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Scalise calls SCOTUS decision on Louisiana abortion law 'failure to protect innocent life'

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released a statement Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics. Scalise called the decision by SCOTUS a failure to protect innocent life. Chief Justice John Roberts joined with his four more liberal colleagues in ruling that the law requiring doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals violates the abortion right the court first announced in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. In two previous abortion cases, Roberts had favored restrictions.The Louisiana law is virtually identical to one in Texas that the court struck down in 2016.Scalise issued the following statement on June Medical Services v. Russo:"I'm extremely disappointed in the United States Supreme Court's flawed decision to strike down Louisiana's law that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals when emergencies arise. In yet another acti

Donations being accepted for La. baby in NICU mother who died from COVID-19 complications

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Community members are rallying to support a family dealt a blow by the loss of Allie Guidry. A GoFundMe online donation fund says Guidry experienced complications after contracting COVID-19. She died Thursday, June 25, the fund says. Doctors were able to save Guidry's child, a baby girl named Madeline, who is preterm and being treated in a NICU, the fund says. The fund says donated money will pay for medical bills accrued for Guidry's treatment and for costs associated with Madeline's NICU stay. The money will also help cover funeral expenses for Guidry, the fund says. Donate by clicking the link here. A man who says he was Guidry's family member in a Facebook post wrote that Guidry was 29 at the time of her death. "God bless you all and may Allie find peace in His everlasting and divine presence. I also ask the Lord to provide comfort to Allie's mother, children, and fiancee. Amen," he said. WAFB makes no representations or warra

Season has brought forth a baby boom of wildlife

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It's been quite a spring season for free-range children. Just the other day I was sitting in a shady patch on my driveway working on a project when two toddlers suddenly ran right up to me. I could have picked them up. A moment later there were two more, followed, I was happy to see, by a concerned adult. Seeing me, papa sounded an assembly call and the four little quail youngsters resembling walnuts with legs, dashed back to the protection of the adult bird. The brief encounter brought joy to my heart and a big grin to my face. The innocence of the little chicks and their curiosity had brought them to within inches of me. While the world has been gnashing teeth over social and health issues, nature has endured, and this spring at least, seems to be thriving. We never get enough rain in Southern California, but this year we were blessed with abundant and well-spaced storms that produced a cycle of plant growth and wildflowers and that means more insects, birds, reptiles and mam

Priest who founded Knights of Columbus to be beatified after saving unborn baby

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PETITION: Urge U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference to defend Catholic heritage and statues! Sign the petition here. DICKSON, Tennessee, June 26, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Knights of Columbus founder Father Michael J. McGivney will be beatified after the Vatican approved the inexplicable healing of an unborn baby as a miracle attributable to him. When Michelle and Daniel Schachle learned of Michelle's pregnancy, they prepared to welcome their thirteenth child. At an ultrasound on the last day of 2014, Michelle learned that her baby had Down syndrome. The doctors saw other troubling signs and referred Michelle for more tests. On February 25, 2015, the doctors told the Schachles that their child suffered from a severe case of fetal hydrops, a life-threatening condition of an abnormal buildup of fluids in the tissue around the lungs, heart, or abdomen or under the skin. Daniel asked the doctor for a percentage on the chances their son wo

Zika virus 'harms baby brain collagen development'

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Zika virus can hamper vital collagen development in the brains of babies whose mothers were infected with the disease while pregnant, new research reveals, as the search for a vaccine continues. Collagen is crucial to the circulatory system, as it regulates the compression of blood vessels. A large amount of the collagen found in the human brain is located inside vein tissue. The research findings could explain the deaths of babies with microcephaly, a birth defect that causes a baby to be born with a smaller head and often smaller brains that may not have developed properly. "In a previous study we saw that mothers with a rare mutation in their collagen genes had more chances of having babies with microcephaly if they got infected with Zika virus. In this study we found out the virus affects collagen-forming genes in fetuses," sa

Her virus test came back positive. 3 hours later she had a baby.

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Each year, over 100,000 infants are born in New York City, where the pandemic has now reshaped the experience of childbirth. The virus has added more tension into what is an already uncertain process, as women are entering hospitals that have been overrun by a disease that has killed nearly 22,000 in the city and more than 120,000 nationwide. Woman felt a slight fever. Hours later she tested positive for coronavirus

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Woman wanted for intentionally coughing on baby in San Jose

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – San Jose police are searching for a woman caught on surveillance video coughing on a 1-year-old baby inside a Yogurtland. The incident happened earlier this month on Friday, June 12 around 5:25 p.m. at the Yogurtland at 5638 Cottle Road. According to police, the woman coughed on the baby because she was upset that the baby's mother was not following social distancing guidelines. You can see the suspect on camera, wearing a headband and sunglasses, pulling down her white face mask and coughing two to three times on the baby, while the mother quickly rushes to pull the down the hood of the stroller in an effort to protect the baby. The suspect is described The suspect is described as a white female in her 60's, medium build, wearing a gray bandana, glasses, long sleeve shirt with gray vertical lines, white dress pants and patterned tennis shoes. She

Lil Baby Looks at “The Bigger Picture” on New Protest Song: Stream

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The post Lil Baby Looks at "The Bigger Picture" on New Protest Song: Stream appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Lil Baby has released a new protest song called "The Bigger Picture". The powerful offering is in response to the senseless murder of unarmed Black man George Floyd, who died while in Minneapolis police custody. Today's track begins with a news voiceover referencing Floyd and police brutality. The Atlanta rapper, who has been participating in local protests, then captures the spotlight with lines recounting the Black experience in America. "They killing us for no reason/ Been going on for too long to get even," raps Lil Baby, later adding, "Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas… That shit be crazy, they supposed to protect us." Despite the bleak plight of race relations in this country, the MC implores his listeners to stay strong and demand drastic change — even if it has to happen incrementally. "It's bigger than Bla

These Are Baby Boomers' Top 3 Retirement Fears

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Retirement can be a daunting prospect on many levels, and it's natural to have concerns about it, especially as that milestone approaches. The good news, however, is that there are steps you can take to alleviate some of those worries as you enter that new, exciting stage of life. Here are baby boomers' top retirement fear, according to a recent Transamerica survey -- and what to do about them. 1. Outliving savings For 45% of baby boomers, outliving their savings is a major concern. But you can address that in a couple of ways. First, stay invested in stocks during retirement. While you should shift a substantial chunk of your retirement portfolio to bonds to minimize your personal investment risk, you shouldn't dump your stocks completely, because you'll need them to fuel your port

Sonakshi Sinha deactivates her Twitter account to 'protect her sanity'; says 'Aag lage basti mein...mein apni masti mein'

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The Dabangg girl of Bollywood, Sonakshi Sinha, who is known for giving epic reply to trolls, has deactivated her Twitter account. The 33-year-old actress took this decision to stay away from negativity as her last tweet reads, "The first step to protecting your sanity is to stay away from negativity. And no where more of that than twitter these days! Chalo, I'm off - deactivating my account. Bye guys, peace out." She shared the screenshot of that tweet on Instagram and captioned it, "Aag lage basti mein... mein apni masti mein! Bye Twitter." Also Read - Sushant Singh Rajput, Rashami Desai, Bharti Singh and others mourn the demise of celebrity manager, Disha Salian Talking about her professional front, Sonakshi Sinha will be making her acting debut in the digital space with a series which will stream on Amazon Prime. A crime thriller by Reema Kagti, the show also stars Gulshan Devaiah, Sohum Shah and Vijay Verma. The show will be produced by Excel movies and Tige

Millie Radford shares 4D scan of her baby at 28 weeks pregnant

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IT'S not long until Millie Radford becomes a mum for the first time - and the 18-year-old has delighted fans by sharing a 4D scan of her baby at 28 weeks. Millie - who was born into Britain's biggest family - joked that she's going to have "her hands full" with little Ophelia as she shared the photo of her unborn baby sticking her middle finger up. The first-time mum will give birth to her daughter just months after her mother Sue welcomed her 22nd child. Sharing the 4D scan photos with her 54,000 Instagram followers, Millie said she was stunned by how much Ophelia had changed since her last scan in March. She wrote: "I love seeing how much she's grown over the weeks. "Baby O is still breech and she's sticking her middle finger up already! Think I'm going to have my hands full with her." Earlier this week, Millie gave fans a glimpse of her growing baby bump as she joked she has "slim pickings" for outfits in the fin

Charge: St. Paul man shot dead while trying to protect his sister from ex-boyfriend

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An alleged killer has been charged following a shooting that left a St. Paul man dead in the street after trying to protect his sister.  Ryan V. Frazier Jr., 23, of Minneapolis, is the accused gunman charged with fatally shooting 27-year-old Brandon Salter, of St. Paul, on the 700 block of 14th St. E. in Minneapolis on the night of June 4.  Prior to the shooting, a woman identifying herself as "Kayla" was reported to be banging on Salter's sister's door around 9:45 p.m., yelling at Salter's sister to come outside and fight.  The complaint says Kayla is Frazier's current girlfriend, who wanted to fight Salter's sister, who is Frazier's former girlfriend. At the sight of Fraizer's car parked on the street, Salter's sister called 911 and then called her brother asking him to come over in case Frazier was nearby.  When the woman opened her screen door, she was immediately attacked by Kayla, the complaint says, with a "tussle" ensuing on t

Herring advises tech companies to protect public from shady contact tracing apps

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  Herring advises tech companies to protect public from shady contact tracing apps Published Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2020, 12:36 pm Front Page » News » State/National1 » Herring advises tech companies to protect public from shady contact tracing apps Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Advertising inquiries: freepress@ntelos.net Twitter Facebook WhatsApp LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr Email (© Fabian – stock.adobe.com) Attorney General Mark Herring and a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general are asking Apple and Google to ensure all contact tracing and exposure notification apps related to COVID-19 adequately protect consumers' personal information. Specifically, the coalition asked Apple and Google to guarantee that such apps, when available to consumers, are affiliated with a public health authority and removed from the Ap

William C. Huff and Renovation Angel to Deliver Solutions to Help Baby Boomers Downsize

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NAPLES, Fla., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- William C. Huff Companies, the leading provider of moving, storage, data and logistics, are revolutionizing how baby boomers downsize their lives. It was announced today they have entered into an agreement with Renovation Angel to provide a collaborative solution to serve 80 million homeowners a simple, easy way to redistribute over $20 trillion in household items over the next 20 years. Families of all sizes are burdened by manual processes tied to moving, packing, and disposing of items across multiple properties. Downsizing is not only time-consuming; it also can be a major contributor to landfills and impact our CO2 emissions. Together, the two companies crafted Downsizing Help, a scalable solution to help families of all sizes to downsize with a focus on making downsizing easy, while responsibly recycling unwanted household items, benefiting community organizations and realizing a tax saving of $3700 per $10,000 of donated items

South Carolina deputy who saved choking baby becomes her godfather 1 year later

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BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV/CNN)— It's the 1-year anniversary of when a South Carolina deputy pulled over a speeding driver and saved a newborn's life. A 12-day-old baby girl was in the vehicle, choking to death. Deputy William Kimbro performed CPR and got her breathing again. He passed her off to medical personnel, but she didn't leave his life. It's a day Kimbro will never forget. "Today, one year ago, is the day that I met Ryleigh when I saved her life," he said. So, when the doorbell rang last night, Deputy Kimbro couldn't wipe the smile away. "Giving her a hug, and I look over her shoulder, and there's Miss Ryleigh and her mom walking in. I said you got to be kidding me. You surprised me. You got me. And, they're like, 'Yes, we did,'" said Dep. Kimbro. It's not like he hasn't seen her lately. "