...researchers found that half of the fathers of babies born to teen mothers between 15-17 were 20 or older, and that 20 percent of the fathers were six or more years older. In general, the survey found, the younger a mother was, the greater the age difference between her and her partner... “This research highlights that teenage pregnancy is not just limited to teenagers, but that in fact adult males bear a lot of the responsibility.” #TeenPregnancy #research #Statutory https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/02/adults-father-half-of-babies-born-to-teens
Adults Father Half Of Babies Born To Teens

At least half of the babies born to teenage girls are fathered by adults, according to a new national study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute. The study, which many researchers said is the most comprehensive of its kind, implies that a startling number of teenage girls are having sex with men who are breaking state statutory rape laws. Some family-planning experts said the study also demonstrated that pregnancy-prevention programs, many of them in schools, fail to reach many of those responsible for unplanned pregnancies.

The Spokesman-Review

'Construction Has To Stop!': Judge Blocks Trump's Ballroom

A Washington, D.C., #federal #judge Tuesday #granted a historical preservation nonprofit's #request for a #preliminary #injunction halting President Donald Trump's #plans to turn the #WhiteHouse #EastWing into an "enormous" 89,000-square-foot #ballroom, saying "unless and until #Congress blesses this project through #statutory #authorization, #construction has to #stop!" [preview from Law360]

Do you own an #online #shop or #sell #services online to #Dutch #citizens? From 19 June 2026 you must have an #obvious #cancellation #button on your #website so #customers can quickly and easily cancel within the #statutory 14 day cooling-off period. 

https://business.gov.nl/amendments/online-shops-must-have-cancellation-button/

#law

Online shops must have a cancellation button

Do you have an online shop, or do you sell services online? Soon you must have a clear cancellation button on your website.

business.gov.nl

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The #commencementorder which brings it into effect is the "The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025".

It is a #Statutory Instrument, SI1191 of 2925, signed by the minister #StephaniePeacock MP: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1191/schedule/made.

Its Schedule lists 16 museums which Labour has banned from returning #CulturalLoot.

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The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025

These Regulations are the fourth set of commencement regulations made under the Charities Act 2022 (c. 6) (“the 2022 Act”).

2) A Friday executive order https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restoring-the-united-states-department-of-war/ #rebrands the #Pentagon as the “Department of War,” but the #statutory name “Department of Defense” still stands unless #Congress changes the #law. #democracy #constitution #justice #freedom #trump
Restoring the United States Department of War

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose. 

The White House

Dodaro also stressed that his team had a “well-established tradition of #nonpartisanship, despite allegations to the contrary,” as a defender of congressional interests.

“The #ExecutiveBranch & the #Trump administration have a very expansive view of the president’s authority,” he said. “We have a #statutory responsibility to protect the prerogative of #Congress & the #power of the purse.”

#law #AbuseOfPower #Project2025 #RussVought

@mercianpilgrim

Timnit Gebru has some interesting things to say on this, having done the research and the hard work to make it known.

I learned they are a full-on cult, complete with abusive practices involving cult leaders, minors, and the word, "statutory". Yes, there are receipts to back this up.

.@timnitGebru

#Yudkowsky
#cult
#longtermism
#TESCREAL
#OpenAI
#ChatGPT
#Altman
#minors
#statutory

#LawlessInAmerica

#Federal #Judge Halts CFPB Purge
"acting #CFPB chief legal ofcr Paoletta gave all instructions on the #masspurge.. attempting to #exploit #loophole opened by an appeals court allowing CFPB to reduce its force, but only aft a “particularized assessment” of each employee & whether force reductions & stoppage of work wld affect any #statutory #obligations.. Paoletta said tt “leadership would assume the risk” of violating the court order"🧐⚖️
https://prospect.org/justice/2025-04-18-federal-judge-halts-cfpb-purge-again/

Federal Judge Halts CFPB Purge Again

DOGE was apparently part of the effort to hobble the agency, along with Clarence Thomas pal Mark Paoletta. For the moment, the firing of 1,483 workers is on hold.

The American Prospect
Live updates: Matt Gaetz ethics report says he paid for sex and drugs while in office

A final draft of the report obtained by CBS News says the ex-US lawmaker, who denies wrongdoing, violated multiple state laws.

BBC News