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State Supreme Court: Ohio abortion question will go forward as single issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in state’s constitution will not be split into two separate issues — one about abortion, and one about all other reproductive care.In a ruling Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court sided with the bipartisan Ohio Ballot Board over a pair of anti-abortion voters who had argued that abortion should be considered as its own question.Justices disagreed, leaving alone proposed ballot language advanced by Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights and Ohioans for Reproductive Freedom. The two groups face a July 5 deadline to collect the necessary signatures to make the November ballot.The ballot board, chaired by Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, considered the question of whether to split the proposed question into two, and determined it regarded a single subject.Source

Why are people in Britain talking about Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Critics accuse the British administration of running “government by WhatsApp” because of the popularity of the messaging app with politicians and officials.So it feels inevitable that a tussle over WhatsApp messages is at the heart of Britain’s official inquiry into how the country handled the COVID-19 pandemic.Thousands of messages exchanged during the pandemic between then Prime Minister Boris Johnson and government ministers, aides and officials form key evidence for the investigation chaired by retired judge Heather Hallett. The Conservative government, now led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, wants to be able to edit the messages before handing them over, saying some are personal and irrelevant to the inquiry. It has filed a legal challenge against Hallett’s order to surrender the unredacted messages.WHAT IS THE INQUIRY INVESTIGATING?More than 200,000 people have died in Britain after testing positive for COVID-19, one of the highest tolls in Europe, and the decisio...

El crecimiento del empleo en EE.UU. en mayo superó las expectativas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

(CNN) — El mercado laboral de EE.UU. aún no está listo para desacelerarse. Los empleadores agregaron 339.000 puestos de trabajo en mayo de 2023, según el informe mensual de empleo de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales publicado este viernes.Esa es una cifra mucho más alta que los 190.000 que esperaban los economistas.La tasa de desempleo subió al 3,7% desde el 3,4%. Los economistas proyectaban que subiría al 3,5%, según Refinitiv.Noticia en desarrollo.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Everything you need to know about this weekend's Strawberry Moon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

(KSWB) – June's full moon is ripe and ready for a star-filled harvest this weekend. Before it illuminates the sky, here's everything you need to know about the Strawberry Moon.Where did it get its name?The Old Farmer's Almanac says the full moon was given its name by Native American tribes to signify wild strawberry season. Known as Fragaria virginiana, these strawberries were a prominent fruit for the Algonquin, Ojibwe, Dakota, Lakota, Chippewa, Oneida and Sioux tribes during this time of year, according to the almanac.These strawberries still grow across much of the United States and parts of Canada.This spring delight typically reaches peak ripeness during the month of June, when it's ready for picking. National Doughnut Day: Where to get free doughnuts this Friday June's full moon has been given other names over time. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, it's been known as Green Corn Moon by the Cherokee, the Blooming Moon by the Anishinaabe and the Hoer Moon by the Western...

Volkswagen reboots its groovy 60s-era VW Bus. This time it’s faster, roomier and electric

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

(CNN) — America apparently needs more car seats. So, when Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Buzz, a retro-styled electric van, last year, it noted that the version for the North American market would be longer and would have three rows of seats.North America’s version of the ID. Buzz has now officially been revealed. “Designed and tailor-made for the North American consumer,” in the words of Volkswagen of America chief executive Paolo Di Si, this version is near 10 inches longer than the two-row model. It’s still not huge, though. At 194.4 inches, front to back, it’s about 10 inches shorter than a Chrysler Pacifica minivan, but can still seat up to seven.The two-row version and a commercial van version available in Europe will not be sold here, Di Si confirmed.The ID. Buzz is designed to recall the Volkswagen T1, or Transporter. That iconic model was introduced in 1949 and is better known as the Microbus, or just the VW Bus. In America, it became associated with the Hippie movement, ...

Woman bit by rattlesnake in Sarasota Florida gets 58 vials of anti-venom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

SARASOTA, Fla. (WSVN) – A Florida woman who had a near-death encounter with an eastern diamondback rattlesnake is now on the road to recovery.Sierra Lynn was hiking near Sarasota when she thought was hit by a tree branch.It turns out it was a poisonous bite from the rattlesnake that sent her into anaphylactic shock within minutes.Lynn was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital in critical condition and doctors had to give her 58 vials of anti-venom to help her recover.She is now in physical therapy and has a few weeks left in the hospital.Doctors said she will be able to walk again.

Death investigation underway after Brightline train hits pedestrian in Pompano Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating a fatal collision between a pedestrian and a Brightline train in Pompano Beach that led to road closures.Just before 7:30 a.m. Friday, BSO deputies responded to the northbound lanes of North Dixie Highway, between Northeast Third Street and Northeast Sixth Street. Due to the ongoing investigation, those streets were closed off. Just south of the scene, the Brightline train was also stopped following the collision. As a result of the incident, travelers taking the Brightline train into the Pompano Beach area should expect delays.Drivers have been advised to seek alternate routes. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Spanish PM Sánchez asks to postpone EU Council presidency speech

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday asked the European Parliament to postpone a July 13 address in which he was set to present his country’s priorities for its stint in the presidency of the Council of the EU to the plenary chamber in Strasbourg.SPAIN NATIONAL PARLIAMENT ELECTION POLL OF POLLS All 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year 6 Months Smooth Kalman circle.fill-ES-parliament-PP, rect.fill-ES-parliament-PP, svg.colorize path.fill-ES-parliament-PP, text.fill-ES-parliament-PP { fill: #6699FF; } circle.stroke-ES-parliament-PP, rect.stroke-ES-parliament-PP, svg.colorize path.stroke-ES-parliament-PP, text.stroke-ES-parliament-PP { stroke: #6699FF; } circle.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE, rect.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE, svg.colorize path.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE, text.fill-ES-parliament-PSOE { fill: #FF221F; } ...

Ukraine in last-ditch appeal for EU to end grain import curbs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

BRUSSELS — Ukraine has appealed to the European Union not to extend temporary import curbs on its grain and oilseeds that are due to expire on Monday, saying that doing so would play directly into the hands of Russia.The EU in late April effectively ratified import curbs imposed by a group of Eastern member countries led by Poland in an attempt to clear a massive supply glut that built up after Russia invaded Ukraine last year and blockaded the agrarian nation’s main export route to world markets via the Black Sea.The issue has driven a wedge through the EU, with heavyweight Germany accusing the Eastern states of threatening to “break Ukraine’s neck” with the import bans and demanding that Brussels get its act together and establish viable overland export routes so that Ukrainian exports can reach countries of the Global South where they are most needed.At a European summit in Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had urged the EU “to unconditionally l...

Silver Alert issued for missing Tyngsborough man with dementia who was last seen in Nashua, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:30 GMT

Police in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are asking for the public’s help in finding a 66-year-old man who has not been seen since he stopped at a Costco in Nashua, NH.The Commonwealth Fusion Center (CFC) issued a Silver Alert for Michael Fairbrother on Friday as the Tyngsborough Police Department, along with state and local police in New Hampshire, continue to search for him.According to officials, Fairbrother, who suffers from dementia, was last seen at the Costco Wholesale store on Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua, NH, around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 1.The CFC desribed Fairbrother as having a height of 5’10” and weighing 155 pounds. He is believed to have a skinny build and gray hair, and may be wearing a gray sweatshirt with an American flag on it, in addition to blue jeans and a tan Patriots hat.Fairbrother’s vehicle was listed as being a black 2017 Ford Escape with Massachusetts plates that read “5ZF435.”Anyone with information is asked ...