## Michigan outlaws the 'gay and trans panic defense' in criminal trials

Authored by nbcnews.com

Michigan has outlawed the so-called gay and trans panic defense, which allows criminal defense attorneys to use a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity as a defense argument.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed House Bill 4718 into law Tuesday.

Michigan is now the 20th state to prohibit this type of defense, according to Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ think tank.

Last year, Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., reintroduced the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act, which would ban such defenses in federal court.

There have been cases, however, where the panic defense has been used with some success.

In September 2023, after the Michigan House Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony on House Bill 4718, Pohutsky wrote in a post on X that Michigan is among the top 10 states that most frequently use the panic defense, citing a statistic from the Equality Michigan Action Network.

“Prohibiting the use of the LGBTQ panic defense means there are no more free passes for violent crimes against our community members.”. »

### Russia Is Returning Ukrainian POW’s Bodies Without Internal Organs

Authored by united24media.com

The prisoners of war's bodies are returning to Ukraine without internal organs and could be evidence that they are being used for transplants in Russia.

"Today it is already known for sure that we receive the bodies of tortured prisoners of war (during the exchange of bodies).

We receive not only tortured bodies, but bodies that, unfortunately, are without organs. »

### Humble Games Lays Off Entire Team

Authored by insider-gaming.com

ORGINAL: Humble Games, the publisher under the Humble Bundle umbrella that is owned by IGN, has reportedly laid off its entire team.

The news of the Humble Games layoffs first came via a social media post by Senior QA Emilee Kieffer.

Insider Gaming has reached out to IGN Entertainment, which purchased Humble Bundle in 2017, and Ziff Davis for comment on the layoffs at Humble Games. »

### Donald Trump Suffers Polling Blow Over His Age

Authored by newsweek.com

Biden, 81, announced on Sunday that he was ending his reelection campaign amid concerns about his age and health.

The former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. »

### China confirms it won't supply weapons to Russia, Zelensky says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

China confirmed that it will not provide Russia with weapons, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on July 24.

It was also confirmed what Chinese leader Xi Jinping told me — that China will not supply weapons to Russia," Zelensky said.

Zelensky blasted China over supposedly trying to sabotage the summit efforts, drawing a rebuke from Beijing. »

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