SRN NEWS)-Lawmakers have approved a measure that would allow underage girls to get birth control without the approval of their parents.  Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker says he will sign it.  Pritzker is a vigorous promoter of abortion and with the help of a friendly legislature, he has worked hard to make Illinois one of the most pro-abortion states in the union — as well as a destination for women from […]

(SRN NEWS)-The bill, which is on its way to Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul for her signature, would remove the word “mother” from all New York statutes and replace it with “gestating parent”.  “Father” would also be dropped in favor of “non-gestating parent”.  State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar calls the measure “Woke culture run amok.  It’s an example of how out of tune the New York legislature is. It’s an unnecessary […]

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, were returning home from a religious festival in Mali when the truck stopped running more than 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of Assamaka, near the borders with Mali and Algeria, Niger’s Agadez region governorate said […]

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rights lawyers filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body Friday, accusing the central African nation of forcing deportees from the United States back to their home countries in violation of their rights. The filing asks the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the main human rights body of the African Union, to order Equatorial Guinea to immediately halt any further […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A maritime drone that is being used in the war in neighboring Ukraine exploded Friday at a Black Sea port in Romania but did not cause any casualties, the Defense Ministry said. It said the drone self-detonated in the port of Constanta at around 10:30 a.m., and that the area had already been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service, coast guard and the Defense […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa guide who survived a week on the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest was recovering at a hospital in Nepal’s capital on Friday, while his family angered by a delay in rescue efforts sought legal action against those responsible. Dawa Sherpa was found Thursday crawling in the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above Everest base camp, a week after he went missing. The […]

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple’s home as a fall guy. Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, claimed that he shot Joseph Ryan after he came across Ryan attacking his wife on the morning of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president. This fall they will do it again — under starkly different circumstances. As the city heads toward pivotal primaries this month to pick candidates for those roles, President Donald Trump’s influence on the nation’s capital is […]

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy June 5 (Reuters) – Private credit’s rapid expansion is losing momentum, with U.S.-focused direct lending issuance slowing in recent months and fundraising still below its recent peak, industry data shows. PitchBook data indicates new loan issuance by private credit lenders fell to $44.76 billion in the three months ended May 2026, down about 40% from $74.56 billion in the first quarter. Issuance to private equity-backed borrowers dropped […]