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On Friday, Noem announced the text of two anti-abortion bills she aims to pass in South Dakota. The proposed legislation follows the example of a controversial Texas law that leaves enforcement up to private citizens, who are entitled to $10,000 from anyone they report for carrying out or aiding an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law in Texas, as well as the proposed South Dakota bill, makes no exception for pregnancies that result from rape or incest....

Hannity made the comments during his show Monday night after U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Baltimore a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess” in a series of attacks on Representative Elijah Cummings, a Baltimore Democrat and chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Cummings is a vocal critic of Trump and his administration on a range of issues, including the treatment of undocumented migrants at the southern border, and his committee is running broad investigations into the president....

McSally, a Republican from Arizona, called CNN reporter Manu Raju “a liberal hack,” when he asked her if the Senate should consider new evidence during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Her comment even gained the attention of Trump’s campaign, which encouraged voters to donate to the senator. McSally stood by her comment during an appearance on Fox’s The Ingraham Angle Thursday evening. “These CNN reporters, but many of them around the Capitol, they are so biased,” she said....

As Carlson faced scrutiny for his comments about Putin in the United States, several clips from his show have been used in Russian news, and an apparent new memo alleges the Russian government has requested media, including RT, to play his clip. One clip played on RT showed Carlson’ defense of Putin, where he rhetorically asked: “Has Putin ever called me a racist? Has he threatened to get me fired for disagreeing with him?...

The gas is linked to climate change, as well as ground-level ozone levels that can harm agriculture. It can also trigger a range of health problems, including chest pains, as well as reducing lung function and worsening conditions such as bronchitis, emphysema and asthma. In the last half of the 20th, century levels of methane in the atmosphere rose. They then plateaued, and spiking in 2008. Robert W. Howarth of Cornell University, who published a study in the journal Biogeosciences, investigated fracking as a potential culprit....

What Is the Framework Laptop? The Framework Laptop is a new modular laptop that allows you to pick and choose the bits you want, swapping them out for better modules and different expansion cards to keep your device updated. A Framework Laptop comes with a basic level of specs, including an 11th generation Intel Core processor, a 13.5" 3:2 2256 x 1504 resolution screen, and weighing just 2.86 pounds with a “high cycle-life 55Wh battery....

Solo helped the USA to glory in Canada four years ago and was named the leading goalkeeper in the tournament for the past two editions. The 37-year-old will look on as a spectator this time around, following the end of her international career in 2016, and feels Les Bleues could come to delight the home crowd when the World Cup kicks off next month, despite them being placed fourth – behind the States, Germany and England – in FIFA’s official rankings....

MORE: Looking at the Team USA basketball roster Team USA is in Group A along with France, Venezuela, Serbia, China and Australia, FIBA announced Sunday . China will be the first opponent for the USA, as the two teams will meet on Aug. 6. Venezuela (Aug. 8), Australia (Aug. 10), Serbia (Aug. 12) and France (Aug. 14) will complete the schedule, with teams having one day off between each game....

The big man went on ESPN’s “SportsNation” on Friday and showed off his dance skills in a showdown with soon-to-be lottery pick Jahlil Okafor. MORE: Must-see Duke-Wisconsin photos | Okafor declares for draft | Kaminsky wins Wooden Award If the No. 1 pick in the draft was decided on who could break it down on the dance floor better, Kaminsky would be the first person to shake Adam Silver’s hand on June 25....

The Hornets’ top draft pick went from college to summer league to getting ready for his first NBA training camp in the span of three months, so it’s understandable if he’s a little turned around right now. But he does know he’s a human being, right? MORE: Ranking new NBA uniforms | Stephen Curry Finals highlight reel | NBA 2K16 soundtrack on Spotify ​In a piece for The Players’ Tribune, Kaminsky was answering fairly simple questions about himself, like “what was your first pair of shoes?...

Update 6.21 in Fortnite makes a few changes to both the Battle Royale and Save the World experience. The biggest addition to Battle Royale are Balloons, which players can deploy in situations to gain height, clear long gaps, and much more. Up to 6 can be deployed at a time and with each balloon inflated, the higher and faster the player will go until the max build height is reached....

Players who have Fortnite downloaded on their iOS devices are still able to play the game without any issues. The problem lies in the future days following the lawsuit, like today, where players are barred from any content released after Fortnite’s removal. Fortnite’s Season 3 on repeat for almost an entire year Epic Games states the following that addresses the problem: This means that Fortnite players won’t be able to access the updates to Fortnite, including the alien invasion that came with Season 7, until further notice....

Epic Games’ enduringly popular free-to-play battle royale title started its eigth season last week. The new season comes with a redesigned quest interface and Season 8 Battle Pass, which features an interesting mix of characters. Fortnite’s latest Battle Pass primarily features original skins, with the only major crossover skin being Marvel’s Carnage. While its curious Season 8 doesn’t appear to be as crossover-heavy with characters, the collab with Balenciaga could be the answer....

The 30-year-old woman has been named as Patricia Parker after Little confessed to murdering a young Black female in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the early 1980s. The reveal was part of a “breathtaking number of confessions” the killer made to a Texas Ranger in 2018, the FBI said. Investigators then matched this information with cases that remained unsolved in the states of Tennessee and Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said in a statement on Friday....

A gorgeous open-world racing game that has only been out for a few months, some settings are more important than others. A graphically intensive game, players will want a decent machine to run this beast. Note: This article reflects the personal opinion of the writer. The ideal settings for Forza Horizon 5 in 2022 While there are six graphic presets (Very Low, Low, Medium, High, Ultra, and Extreme) drivers can fine-tune many of the settings....

The Forza Horizon 5 file size varies by platform, but it’s over 100GB regardless of how one chooses to play it. Those on PC and and Xbox Series X are looking at a 103GB download, whereas those hoping to play Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox One will have to download a massive 116GB file. Meanwhile, those who plan on playing the Steam version on PC can’t preload just yet, though Playground Games has said that it will provide an update on its social media when Steam preloading is available....

John Singleton Copley Paints Watson and the Shark Completed some 30 years after the events depicted occurred, Watson and the Shark is a technically masterful rendering of an attack on 14-year-old Brook Watson in Havana Harbor in 1749, according to the National Gallery of Art (NGA). Blood pooling around his calf, a naked Watson floats, his hand outstretched in supplication to his fellow crew members, as the shark prepares to strike for a third time, mouth agape....

These are the faces of a new era of “anywhere jobs,” globalizing workforces and border-crossing organizational footprints, ushered in by employees’ growing preference for remote work and by employers’ increasing open-mindedness to flexible work arrangements. Why not let valued employees work from somewhere overseas, as long as they can do their jobs as well there as in a traditional office setting? Why not expand a company’s geographical horizons in order to cultivate new markets for products, services and talent?...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship was a tournament to decide the best MMA fighter in the world. UFC 1, 2 and 4 were won by Jiu-Jitsu expert Royce Gracie. The diminutive Brazilian demonstrated that skill and not size was the key factor in the fight game and revolutionized the sport of fighting. Eight UFC Hall of Famers were tournament winners. The aforementioned Gracie, two-time tournament winners, “The Beast” Dan Severn, Mark “The Hammer” Coleman, Don Frye, UFC 13 tournament winner “The Natural” Randy Couture, UFC 16 tournament winner Pat Miletich, UFC Japan tournament winner Kazushi Sakuraba and The Ultimate Fighter 4 tournament winner Matt Serra....

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq-Yqt52w48&feature=plcp This year’s Gamescom has proven to be rather fruitful thus far, and Sony’s big announcements are almost entirely responsible for that. Whether it was Media Molecule’s Tearaway, or the latest trailer for The Last of Us, there’s a lot for PlayStation users to look forward to in the coming months. There’s one announcement that may have been overlooked in all of the commotion pertains to four new characters joining the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale roster....