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WASHINGTON —  Voters in swing states keep rejecting abortion bans at every opportunity.Republicans in red states keep pushing them.That may seem an odd conjunction, but it’s driven by an internal logic pushing the GOP ever further from voters whose support they probably need to win national elections.While some Republican officials have begun sounding alarms over the path their party has taken, they are vastly outnumbered, and there’s little sign of a course correction ahead. Abortion dominates swing state politics The…

Arapahoe County’s commissioners on Tuesday narrowly voted down a six-month moratorium on all new oil and gas drilling in the county, a decision at odds with the concerns of dozens of Aurora residents worried about the impact of energy extraction on their doorstep. The vote was 3-2 and followed two meetings filled with public comment for and against the issue. The moratorium would have stopped Arapahoe County from accepting any new applications from oil and gas companies to drill until this fall. A proposal to drill 174…

While the search goes on for the next 007, Liam Neeson has revealed that the role of James Bond was once his for the taking, except that his partner had other ideas. Following the success of `Schindler`s List` (1993) in which he played the title role, Neeson`s star was high in the early 1990s, and the James Bond people came calling, reports `Deadline`. Neeson told `The Times of London` that he had expressed his strong interest in the role, until his then girlfriend, actress Natasha Richardson, intervened, wary of what…

Apple Inc. investors reelected its board, approved its compensation plan and rejected the shareholder proposals that the company opposed, giving the iPhone maker a clean sweep during its annual meeting.A preliminary tally of the votes showed that the four measures Apple supported, including its board slate and compensation, were approved Friday. The five shareholder measures that it asked investors to reject failed to gain enough votes to pass. The company had sought to stave off investor concerns about compensation in…

Many Nigerians this week faced difficulties making payments for goods and services as traders, motorists, and business owners refused to accept the old Naira notes in anticipation of an official approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In multiple interviews with PREMIUM TIMES, Nigerians who got paid the old N500 and N1000 notes by the banks expressed their frustration amid silence from the CBN and the Nigerian government. Last Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) must…

WhatsApp has come to an agreement with the European Union following the controversy over its early 2021 privacy policy change. After discussions with the European Commission and EU consumer protection regulators, WhatsApp will make it easier for users to reject updates to the terms of service. The Meta-owned brand will also "clearly explain" when rejecting those terms will limit use of services, the Commission says. People can also dismiss notifications about these updates, and delay reviewing those updates. The company…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study may reveal part of the reason why conservatives are more likely than liberals to reject some COVID-19 health measures: They see boundaries as restrictions. Liberals were more likely to see some of the measures used in the pandemic—such as social distancing rules and plexiglass…

via Warner Bros. With James Gunn having reiterated for the umpteenth time that the SnyderVerse is dead, it won’t be sold off to Netflix, and it’s time for the vocal backers to move on with their lives, David Ayer’s mythical original cut of Suicide Squad seems well-placed to take its place as the in-demand abandoned DCU project. Even though we’re closing in on seven years since the theatrical edition went down in flames as the franchise’s worst-reviewed movie ever – a title it won’t be letting go of anytime soon…

As tension continued to rise over the scarcity of the newly redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 currency notes, commercial banks, motorists and major sales outlets across the country have refrained from the collection of old notes. A PREMIUM TIMES survey within the week showed that many Nigerians are still in possession of the old naira notes due to poor circulation of the newly designed currency, but are not able to carry out their daily transactions because banks have commenced the implementation of the CBN…

Further hurdles for $68 billion dollar deal New roadblocks will reportedly be placed in the path of Microsoft in its bid to purchase publisher Activision Blizzard — According to a report by Reuters, the European Commission (EU) is preparing to state its objection to the deal in the coming weeks, adding further strife to Microsoft’s acquisition plans. As those who have been following our reporting will know, Microsoft requires the favor of several global regulatory bodies in order to complete the purchase, and is…