Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’
Justice believes court should not ‘impose’ own values as it weighs request to overturn same-sex marriage decision
US supreme court rulings are “not just an opinion poll” of its nine judges’ beliefs, conservative Amy Coney Barrett says, as she and her colleagues weigh a request to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage.
“The court should not be imposing its own values on the American people,” Barrett remarked in a preview of an interview airing on the latest episode of CBS News Sunday Morning. “That’s for the democratic process.”
Continue reading...Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’
Justice believes court should not ‘impose’ own values as it weighs request to overturn same-sex marriage decision
US supreme court rulings are “not just an opinion poll” of its nine judges’ beliefs, conservative Amy Coney Barrett says, as she and her colleagues weigh a request to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage.
“The court should not be imposing its own values on the American people,” Barrett remarked in a preview of an interview airing on the latest episode of CBS News Sunday Morning. “That’s for the democratic process.”
Continue reading...What lies beneath: Lake Tahoe dive offers rare view of the deep
Livestream of voyage to bottom of one of country’s deepest lakes draws thousands – but no sign of Tahoe Tessie yet
The cobalt waters of Lake Tahoe have long captivated the public, helping drive the area’s massive tourism industry and even attracting urban legends about what lies in the cold, shadowy depths.
Theories have ranged from an aquatic creature named Tessie to perfectly preserved bodies dumped by the mafia decades ago.
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Surfer dead after mauling by large shark off Australia beach – CBS News
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- Father, 57, Killed in ‘Freak’ Shark Attack 30 Minutes After Entering Water of Popular Beach: ‘Terrible Tragedy' People.com
Anger in Seoul as Trump calls detained South Korea workers ‘illegal aliens’
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Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says – BBC
- Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says BBC
- Sudan rescuers pull 370 bodies from Darfur landslides, many remain trapped Al Jazeera
- Landslide in Sudan's Darfur claims about 200 children as rescue efforts continue, aid group says AP News
- Pope Leo XIV appeals to international community to respond to crisis in Sudan Vatican News
- Landslide Kills Hundreds in Sudan The New York Times
Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says
Excluded from Beijing, Trump confronts the limits of his global power – Salon.com
- Excluded from Beijing, Trump confronts the limits of his global power Salon.com
- The World No Longer Takes Trump Seriously The Atlantic
- This Is How Trump Just Got Triply Humiliated: Political Guru The Daily Beast
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Medicine is being invented in Gaza
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Trump says Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger US ships
Trump says Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger US ships
Trump says Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they endanger US ships
Body found on Greek island identified as missing British tourist
Michele Bourda’s husband says police and coastguard were ‘criminally slow’ in responding to her disappearance in August
A body found on a barren Greek island has been identified as that of Michele Bourda, the British tourist who vanished from a beach more than a month ago.
Greece’s coastguard confirmed that the body of the 59-year-old, whose disappearance sparked a big rescue operation, had been discovered by a passing yacht on the islet of Fidonisi.
Continue reading...‘No doubt’ Russia will cross Nato border if Ukraine falls, former US VP says
‘We’ll Get the Hostages Back and Then Hold a Referendum on the Future of Gaza’ – Haaretz
- 'We'll Get the Hostages Back and Then Hold a Referendum on the Future of Gaza' Haaretz
- ‘We are in critical minutes’: Gaza City assault spurs widespread Israeli protest amid fear for hostages CNN
- Thousands rally in Israel to call for end to conflict in Gaza and release of hostages France 24
- Hostage families protest across Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Large protests in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv energized by fears for hostages as Gaza City op looms The Times of Israel