State Justices Seem To Favor Allowing Proponents To Defend Prop. 8

D. C. area on alert after bird flu detected in poultry in Maryland, Delaware The Washington PostPreliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Caroline County maryland.govState agriculture officials confirm bird flu case in Maryland WBAL RadioBird flu detected at Maryland poultry farm, Maryland officials say CBS News

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 12-4 Kennedy Space CenterSpaceX launches, lands first stage booster for record-setting 25th time during Starlink flight Spaceflight NowWhat to know: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida early Friday Florida TodaySpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 25th flight (video, photos) Space.com

Canadian MP Elizabeth May took some time out of a speech she was giving to respond to The Orange Felon's asinine suggestion that Canada would become our 51st state. After taking a little time to explain how a parliament system of government works, including not allowing billionaire cronies to buy cabinet seats, she got into the meat of the matter by offering an intriguing counterproposal: I don't want to belittle Mr.

Memo to Rudy Giuliani: When you’re in a nearly $150 million defamation hole, and in danger of losing your home, you really ought to stop digging. Apparently, the geriatric Giuliani just can’t help himself. From CNN: District Judge Beryl Howell’s ruling Friday came as Giuliani continues to make false insinuations about two Georgia election workers, long after they won a $150 million defamation verdict against him and he agreed to stop slandering them. “Mr Giuliani engaged in the worst kind of defamation,” Howell said as she read her verdict, slamming him for continuing to portray himself as a victim in this case and not responding to previous court orders. “It is outrageous and shameful,” Howell said.

Politico got a hold of a memo being circulated by House Republicans, and it ain't pretty: House Republicans are passing around a “menu” of more than $5 trillion in cuts they could use to bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year, including tax cuts and border security. The early list of potential spending offsets obtained by POLITICO includes changes to Medicare and ending Biden administration climate programs, along with slashing welfare and “reimagining” the Affordable Care Act.

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