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(CNN) Former President Donald Trump's campaign of lies about a stolen election just delivered a huge victory with a new Georgia law that could suppress the votes of many of the citizens who helped eject him from the White House. Republican state lawmakers rushed through a broad law Thursday making it harder to vote that disproportionately targets Democratic and Black voters in a battleground vital to the 2020 election and future presidential and congressional contests. The move confirms the Peach State as the epicenter of the fight for American democracy that raged through Trump's presidency and during the insurrection he incited against the US Capitol -- and now threatens to taint future elections as Republicans in multiple states pursue new laws to limit voting. "What I'm worried about is how un-American this whole initiative is. It's sick. It's sick," President Joe Biden said at the first news conference of his presidency that afternoon. … [Read more...] about Georgia’s new law suppressing the vote is a victory for Trump

PMC reasons that it’s the only source of income, as other revenue generation avenues closed in lockdown The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown badly impacted the economy, with many losing lives, jobs and employment. The state government and civic authorities gave concession in stamp duties and also provided amnesty schemes to defaulter developers but refused to provide any relief in property taxes. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) also did not pay any heed despite demand from various citizens’ groups. PMC reasoned that it is the only major source of income to run the civic body. Now, city-based social group Bharatiya Jansansad has raised the issue with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray , governor and PMC commissioner, demanding complete waiver of property taxes, especially for the family members of citizens who lost lives of COVID and those property owners who faced the COVID infection and spent days in hospital. The group claimed that since the pandemic … [Read more...] about Activists demand property tax waiver, citing civic law

Madonna, 62, recently took to Instagram to issue a lengthy message, and several photos, advocating for stricter gun laws and harsher consequences for cops who kill "innocent children," like 13-year-old Adam Toledo. "This is insanity. Horrific," the Grammy-winning artist wrote on social media, referencing the recent killings of Toledo and 20-year-old Daunte Wright. "And yet it has become normalized in our society." Madonna is seen posing in front of a number of posters that say "#GUNCONTROLNOW" and "WAKEUPAMERICA." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) Madonna's Sunday posting came one day after she published footage of her plastering walls with #GUNCONTROLNOW posters. "There's a new Vaccination!!" she wrote in another post. "Its [sic] called GUN CONTROL! Should be mandatory. It will SAVE LIVES!" The artist's posts appear to be related to a campaign by gun safety nonprofit Everytown . View this post on … [Read more...] about Video: Balaclava-Clad Madonna Says ‘Mandatory’ Gun Control is the ‘New Vaccination’

A group formed by former Sen. Kelly Loeffler Kelly Loeffler Loeffler group targets Democrats with billboards around baseball stadium Warnock raises nearly M since January victory A proposal to tackle congressional inside trading: Invest in the US MORE (R-Ga.) to counter Georgia Democrats’ voter registration efforts is out with a digital billboard campaign blaming Democrats for the MLB's decision to pull its All-Star game out of Atlanta. The digital billboards from Greater Georgia, which feature images of President Biden Joe Biden Obama, Clinton reflect on Mondale's legacy Biden, Harris commend Mondale in paving the way for female VP Mondale in last message to staff: 'Joe in the White House certainly helps' MORE , Sen. Raphael Warnock Raphael Warnock Senate aims to pass anti-Asian hate crimes bill this week Loeffler group targets Democrats with billboards around baseball stadium Warnock raises nearly M since January victory … [Read more...] about Loeffler group targets Democrats with billboards around baseball stadium

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost control of the Knesset. On Monday his opponents succeeded in passing a proposal to gain control over the Knesset Arrangements Committee, which is running parliament until a government is formed. This was made possible thanks to the support of Raam, an Islamic party that Netanyahu was counting on for the creation of his coalition. But despite their U-turn on Netanyahu, the PM still hopes to forge alliances that will keep him in office. With only two weeks left until his mandate to form a coalition expires, the Israeli PM is still exploring a route in which Raam could forge ties to his government. But his attempts to do so are not being taken lightly by some members of his potential coalition. Batzalel Smotrich, who heads the Religious Zionist Party, has become one of the main voices that oppose the collaboration with Raam; he slams its members as terrorist supporters. קומץ הטפשים בימין שמנסה לשכנע אותנו שעבאס החדש זנח את המאבק … [Read more...] about As Netanyahu Struggles to Form a Government, Supporter Says PM Has ‘No Choice’ But to Include Arabs