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☆ GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville parroted Russian propaganda on Fox News while continuing to hold up US military preparedness
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville parroted Russian propaganda in an interview with Fox News. Tuberville insisted that Ukraine "can't win" the war against Russia no matter how much funding it gets. "But at the end of the day, it's a junior high team playing a college team," he said. But at the end of the day, it's a junior high team playing a college team. They can't win," Tuberville, a retired college football coach, said, referring to Ukraine.

Persons: Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Tuberville, it's, Tommy Tuberville —, —, Laura Ingraham, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, we're, I've, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's Organizations: Fox News, Service, Alabama GOP, Defense Department, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Alabama, Moscow, —, Russian

Trump, 77, filed his counterclaim in a second defamation lawsuit by Carroll, 79, who is seeking at least $10 million. The verdict reflected that "Mr. Trump 'raped' her, albeit digitally rather than with his penis," Kaplan wrote on Monday. Both lawsuits stemmed from Trump's denials that he forced himself upon and raped Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in the mid-1990s. Carroll amended her lawsuit after Trump disparaged her as a "whack job" in a CNN town hall following the verdict. The lawsuit is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Donald Trump, Cheney Orr, Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Alina Habba, Carroll, Kaplan, Carroll's, Roberta Kaplan, Goodman, Jonathan Stempel, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, District, CNN, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Elle, Carroll, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Montgomery , Alabama, U.S, Manhattan, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Eastern US storm outbreak knocks out power to over 1 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A severe weather outbreak unleashed damaging winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and caused widespread travel disruptions across the Eastern US. Live updates: Damaging storms hit Eastern USForecasts warned of damaging hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 80 mph in the strongest storms. A first in a decade forecastAccounting for every level of severe storm risk, around 120 million people in the Eastern US were threatened by damaging weather Monday as a potent storm system, especially for August, crossed the region. Tornadoes may spin up quickly in the same lines of storms bringing damaging winds, giving little time to get to safety. Areas at risk on Tuesday will generally be south of where Monday’s damaging storms rage.

Organizations: CNN, D.C, Washington D.C, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson International, Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International Locations: Atlanta , Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Alabama, Pennsylvania, North Carolina , Georgia, Maryland, Atlanta, Washington, FlightAware, New Jersey, LaGuardia, New York, Mississippi, Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina , Virginia, Maryland , Pennsylvania, Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia, Florida

☆ Abortion Drives Ohio Election on Amending the State Constitution
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Michael Wines | More About Michael Wines | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

John Kasich of Ohio, a Republican, wrote on Twitter in April that he had watched voters reject policies that he and his legislative majority had backed. “It wouldn’t have been right then, and it isn’t right now.”Once, Ohio was the quintessential swing state. The 2022 election brought single-party control of the governor’s office and legislature to 39 states, the most in at least three decades. And 29 states, 20 of them Republican, have veto-proof supermajorities that control both houses of the state legislatures. “We can kind of do what we want,” Matt Huffman, the powerful Ohio State Senate president, told the Columbus Dispatch in a 2022 profile.

Persons: John Kasich of, ”, Matt Huffman, — Organizations: Gov, Republican, Twitter, Ohio State, Columbus Dispatch, Alabama Legislature, U.S, Supreme Locations: John Kasich of Ohio, Ohio

REUTERS/Cheney OrrAug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening social media post from Donald Trump in a late-night court filing on Friday, arguing that it suggests he might intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government. On his Truth Social site, the former president wrote, "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU!" The prosecutors' filing asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a protective order prohibiting Trump and his lawyers from sharing any discovery materials with unauthorized people. Protective orders are routine in cases involving confidential documents, but prosecutors said it was particularly important to restrict public dissemination given Trump's social media statements. He faces a possible fourth indictment in Georgia, where Atlanta prosecutors have been investigating his efforts to overturn the election results there.

Persons: Donald Trump, Cheney Orr, Democrat Joe Biden, Jack Smith, Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Joseph Ax, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Democrat, Trump, Thomson Locations: Montgomery , Alabama, U.S, Washington, Miami, Manhattan, Georgia, Atlanta

☆ The Loss of Space Command Headquarters Brings an Alabama City Down to Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Emily Cochrane | More About Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even as a child in the 1960s, Jan Davis felt a twinge of resentment about her hometown, Huntsville, Ala., being overlooked. Rocket tests rattled windows and doors across town, and everyone seemed to have a familial connection to the work of building the rockets that powered NASA’s mission to put a man on the moon. Still, it was mission control in Houston and Cape Canaveral in Florida that became worldwide symbols of the space race. It attracted legions of scientists, defense contractors and federal investment. And in the final days of the Trump administration, Huntsville was selected as the permanent home of the United States Space Command.

Persons: Jan Davis, Davis, Ms, —, Trump Organizations: NASA, United States Space Command Locations: Huntsville, Ala, Houston and Cape Canaveral, Florida

"She ignored the public trial right entirely. Scott Berry, Spearman's federal public defender, declined to comment, as did a Justice Department spokesperson. Five former federal judges -- four appointed by Democrats and one by a Republican -- said in interviews that Cannon’s errors likely reflect relative inexperience on the bench. A public trial also has been found to implicate First Amendment rights of freedom of assembly, speech and press. One of the pivotal Supreme Court cases on the right to a public trial is Waller v. Georgia.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Donald Trump's, Cannon, Trump, William Spearman, Spearman's, Stephen Smith, Spearman, Jeremy Fogel, Scott Berry, Paul Grimm, Grimm, Brian Steel, Mark Bennett, It's, Waller, Berry, Greg Schiller, Schiller, Clara's Smith, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S ., Dirksen, Trump, WASHINGTON, Reuters, U.S, Constitution's, Santa Clara School of Law, Berkeley Judicial, Republican, Duke Law School, Supreme, Chief U.S, Northern, Northern District of, . Georgia, Senate, Circuit, Appeals, FBI, Trump's Mar, Thomson Locations: Florida, Washington , U.S, Alabama, Cannon, California, Maryland, Northern District, Northern District of Iowa, ., Atlanta, Trump's, Lago, Washington, New York, U.S

A defendant's right to a public trial is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution's Sixth Amendment. "She ignored the public trial right entirely. A public trial also has been found to implicate First Amendment rights of freedom of assembly, speech and press. Scott Berry, a federal public defender representing Spearman, declined to comment, as did a Justice Department spokesperson. LIMITED EXPERIENCEAs a judge, Cannon so far has presided over four criminal trials that resulted in jury verdicts.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Donald Trump's, Cannon, Trump, William Spearman, Stephen Smith, Jeremy Fogel, Fogel, Mark Bennett, It's, Scott Berry, Spearman, Paul Grimm, Grimm, Berry, Greg Schiller, Schiller, Spearman's, Clara's Smith, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S ., Dirksen, Trump, WASHINGTON, Reuters, Constitution's, Santa Clara School of Law, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, Republican, Berkeley Judicial, Chief U.S, Northern, Northern District of, Senate, Circuit, Appeals, FBI, Trump's Mar, Duke Law School, Thomson Locations: Florida, Washington , U.S, Alabama, U.S, California, Fort Pierce , Florida, Northern District, Northern District of Iowa, Atlanta, Trump's, Lago, Maryland, North Carolina

☆ US Army no longer has Senate-confirmed leader, joining Marines
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James McConville testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2021. Retiring Chief of Staff of the Army General James McConville relinquished command on Friday. It will be the first time in history the U.S. military will have two branches, the Army and the Marine Corps, without a confirmed leader, the Pentagon said. "In our dangerous world of security, the United States demands orderly and prompt transitions of our confirmed military leaders," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during the ceremony on Friday. Several states have limited abortion access since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the military argues that women service members cannot choose where they are stationed.

Persons: James McConville, Jonathan Ernst, Tommy Tuberville, Lloyd Austin, Randy George, Roe, Wade, Christine Wormuth, Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Mark Porter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Army, Armed, Committee, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . Army, U.S, Republican, Staff, Marine Corps, Pentagon, . Defense, Supreme, Democratic, Navy, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Alabama, United States

☆ Special counsel cites Truth Social post in arguing for quick court order on evidence sharing as Trump rails against 2020 election charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Tierney Sneed Kate Sullivan | Tierney Sneed | Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To explain why they were seeking such a maneuver, prosecutors outlined the back-and-forth they had behind the scenes with the Trump team over their proposed order. Smith’s filing said that once US District Judge Tanya Chutkan approved their proposed protective order, prosecutors could begin turning over “a substantial amount of discovery” to the defense. The former president railed against the federal criminal charges at his first campaign event since being indicted a third time. It was a very bad election,” Trump, who refuses to accept he lost the 2020 election and regularly promotes election conspiracy theories, told the crowd in a roughly 50-minute speech. One more indictment and this election is closed out, nobody has even a chance,” Trump said.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump’s, ”, Trump, —, Trump’s, Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, John Lauro, Tanya Chutkan, ’ Trump, Smith –, … They’re, ” Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: CNN, Trump, Alabama Republican Party, GOP Locations: Florida, Thursday’s, Washington, DC, United States

☆ Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But a series of legal challenges, including a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, have cast many of those district lines into doubt. Legal experts said the ruling bolsters similar challenges in Georgia and Louisiana, where voting rights groups have argued that Republican-drawn maps marginalized Black voters. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court appears set to alter course after previously finding Republican maps violated the state constitution’s prohibition on gerrymandering. In Wisconsin, the most expensive state Supreme Court election in U.S. history resulted in a new liberal majority. OTHER BATTLESLast month, the Utah Supreme Court heard arguments over the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map, which carved Democratic Salt Lake County into four separate districts.

Persons: reconvenes, Leah Millis, –, ”, Michael Li, University’s, “, Kathy Hochul, Janet Protasiewicz Organizations: YORK, House, U.S . Capitol, Republican, REUTERS, Republicans, Census, Supreme, Center for Justice, U.S, Democrat, REPUBLICAN, STATE, Democratic, Ohio’s Republican, DEMOCRATIC, Utah Supreme Locations: New York, Utah, U.S, Washington , U.S, New, Black, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, In Wisconsin, Democratic Salt Lake County, New Mexico

☆ Introvert and Olympic hopeful shares the No. 1 tactic she uses to get ahead—even though she was born 'debilitatingly shy'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

She earned a silver medal at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, and is hoping to secure a spot in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. It'll be only the second time that breakdancing, also known as "breaking," has been included in the Olympics. "I was debilitatingly shy [earlier in my career]," she tells CNBC Make It. Today, Choi still uses a few strategies to keep her natural shyness from stymying her ability to compete. She uses breathing techniques to focus, and repeats a mantra of affirmation to herself before going in front of a crowd.

Persons: Choi's, It'll, Choi, University of Pennsylvania —, she'd Organizations: Olympics, CNBC, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, Paris

FILE PHOTO-People gather at the BAE Systems' booth during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Global Force Symposium & Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File PhotoSummaryCompanies First-half EPS up 17%Sees full-year EPS 10%-12% higher, previous forecast 5%-7%Lifts interim dividend by 11%Shares up 5%LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest defence company BAE Systems (BAES.L) upgraded its guidance for 2023, forecasting annual earnings growth of 10%-12%, as governments spend more on military equipment in "an increasingly uncertain world". BAE Systems said its good operational performance plus the demand from its customers, the biggest of which are the United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia and Australia, meant its full-year results would be better than expected across the board. Shares in BAE Systems jumped 5% in early deals. For 2023, BAE said earnings per share would grow 10%-12%, compared to the 5%-7% increase it had forecast in February, while it also lifted sales guidance to 5%-7% growth from 3%-5%.

Persons: Cheney Orr, Charles Woodburn, Woodburn, Hargreaves, Aarin, Sarah Young, Paul Sandle, Kate Holton Organizations: BAE Systems, Association of, United States Army, Global, REUTERS, BAE, Thomson Locations: Huntsville , Alabama, U.S, United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Asia, Pacific, Europe, Czech Republic, Poland, Qatar, Christian

☆ Leaked email shows Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is tightening its return-to-office policy: 'Blue is a work-from-work company'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Blue Origin tells many employees to be in the office 5 days a week, internal email shows. Last year, Blue Origin told managers it would be flexible about employee work schedules. "As you know, Blue is a work-from-work company," Blue Origin added in the email. A Blue Origin spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. According to the recent email reminder, Blue Origin leaders said working in-person is important from "a culture, comradery, and results perspective."

Persons: Jeff Bezos, didn't, Mike Eilola, Eilola Organizations: Origin, Amazon, Company, Google, Blue Origin's Locations: Denver , El Segundo, Woodland Hills, Phoenix, Reston , Virginia, Seattle, Florida , Texas, Huntsville , Alabama

☆ Exclusive: Mongolia, US to sign 'Open Skies' deal ahead of talks -Harris, PM
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Kevin WurmAug 2 (Reuters) - The United States and Mongolia will sign an "Open Skies" civil aviation agreement, Vice President Kamala Harris and Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene said on Wednesday at the start of discussions focused on Russia, China and economic development. Washington has Open Skies civil aviation agreements with more than 130 countries. The Open Skies deal between the U.S. and Mongolia will build on a memorandum of understanding for an air transport agreement reached in January. Mongolia's national carrier, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, flies to Europe and Asia but not the United States at present. Although passenger demand may not merit nonstop flights between the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, and the U.S., the Open Skies deal would also provide easier options for cargo flights between the nations.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Oyun, Kevin Wurm, Erdene, Biden, Harris, Joe Biden, Tesla, Elon Musk, Antony Blinken, Trevor Hunnicutt, Andrea Shalal, Jamie Freed, Jonathan Oatis, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S, Mongolia's, White, REUTERS, Mongolian, China, MIAT, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, SpaceX, Biden, Google, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Mongolia, Russia, China, Washington, Ukraine, Japan, South Korea, . Washington, MIAT Mongolian, Europe, Asia, Ulaanbaatar, U.S, Birmingham , Alabama

☆ Borrowers should avoid getting hopes up for Biden's next round of student loan forgiveness, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's original student loan forgiveness plan, Biden said he would pursue a new path to deliver relief to holders of federal educational debt. "Borrowers should avoid getting their hopes up for forgiveness," said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. At the end of June, the high court justices ruled that the executive branch didn't have the authority to widely cancel people's debts. "That would be easier to justify in front of a court that is skeptical of broad authority," said Luke Herrine, assistant professor of law at the University of Alabama. "As the president said, he'll be fighting to get relief to as many borrowers as possible, as quickly as possible," Hasan said.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Mark Kantrowitz, Luke Herrine, Abdullah Hasan, he'll, Hasan Organizations: Finance, University of Alabama

☆ Alabama's abortion laws not behind Space Command decision -White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A general view of the White House, where over the Fourth of July holiday weekend cocaine was discovered in an entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before taking tours, in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2023. ...The most significant factor considered was operational readiness during a critical time in this dynamic security environment," a White House official told Reuters. Biden's decision comes as Alabama's Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville is blocking hundreds of U.S. military appointments to protest the Pentagon's policy reimbursing costs for service members who travel to get an abortion. The blocks are preventing enlisted military from retiring, disrupting relocations and school schedules and undermining the military, the White House and Biden say. The Pentagon said the Space Command decision by Biden, a Democrat, would ensure "peak readiness" of the command during a critical period.

Persons: Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, nix, Trump, Donald Trump, Tommy Tuberville, Biden, Tuberville, Steve Holland, Katharine Jackson, Heather Timmons, Caitlin Webber Organizations: White, REUTERS, Reuters Connect WASHINGTON, Space Command, Republican, Reuters, Space Force, Pentagon, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Alabama, Colorado Springs, Huntsville , Alabama, U.S

☆ Why so many Americans feel trapped in their homes by their low-rate mortgages
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesThe recent spike in mortgage rates has created a so-called golden handcuff effect. For homeowners, a low mortgage rate is similar. Nearly 82% of home shoppers said they felt "locked-in" by their existing low-rate mortgage, according to a recent survey by Realtor.com. Between 1978 and 1981, mortgage rates similarly doubled from around 9% to more than 18%, compelling more homeowners to hold on to their homes. Mortgage rates may not return to sub-3% levels again anytime soon — if ever.

Persons: Bob, Terri Wood, Bob Wood Bob Wood, Terri, It's, Wood, Tomas Philipson, Philipson, Saul Loeb, he'd, Zillow, Greg McBride, Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's, Jacob Channel Organizations: University of Chicago, White House Council, Economic Advisers, AFP, Getty, Jacob Channel Locations: Mobile , Alabama, Tennessee, Arlington , Virginia, Bankrate.com, LendingTree

CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith unveiled his case alleging that former President Donald Trump broke several laws in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, with a grand jury indictment returned Tuesday that illustrated the depth and breadth of the federal criminal investigation. Trump, who has derided Smith’s case as a politically motivated “fake indictment,” has been summoned to appear before a magistrate judge on Thursday. Prosecutors put forward several examples of Trump being told by his aides that fraud claims he was promoting were false. The new indictment recounts a conversation between Trump and Meadows, during which Meadows allegedly told Trump that he had observed Georgia election officials were “conducting themselves in an exemplary fashion,” while assuring Trump they would find fraud if it existed. Hours later, Trump tweeted that the election officials were “terrible people” who were trying to cover-up evidence of fraud.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Prosecutors, Trump “, Trump, ”, it’s, ” Trump, Wisconsin –, “, Mike Pence, Department of Homeland Security’s, –, Kenneth Chesebro, Rudy Guiliani –, memorializing, they’re, Pence, Pat Cipollone, Trump’s, Giuliani, ” Pence, Pat Philbin, Philbin, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Tanya Chutkan –, Obama, Smith, he’ll Organizations: CNN, Trump, ”, White, Justice, Republican, Justice Department, Department of Homeland, Infrastructure Security Agency, Prosecutors, AZ, Capitol, CNN Prosecutors, “, Manhattan Locations: United States, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Detroit, Arizona, Cipollone, Trump, Meadows, Georgia, DC, Alabama

☆ The 5 U.S. metro areas with the highest single-family rents — 3 are in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Downtown Los Angeles. However, financial experts warn consumers about some of the unexpected expenses. "Probably the most overlooked hidden cost is when you are looking for the next job," said certified financial planner Michael Hansen, co-founder and managing partner of Frontier Wealth Strategies in Walnut Creek, California. What you might save in dollars, you may lose in connection, collaboration and community. Eric Roberge Founder of Beyond Your Hammock

Persons: Michael Hansen, Eric Roberge Organizations: Downtown, TheCrimsonRibbon, Getty, U.S Locations: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Long Beach , California, Anaheim , California, Diego, Carlsbad , California, Naples, Florida, Immokalee , Florida, Marco Island, Bridgeport , Connecticut, Stamford , Connecticut, Norwalk , Connecticut, Jose , California, Sunnyvale , California, Santa Clara , California, Rock , Arkansas, North, Conway , Arkansas, Montgomery , Alabama, Birmingham , Alabama, Hoover , Alabama, Louisville , Kentucky, Jefferson County , Kentucky, Indiana, Cleveland , Ohio, Elyria , Ohio, Walnut Creek , California

☆ More than $1 billion up for grabs in US Mega Millions lottery drawing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An electronic message board displays Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots in New York City, New York, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoAug 1 (Reuters) - An estimated $1.1 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the multistate Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night, one of the richest jackpots in the lottery's history. The drawing, set for 11 p.m. EDT, is the 30th since the last Mega Millions winner hit the jackpot in April. The odds of winning are minuscule: A buyer of a single Mega Millions lottery ticket has about a 1-in-300 million chance of containing all the correct numbers. Mega Millions tickets are available in 45 U.S. states along with Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Persons: Mike Segar, Rich McKay, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Mega, REUTERS, South Carolina, Washington D.C, U.S ., Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, South, California, U.S . Virgin Islands, Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii , Nevada, Utah, Atlanta

July 31 (Reuters) - Healthcare providers and an abortion rights group on Monday sued Alabama in an effort to block the state from criminally prosecuting people who help others travel out of state to get abortions. In a lawsuit filed in Montgomery, Alabama federal court, the West Alabama Women's Center, the Alabama Women's Center and its medical director Yashica Robinson said any such prosecutions would violate a basic right to travel between states under the U.S. Constitution. Alabama in 2019 passed the Human Life Protection Act, a law banning nearly all abortions. The healthcare providers said the threat of prosecution prevents them from advising patients about where they could travel to get abortions, and the Yellowhammer Fund said it had been forced to shut down its abortion funding in Alabama. "That includes abortion providers conspiring to violate the Act."

Persons: Yashica Robinson, Wade, Steve Marshall, Alabamans, Robin Marty, Marshall, Amanda Priest, Brendan Pierson, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Healthcare, Monday, Alabama, West Alabama Women's Center, Alabama Women's Center, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Yellowhammer, Supreme, Yellowhammer Fund, West Alabama Women's, Thomson Locations: Montgomery , Alabama, U.S ., Alabama, Roe, New York

CNN —President Joe Biden has decided that the headquarters of US Space Command will remain in Colorado and not move to Alabama, two US officials told CNN on Monday, reversing a decision by then-President Donald Trump. US Space Command, which is a joint command and separate from the US Space Force military branch, is currently housed in Colorado Springs, but the Air Force recommended near the end of Trump’s presidency that the command be moved to Huntsville, Alabama. Former Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett also chose Huntsville as the preferred location for SPACECOM headquarters in 2021. Colorado Springs is home to Peterson Space Force Base, previously known as Peterson Air Force Base. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado and chair of the House Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces, hailed Biden’s decision to keep Space Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, calling it “the most viable option” and the “best permanent home” for the military’s newest combatant command.

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☆ Biden Cancels Space Command Move to Alabama Amid Tuberville Feud
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Karoun Demirjian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Pentagon announced on Monday that President Biden had canceled an order by former President Donald J. Trump to move the United States Space Command headquarters to Alabama, prompting an outcry from Republicans who accused him of acting out of political spite amid a fierce partisan standoff over the Pentagon’s abortion access policies. The decision came as a blockade of military promotions by Senator Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, dragged into its sixth month. Mr. Tuberville has refused to consent to the promotions of senior generals and admirals in protest of a Pentagon policy that reimburses military personnel who have to travel to obtain an abortion or fertility treatments. House Republicans have also taken aim at the rule, instituted after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion, adding language to the annual defense policy bill to cancel it. Mr. Biden made his decision after the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, argued that moving the headquarters to Alabama from its current location in Colorado Springs would hurt military readiness, particularly as the United States is racing to compete with China in space, according to a Defense Department official who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, Tommy Tuberville, Tuberville, James Dickinson Organizations: Pentagon, United States Space Command, Republican, Republicans, Space Command, Defense Department Locations: Alabama, Colorado Springs, United States, China

☆ Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he boards Air Force One to depart for Washington from Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. March 5, 2023. The officials said Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Formally created in August 2019, the command was temporarily based in Colorado, and Air Force and Space Force leaders initially recommended it stay there. And Colorado Springs is also home to the Air Force Academy, which now graduates Space Force guardians, and more than 24 military space missions, including three Space Force bases. According to officials, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who ordered his own review of the matter, leaned toward Huntsville, while Dickinson was staunchly in favor of staying put.

Persons: Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, James Dickinson, Alabama Republican Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Tuberville, Formally, Donald Trump, Frank Kendall, Dickinson, Lloyd Austin Organizations: Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Space Command, Alabama, Alabama Republican, Defense Department, Space Force, Air Force Academy, Saturn, Missile Defense Command, Biden Locations: Washington, Montgomery , Alabama, U.S, Colorado, Alabama, Huntsville , Alabama, Colorado Springs, China, Huntsville

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