Most Americans believe abortion should only be legal under certain circumstances, but nearly one in five percent of Democrats, specifically, believe abortion should be legal even up to the moment of birth, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found. The survey, released in the wake of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade , found the vast majority of Americans believe in strict rules on abortion. Overall, 57.6 percent say abortion should be legal only in “specific circumstances.” Of those, 24 percent said it should be illegal except in the instances of rape, incest, or preserving the life of the mother, followed by 19.7 percent who said it should be illegal after a fetal heartbeat is detected, and 13.9 percent who believe it should be illegal “except in the case of the mother.” Overall, 11.6 percent of Americans believe abortion should be legal up until the very moment of birth, and just short of one-third believe it … [Read more...] about Poll: Nearly 1 in 5 Democrats Support Abortion up to Moment of Birth
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North crows about hypersonic ‘glide vehicle’
North Korea successfully tested a hypersonic missile at daybreak Tuesday from Jagang Province, according to its official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Wednesday. [KCNA] North Korea said it successfully conducted a "final" test of a new hypersonic glide vehicle under the watch of leader Kim Jong-un, his first attendance of a launch in nearly two years. The test Tuesday morning was "aimed at the final verification of overall technical specifications of the developed hypersonic weapon system," reported the North's official Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday. After its release from a missile, the hypersonic vehicle made a "glide jump flight" from 600 kilometers, followed by 240 kilometers of "corkscrew maneuvering" before "hitting the set target" in waters 1,000 kilometers away, according to KCNA, a longer range than estimated by South Korea's military a day earlier. This was the first time Kim personally supervised a missile launch in 661 … [Read more...] about North crows about hypersonic ‘glide vehicle’
Economic Headwinds Mount as Leaders Weigh Costs of Confronting Russia
BRUSSELS — The world economy is heading into a potentially grim period as rising costs, shortages of food and other commodities and Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine threaten to slow economic growth and bring about a painful global slump. Two years after the coronavirus pandemic emerged and left much of the globe in a state of paralysis, policymakers are grappling with ongoing challenges, including clogged supply chains , lockdowns in China and the prospect of an energy crisis as nations wean themselves off Russian oil and gas . Those colliding forces have some economists starting to worry about a global recession as different corners of the world find their economies battered by events. Finding ways to avoid a slowdown while continuing to exert pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine will be the primary focus of finance ministers from the Group of 7 nations who are convening in Bonn, Germany, this week. At a news conference on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Janet L. … [Read more...] about Economic Headwinds Mount as Leaders Weigh Costs of Confronting Russia