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Canadian Grandmother Sets Guinness World Record for Planking DonnaJean Wilde, a 59-year-old Alberta resident has made headlines for her remarkable planking skills. Not only does she incorporate planking into everyday activities like reading and checking her phone, she's also set a new Guinness World Record for holding the longest abdominal plank…

TL/DR - The Arizona Legislature has failed to remove the state's 1864 anti-abortion law from the books, which provides no exceptions for rape or incest and can result in imprisonment for those facilitating an abortion. The Republican-controlled Legislature finds itself in a difficult situation as many GOP members were elected with the help of…

TL/DR - Ann Arbor in Michigan is planning to break ground on a solar park project during a visit from a German delegation. The ambition is part of a wider goal to achieve a 100% clean and renewable energy supply in the city by 2030. The solar panels will be installed over a closed landfill site, making use of otherwise unusable land. Ann…

TL/DR - German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, cautioned his coalition partners against following the US Inflation Reduction Act, arguing that it has not effectively controlled consumer prices in the US. Lindner spoke out against those urging him to ease controls on public spending in order to solve issues such as deteriorating…