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Oct 17, 2024 2 min

A Dark Day for 1D

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Liam Payne, former One Direction member, tragically died at 31 after falling from a hotel window in Buenos Aires. In a Fox News town hall, Donald Trump called himself the “father of IVF,” sparking criticism from Kamala Harris about his judicial appointments affecting reproductive rights. Elon Musk has emerged as a significant political donor, contributing nearly $75 million to his America PAC, which spent about $72 million supporting Trump’s campaign. Italy's parliament passed a bill banning citizens from traveling abroad for surrogacy, a move criticized by activists as targeting same-sex couples under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s family values agenda. Lastly, the Supreme Court upheld a rule mandating coal-fired plants to capture 90% of carbon emissions, marking the third time this month the court has supported environmental regulations, though justices expressed concerns over future challenges. Liam Payne dies after falling out of hotel window (CNN) Trump calls himself “father of IVF,” Harris responds (NBC) Elon Musk donates almost $75 million towards Trump’s presidential campaign (NPR) Italy passes law restricting surrogacy tourism to target queer couples (The Guardian) Supreme Court upholds law limiting coal-fire pollution (AP)

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