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By Julia WebsterJune 11, 2019 12:25 PM EDTBotswana has scrapped laws criminalizing same-sex relations on Tuesday, in a victory for LGBT rights in Africa. The countryrsquo high court overturned the law dating back stanley cup to colonial times that criminalized consensual same-sex relations. Itrsquo a big step for LGBT rights in Africa, where more stanley cup than 30 out of 54 countries across the continent h stanley cup ave laws criminalizing gay sex. Judges voting to revoke the laws said they were unconstitutional. Sexual orientation is an important attribute of onersquo personality, and is not a fashion statement, judges said. The court was packed with activists cheering the decision.The case was brought two months ago by a student at the University of Botswana and supported by local and regional gay rights groups. It comes just weeks after Kenyarsquo courts upheld its own laws that punish same-sex relations with up to 14 years in prison, after Kenyan human rights and LGBT organizations filed a petition.Homosexuality has been a crime in Botswana since the late 1800s, when it was under British rule.Section 164 of the countryrsquo penal code, defines same-sex relations as carnal knowledge against the order of nature. The wording resembles that of the laws of many other former British colonies where homosexuality is illegal.Judge Michael Leburu said anti-sodomy laws are a British import and were developed without consultation of local p Zuhl What to Do About Jobs That Are Never Coming Back
By Jack BrewsterJuly 25, 2017 9:29 AM EDTAfter numerous failed attempts to fulfill a seven-year promise to repeal-and-replace the Affordable Care converse Act, Senate Republicans are making yet another bid to pass a replacement billndash;without a final product ready.The Senate will vote on Tuesday to begin debate on the health care bill that passed the House in May, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Monday. But Senate leadership has yet to rea asics ch a consensus on any bill, leaving some lawmakers in doubt as to whether the abrupt procedural vote will lead to the passage of an Obamacare overhaul.Tomorrow, the Senate will vote to start robust debate on how to fix America 39 healthcare problem, and move away from Obamacare 39 failuresmdash; Leader McConnell @LeaderMcConnell July 24, 2017It is unclear if McConnell even has enough votes to pass a mot salomon ion to begin debate. With only 52 Republicans in the Senate, he has a small window to work with. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is expected to vote no on the motion to proceed. That means that McConnell can likely afford to lose just two other votes.The majority leader did, however, receive a bit of good news on Monday. Republican Sen. John McCain, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last week and considered a long shot to return to Washington anytime soon, announced he will be back on Capitol Hill in time for the vote Tuesday.Many of us have waited literally years for this moment to finally arrive, and at lo