Germans protest assaults in Cologne as Merkel pledges new laws

Germans protest assaults in Cologne as Merkel pledges new laws

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Women's rights activists, far-right demonstrators and leftwing counter-protesters took to the streets of Cologne on Saturday to voice their opinions in the debate that has followed a string of New Year's Eve sexual assaults and robberies blamed largely on foreigners.

Amid the heightened public pressure, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party proposed stricter laws regulating asylum-seekers in the country — some 1.1 million of whom arrived last year.

In unusual move, Planned Parenthood endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Abortion

In unusual move, Planned Parenthood endorses Hillary Clinton for president

Evan Lips

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which bills itself as the leading nonprofit provider of reproductive health services in the U.S., officially hopped on the Hillary Clinton bandwagon Thursday.

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