Associated Press
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Should Stein issue vetoes, Republicans in the ninth-largest state could face challenges in overriding them, since the GOP is currently one seat shy of a veto-proof majority. Republican leaders would need at least one Democrat for their side during an override vote or hope some Democrats are absent.
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The wide-ranging resolution doesn’t use the word “ban,” but it left no room for legal same-sex marriage in calling for the “overturning of laws and court rulings, including Obergefell v. Hodges, that defy God’s design for marriage and family.” Further, the resolution affirmatively calls “for laws that affirm marriage between one man and one women.”
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Trump, in his most aggressive language yet regarding the protests, used a speech ostensibly supposed to be used to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army to denounce the protesters while repeating his false statements about the 2020 election being rigged and attacking the previous commander in chief, former President Joe Biden.
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State and local health departments responsible for invisible but critical work such as inspecting restaurants, monitoring wastewater for new and harmful germs, responding to outbreaks before they get too big — and a host of other tasks to protect both individuals and communities — are being hollowed out.
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Authorities said at least 80 shots were fired. People reported running, ducking for cover and scrambling to their cars for safety.
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Attack recipients included city governments of Greenville, North Carolina in April 2019, and of Baltimore a month later. Corporations and other entities were targeted.
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Venus flytraps aren't like the human-size, ravenous and cruel Audrey in “Little Shop of Horrors.” In the wild, Venus flytraps are the size of a lima bean and pose no harm to anything other than insects.
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Griffin said he would not appeal Monday's decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Myers, who also ordered that the State Board of Elections certify results that show Riggs is the winner by 734 votes from over 5.5 million ballots cast in the race.
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The shooting occurred in the center of Elizabeth City State University's campus following Yard Fest, the final event of the historically Black university’s week-long Viking Fest celebration.
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David Bohmerwald, the owner of Raleigh-based Components Cooper Inc., purchased 100 accelerometers from a U.S.-based electronic company, and then attempted to export the devices to a company in China, the release said, citing court documents and information presented in court.