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Polybius's JournalGiorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she's promised to t
Source: CNN
Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she’s promised to take
Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who was sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister on Saturday, won the election on a campaign built around a promise to block migrant ships and support for traditional “family values” and anti-LGBTQ themes.
Meloni was sworn in by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella in a ceremony taking at the Quirinale Palace in Rome.
She heads an alliance of far-right and center-right parties, her own Brothers of Italy chief among them, and is set to form the most right-wing government Italy has seen in decades.
Meloni’s win in parliamentary elections last month suggests the allure of nationalism remains undimmed in Italy – but her vow to take the country on a hard-right turn still leaves many uncertain what will happen next.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/22/europe/giorgia-meloni-italy-new-prime-minister-intl-cmd/index.html
Will the third party candidates in GA force a runoff?
In GA, to win statewide you have to get over 50% of the vote on Election Day. How are the third party candidates polling in the Senate and Governor's races?
Judge blocks New York ban on guns in houses of worship
Source: CNN
A federal judge temporarily struck down a provision of New York's gun law Thursday that makes it a felony for a person with a concealed-carry license to possess a firearm at "any place of worship or religious observation."
The ruling is the latest example of the far reaching impact of the Supreme Court's decision last term that changed the framework judges must use to evaluate gun regulations.
Justice Clarence Thomas penned the opinion and said that a gun regulation must be justified by demonstrating that the law is "consistent with this Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation." Last week, a different judge, citing the case New York State Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen, struck down a provision of federal law that bars the obliteration of a serial number on a weapon holding that serial numbers didn't exist in the founding era.
Thursday, Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. wrote: "In Bruen, the Court made the Second Amendment test crystal clear: regulations in this area is permissible only if the government demonstrates that the regulation is consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of sufficiently analogous regulations."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/21/politics/new-york-guns-houses-of-worship/index.html
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GOP keeps lead for House control, Democrats' momentum stalls amid economy worries -- CBS News Battleg
GOP keeps lead for House control, Democrats' momentum stalls amid economy worries — CBS News Battleground Tracker pollWhat's behind this? Today's views of the economy have gotten worse amid continuing inflation, a volatile stock market and — in a stark reversal from August — people are reporting gas prices are rising in their neighborhoods. And voters are feeling this personally: more now say their own financial situation is bad, and there's more concern about saving and paying for things, compared to last month.
The Republicans still win voters who prioritize the economy but haven't been able to grow their share of them. Meanwhile the Democrats have not been able to grow the number of people prioritizing the abortion — an issue that favors them.
So, it's becoming clear that so much of the closing weeks will be about motivating turnout, and for all the attention these elections get, many eligible voters simply will not participate. To that end, we'll model a couple of scenarios that emerge from our data.
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The election is just three weeks from today!
So, three weeks out, what do you think? Any upsets on their side? Any upsets on ours? Will bookmark to see who's right!
Judge rules federal law banning guns with serial numbers removed is unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin ruled that no historical standard exists to demonstrate that firearms without a serial number are more dangerous or unusual than firearms with a serial number, so the law is unconstitutional.
He said in his ruling that he is abiding by the Supreme Court’s June decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, in which the court struck down a New York law placing additional limits on who can carry a firearm outside the home.
The court ruled that the state’s requirement that applicants demonstrate a “special need” to carry a firearm outside the home beyond self-defense violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
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Had to look up the judge. I was very surprised that he was appointed by President Clinton.
Robbie Coltrane: Harry Potter actor dies aged 72
Source: BBC News
Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72.
He also appeared in ITV detective drama Cracker and the James Bond films Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.
In a statement, his agent Belinda Wright confirmed the actor died in hospital near Falkirk in Scotland.
She described Coltrane as a "unique talent", adding his role as Hagrid "brought joy to children and adults alike all over the world".
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63261204
25 days until the election, what do you think will happen?
Obviously, we all want the same results, but what do you think those results will be?
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