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LeftInTX's JournalPrincess Kate announces she is undergoing treatment for cancer
LONDON — Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, breaking her silence after weeks of widespread speculation over her health.
The 42-year-old wife of Prince William, Britain’s future king, was hospitalized for nearly two weeks at the private London Clinic after having major abdominal surgery in January.
It was thought that her condition was noncancerous and that the surgery had been successful, Kate said Friday in a rare video message. "However," she said, "tests after the operation found cancer had been present.”
Kate said that she was now undergoing “a course of preventative chemotherapy” on the advice of her medical team. She did not specify what type of cancer she has or at what stage it was found, and Kensington Palace has not said why the operation was necessary.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/princess-kate-middleton-cancer-chemotherapy-absence-royals-uk-rcna144671
(NBC broke the news of her press conference) I'm sure the video will show up somewhere.
Can you do this?
&ab_channel=PalomasBlancasFoto-ArteMexicanoAlito extends order barring Texas from detaining migrants under SB4 immigration law for now
Source: CBS News
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday extended an order barring Texas officials from detaining and jailing migrants suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border without authorization under a new state immigration law known as SB4 that the Biden administration has called unconstitutional.
Minutes after a self-imposed deadline passed, Alito issued an order continuing to pause enforcement of the controversial Texas law, one of Gov. Greg Abbott's signature immigration policies, on an administrative basis.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is considering the measure's legality, and the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to put the law on hold as the court challenge plays out. The full court has not yet acted on that request.
Passed by the Texas legislature last year, SB4 criminalizes unauthorized migration at the state level, making the act of entering the U.S. outside of a port of entry -- already a federal offense -- into a state crime. It also creates a felony charge for illegal reentry at the state level.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-texas-immigration-law-sb4/
This is a horrific law which was overturned by a federal judge. The SCOTUS granted two stays on the law. The stay expired 4 pm CDT, March 18th.
It was expired for five minutes, then Alito extended the stay again. (This time indefinitely)
US Supreme Court must stop TX SB 4 by 4 pm CDT. SB 4 allows Texas to run immigration, deport etc.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/uncertainty-looms-over-sb-4-immigration-law-texas-awaits-us-supreme-court-decisionState leaders are watching the clock. The new Texas Senate Bill 4 state immigration rules could go into effect at 4:00 PM Austin time... or they could be delayed again.
Austin’s federal court has already had its say. U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled against it. He wrote, "SB 4 threatens the fundamental notion that the United States must regulate immigration with one voice." And he added this would violate the U.S. constitution.
SB 4 would allow state and local police in Texas to arrest people they suspect of crossing the border illegally. The state says it needs to step in there the feds have failed to enforce U.S. immigration law.
But opponents of the measure claim giving such power to officers and judges inexperienced in the nuances of immigration law would lead to racial profiling and discrimination. Domingo Garcia, the national president for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) says, “This is the worst kind of divisive politics that we’ve seen. When people said the Irish were going to destroy America or the Italians or the Jews, all of that was false.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/18/texas-sb-4-immigration-arrest-law/
Texas and the feds are at odds over the state’s new immigration enforcement law. Here’s what it would do.
Senate Bill 4 seeks to make illegal immigration a state crime and give Texas police the authority to arrest migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border.
This new law would make it a state crime to cross the Texas-Mexico border between ports of entry. If a police officer has probable cause to believe a person illegally crossed the Rio Grande, that person could be charged with a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a punishment of up to six months in jail. For subsequent offenses, the person could be charged with a second-degree felony and face up to 20 years in prison.
If the migrant is convicted and has served their sentence, a judge would be required to order police to transport them to a port of entry. A judge could drop the charges if a migrant agrees to return to Mexico, and police could turn over migrant families to Border Patrol agents to avoid separating children from their parents instead of arresting them.
Are we stuck with this special prosecutor for the rest of Biden's presidency?
Is he gonna be like Ken Starr who goes fishing for everything?
F____ this. This is just awful. That guy is nothing but a hack!!!
Can he be fired??
Remember eHarmony??? It's more diverse......
&ab_channel=eharmonyAnti-theft device gone amok!
I bought a Waterpik from the grocery store last night. After I paid for it, no one at the store could remove the security spider. I stood there for 1/2 hour. They called this person and that person. During the ordeal I said, "There were several cops in the parking lot when I got here, maybe they're still here. I can go get one. " They told me "No".
Finally someone was able to disarm the darn thing.
However, somehow the make up that I had purchased got lost in the kerfuffle. So, I went back to the store and told them about the make up. They made me stand there for another 1/2 hour while they reviewed CCTV videos to see what had happened to the make up. Finally, it was time for the store to close, so they just let me replace the make up.
I vehemently complained to the girl in charge about their poor training. (Of course, she was one of the many who had tried to open it)
I intend to speak to the store manager about this. They must have had 10 people try to open that security spider. Don't they do training on removing these things from purchased items?
Why sell something if the customer can't leave the store with it?
Elon Musk's Boring Bodega
Didn't know whether to post this in weird news or here. Only posting it for the name of the place..LOL
Elon Musk's Boring Bodega has good vibes, but it's no Buc-ee's or H-E-B
Driving to Bastrop from San Antonio felt endless. I've never been to the town, but I have heard about it thanks to the drama between Elon Musk's many companies and the Bastrop community. While they haven't been on the best of terms, Musk added a new venture for the community last year in the form of a bodega.
The Boring Bodega is just that, a convenience store tucked right next to the Boring Company in Hyperloop Plaza. The store opened roughly two months ago and people weren't exactly thrilled when it did. MySA took a trip to the Boring Bodega to grab some snacks and see what all the fuss is about.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/boring-bodega-18644470.php
Note: The My SA food critics tend to specialize in BBQ, Mexican food and fast food. Mayo on an Italian sandwich is a "no go" for me.
Israel's Supreme Court delays activation of law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Source: Associated Press
Israel's Supreme Court delays activation of law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A law that would make it harder to remove Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office must go into effect only after the next parliamentary elections, the country's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, saying the legislation was clearly crafted for personal reasons.
Israeli legislators passed the law last year as part of the government's contentious legal overhaul plan, which sparked widespread opposition and tore open deep divisions in society. Critics said the law was designed to protect Netanyahu from being deemed unfit to rule over claims of a conflict of interest. He had been working to reshape the justice system while on trial for alleged corruption.
"The personal affairs of the sitting prime minister were not just the motive for legislating the amendment but also the dominant justification for its legislation at the time it was enacted," wrote outgoing Chief Justice Esther Hayut. "The amendment's promoters wanted the amendment to enter into force immediately and that it apply to the sitting prime minister."
The next parliamentary elections are expected in 2026 but could be held before then, meaning Netanyahu is in theory exposed until then to being deemed unfit to serve. However, Israel's attorney general, who historically has had the authority to make that call, hasn't publicly indicated she would.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/netanyahu-supreme-court-israel-gaza-elections-7cdd69d9f2dd7b231bdad27e0c02292d
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