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House fires Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee over Israel comments
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Today's vote is not a reflection of Representative Omar, but on the rank hypocrisy of Republican leadership, which has used its power to exact revenge on their political opponents and, in the case of Omar, punish a Member to satisfy the extreme MAGA (Make America Great Again) wing of the
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Netizens slam US lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio for posing as 'ha
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): A viral video of the arrest of US lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez along with other Democratic members of Congress showing that they were handcuffed during an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, has sparked a debate.
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US Rep Ilhan Omar, 16 other lawmakers arrested in Washington DC amid prote
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress, including lawmaker Ilhan Omar, were arrested in Washington DC during an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (local time).
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'Rage Against the Machine' performs after 11 years, protests Roe v. Wade
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): After 11 years of being inactive, including a delay caused by COVID-19 delay, the rock band 'Rage Against the Machine' hosted more than 30,000 people on at Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater.
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Biden announces new steps aimed at safeguarding abortion rights
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) announced new steps aimed at protecting abortion rights in response to the landmark decision by the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs Wade, a decades-old decision that had established a constitutional right to abo
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Jon Stewart slams the US Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade, calls it 'Kabuki Th
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): American comedian Jon Stewart has publicly denounced the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the historical case of Roe v. Wade that made abortion a constitutional right in the United States.
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Halsey reveals suffering 3 miscarriages, says 'abortion saved my life'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): American singer Halsey has stated that giving birth to her first child after suffering multiple pregnancy losses did not lessen her support for abortion rights.
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Biden holds virtual meet with Democratic Governors on abortion rights
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): US President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with Democratic Governors on reproductive rights of women in the country in the wake of a "tragic reversal" of Roe v. Wade and urged them to take action to protect access to abortion care.
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'Full House' star Jodie Sweetin thrown to ground by LAPD at protest for ab
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Jodie Sweetin from 'Full House' was pushed to the ground by a Los Angeles Police Department officer on Saturday while attending a rally to protest against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which effectively ends federal protections for abor
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Daytime Emmys addresses Roe v. Wade verdict, assures to 'use its voice'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 26 (ANI): At the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday in Pasadena, California, attendees took to the platform to discuss the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the federal protection of abortion rights.
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WWE Hall of Famer 'Kane', aka Glenn Jacobs, slammed for cheering US Suprem
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Glenn Jacobs, who spent more than two decades in the WWE ring as the sadistic and disfigured wrestler 'Kane,' has faced a lot of backlash from wrestling fans after he exuberantly endorsed the US Supreme Court's ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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'Rage Against the Machine' to donate USD 475,000 in ticket sales to reprod
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Popular rock band 'Rage Against the Machine' has decided to donate nearly half a million dollars to reproductive rights organizations in Wisconsin and Illinois, as announced by the band on Instagram Friday night.
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