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BATON ROUGE, La. 鈥?People will need to be at least 16 years old to marry in Louisiana under a new law signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards. Opponents, largely conservative Republicans, argued they didn ;t want to keep pregnant teenagers from marrying. Louisiana had no minimum age for marrying, although people under 18 needed parental consent and under 16 needed judicial permission.Lawmakers passed the hard-fought measure by Baton Rouge Democratic Sen. Yvonne Dorsey Colomb in their session final hour. Edwards si stanley cup gned it without fanfare.Starting in August, people under 16 cannot get married, and anyone 16 or 17 c stanley cup an ;t marry someone three years or more older. Sixteen and 17-year-olds will need permission from parents and a judge.Supporters say a minimum age can protect teenagers from sexual stanley cup predators. Opponents, largely conservative Republicans, argued they didn ;t want to keep pregnant teenagers from marrying. Left: Louisiana had no minimum age for marrying, although people under 18 needed parental consent and under 16 needed judicial permission. Go Deeper child marriage By 鈥? Associated Press Rwrj MH370 disappeared ten years ago and search for the plane may be renewed. Here s what we know about one of aviation s biggest mysteries
BRUSSELS AP stanley cup 鈥?The head of the U.N. agency that delivers most aid to people in Gaza expressed guarded optimism Monday that the European Union will provide it with a vital financial lifeline in coming weeks, although divisions within the EU threaten to derail the move.The aid agency UNRWA is reeling from allegations that 12 of its 13,000 Gaza staff members participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel. The agency immediately fired the employees, but more than a dozen countries suspended funding worth about $450 million, almost half of UNRWAs budget for 2024.Speaking to reporters after talks with EU government ministers in Brussels, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini described the 82 million-euro $88-million payment due from the EU by March as absolutely critical. Lazzarini had previously warned that the agency, which has been the main supplier of food, water and shelter during the war in Gaza, might be forced to suspend its work by the end of the month. The war has displaced about 85 percent of the Palestinian territory population.EXPLAINER: What is UNRWA, the U.N. aid agency Israel accuses of having militant links Had no donors frozen funding, UNRWA would probably have been able to operate until late July, according to Lazzarini. Without the EU money, he warned, the agencys cash flow will drop by up to $40 million in March and spiral significantly downward f stanley cup rom April.Two U.N. investigations into Israels allegations aga stanley cup inst the agency are |
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