close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid in Alabama . Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in one ad that attempted to highlight the accusations against Moore. The verdict, returned by a jury after a brief trial in Anniston, Alabama, was a victory for Moore, who has lost other defamation lawsuits, including one against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. "We’re very thankful to God for an opportunity to help restore my reputation which was severely damaged by the 2017 election," Moore said in a telephone interview. Ben Stafford, an … [Read more...] about Roy Moore wins defamation case against Democratic PAC, jury awards him $8.2M
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Odisha Govt to Gift Newlyweds ‘Wedding Kits’ With Condoms, Family Planning Booklets to Raise Awareness
In a first for the country, the Odisha government has decided to provide wedding kits’ to newly married couples from September to raise awareness about family planning, officials said. The kits will contain contraceptive pills, condoms, a booklet on methods and benefits of family planning, and the marriage registration certificate among other items, they said. This is a part of the National Health Mission’s (NHM) Nai Pahal Scheme’. The objective is to create awareness among newly married couples to adopt family planning, Director of Family Planning Bijay Panigrahy said. The initiative will begin from the district and block levels, he said. We will launch it for the first time in the country, said Shalini Pandit, State Mission Director of NHM. Panigrahy said accredited social health activists (ASHAs) will visit households where marriages are scheduled and distribute the kits. The couples will also be informed about healthy spacing between child births, he added. Read the … [Read more...] about Odisha Govt to Gift Newlyweds ‘Wedding Kits’ With Condoms, Family Planning Booklets to Raise Awareness
Woman breaches strict court order by sending messages to her ex’s dog on Facebook
A woman banned from contacting her ex-partner messaged his dog on Facebook. Paula Higham also threatened to kill her former partner and issued threats towards his mum after saying she was "looking rough". The 37-year-old from Aigburth was in a "turbulent" relationship with Mark Davies for approximately four years, reports the Liverpool Echo. In August 2021, Highham was given a non-molestation order by family courts, stopping her from contacting him for one year following "embarking on a campaign of harassment". However, she continued despite the ban, in a "persistent breach", sending a string of "deeply unpleasant" messages. A week after the order was imposed, on the morning of August 25, thirteen emails were sent from two separate accounts. Three days later, Higham messaged a Facebook account which had been established in the name of Mr Davies' dog. One abusive note read: "What's happened to your mum? She's looking very rough. She will be looking worse soon." … [Read more...] about Woman breaches strict court order by sending messages to her ex’s dog on Facebook