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He said the decision is somewhat erroneous in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court.“ On the face of it, this is a questionable and unwarranted consideration because it has no basis in law.... The judge observed that there is no legal benchmark or yardstick, which explains that Pashtuns did not give dowry to their daughters.... And the trial court shall advert to the question of return of dowry articles in line with what has been noted above as also in line with the evidence available

Manchin asked.I believe there's some changes made that does not keep us competitive. But Sen.... Pelosi is seeking a House vote by Oct.... There's so much differences that we have here and so much there's so much apart from us where we are....

Holiday travel headaches and safety worries swelled with thousands of flights cancelled, events scrapped and new Omicron cases soaring, as people wrap up Christmas celebrations bruised by a resurgent Covid-19 pandemic. Some 8, 300 flights have been grounded and tens of thousands more delayed from Friday through Sunday — one of the busiest travel periods of the year — with multiple airlines acknowledging that Omicron spikes have prompted staffing shortages. Effects have rippled worldwide and the

It also marks a major victory for drug makers who have spent millions of dollars lobbying against direct government intervention in pricing." Unless the government steps in and fights the fight for us, we have to fight it.... Phelan M. Ebenhack/ AP, FILE Retiree Donna Weiner shows some of the daily prescription medications that she needs and pays over$ 6, 000 a year through a Medicare prescription drug plan at her home in Longwood, Fla., Oct.... Weiner supports giving Medicare authority to neg

LOS ANGELES--The California Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday not to endorse any candidate in the looming recall election that could remove Democratic Gov.... If a majority votes for Newsom’s removal, the candidate who gets the most votes on the second question becomes governor. Republicans feared that fallout from an endorsement squabble could sap support from the critical first question on the ballot – whether or not to remove Newsom.... If that vote fails to reach a majority, t

MADRID--A Spanish judge in a decision cheered by environmentalists has put a halt to backup plans for the construction of a giant telescope in the Canary Islands — eliminating at least for now the primary alternative location to the preferred spot in Hawaii, where there have been protests against the telescope. Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, on Hawaii’s tallest mountain, Mauna Kea, has been stalled by opponents who say the project will desecrate land held sacred to some Nati

HONG KONG — A popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theaters later this month, in an indication that a crackdown by authorities on dissent is reaching the entertainment and cultural sphere. Support our journalism.... They included lawyer Albert Ho and Figo Chan, leader of the disbanded Civil Human Rights Front. Advertisement Of the seven, only one — Raphael Wong of the League of Social Democrats political party — was not alre

Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan it announced this month.In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.... The Boston company, which has 56, 000 U.S. employees, had initially called for employees to get fully vaccinated no later than Feb.... BusinessYour health insurance says, ‘Claim denied.’ How to fight back If your claim is denied, you h

The findings appear in the journal Science. During Mars' wet and early past, at least two impacts occurred near the rock, heating the planet's surrounding surface, before a third impact bounced it off the red planet and into space millions of years ago.... The small gray-green fragment got its name — Allan Hills 84001 — from the hills where it was found. ———The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Educat