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to ban Central Park horse-drawn carriages after fatal tourist accident The proposed legislation prohibits owners from selling horses to slaughterhouses, specifying that animals must be handled in a ’humane manner’ - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in New York City is moving to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending a tradition of more than 150 years following long-standing campaigns by animal welfare...

The Independent World 11m ago

Washington officials call girl’s claimed emergency ‘manufactured’ after alleged trans athlete sexual assault

Washington education officials called a teenage wrestler’s asserted need for emergency Supreme Court relief "manufactured," urging the justices to reject her request to avoid competing against transgender opponents after she alleged she was sexually assaulted by one during a match. Attorneys for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Superintendent Chris Reykdal argued that the family had not established a likelihood of future injury requiring immediate intervention....

Fox News 18m ago

Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police

Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruptionTens of thousands of students have taken to the streets of Tirana, the Albanian capital, setting alight a government building and two banks and hurling stones at police during a protest over rising education costs and ⁠corruption. Police responded with water ⁠cannon and teargas to disperse protesters who started a fire at the ministry of education building, overturned bins...

The Guardian UK 18m ago

‘Paid for the bullets’: Dem challenger hits senator with stunning ICE accusation during fiery Senate debate

Fierce disagreement broke out on the debate stage on Tuesday evening as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, defended her record against accusations that she had enabled the death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Troy Jackson, her Democratic opponent, argued Collins had facilitated the deadly encounter on the three-month anniversary of the incident by funding what he described as a "rogue agency. ""Look, Senator Collins paid for the bullets...

Fox News 21m ago

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