Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun laws
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun violence.
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COCC outlines plans for ‘drive-thru’ commencement ceremony
Central Oregon Community College has announced that its 2021 commencement ceremony will take place on the Bend campus as a drive-thru event, beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 12.
Continue ReadingJudge begins trial over poultry farm permit denial
Click here for updates on this story VALPARAISO, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A judge is set to hear a weeklong trial in an appeal over the Lancaster County Board’s denial of a permit to run a large broiler chicken facility on a farm about a mile from Raymond Central Junior-Senior High School. “Sunset Poultry’s
Continue ReadingOpening a new neighborhood bar could become more difficult
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A temporary pause on the opening of new neighborhood bars in certain parts of Davenport in an effort to crack down on nuisance establishments could become permanent. Davenport aldermen will meet Wednesday to consider approving the first of three readings of a proposed
Continue Reading‘Euphoria’ star Sydney Sweeney shuts down online criticism over her looks
Sydney Sweeney released an emotional video responding to people online who criticized her appearance. The “Euphoria” star, who plays high-schooler Cassie Howard on the series, appeared on Instagram Live to address the cruel tweets. “Apparently I am trending on Twitter right now for being ugly,” Sweeney said. “I think it’s really important for people to
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Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy that blocked undocumented students from pandemic aid
The Biden administration is expanding eligibility for pandemic relief aid to include undocumented and international college students, reversing a Trump-era policy that blocked them from receiving federal emergency grants. Last year, the Education Department said that only those students who were eligible for existing federal student aid would be allowed to receive the new emergency
Continue ReadingCovid vaccines do not harm placenta, contrary to social media misinformation, study finds
There’s no biological basis behind ongoing social media claims that Covid-19 vaccines can harm the placenta, the organ that provides a growing baby oxygen and nutrients during pregnancy. “There’s no theoretical reason to believe these vaccines would be harmful,” Dr. Richard Beigi, who sits on the Immunization, Infectious Disease, and Public Health Preparedness Expert Work
Continue ReadingJustice Department intervenes to help resolve key sticking point in talks over policing bill to ease path for Hill deal
A bipartisan group of negotiators is stymied over a key issue in talks on overhauling policing practices nationwide: The standard for charging police officers with crimes. And now, the Justice Department is directly engaged in the talks to help resolve the stalemate and ease the path for a sweeping policing deal to be reached on
Continue Reading The left is split and searching for a path in topsy-turvy New York mayoral race
The race to consolidate the progressive vote in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor has turned into a three-for-all, with a trio of candidates vying to unify the increasingly influential but often fractious movement as the campaign enters its final stretch. In a stop-and-start campaign that has been overshadowed at turns by the coronavirus
Continue ReadingMedina Spirit to race at Preakness, trainer says Kentucky Derby winner tested positive for betamethasone after being treated with ointment
Medina Spirit, its Kentucky Derby win cast into doubt after a positive drug test, will start from the third post position in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The news that the colt will be able to race comes after trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Tuesday that the
Continue ReadingGov. Kemp suspends state fuel tax amid cyberattack on pipeline
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Tuesday suspending the collection of state fuel taxes amid the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline temporarily. The governor announced during a Tuesday press conference where he urged residents to avoid hoarding gas. The executive order is currently in
Continue ReadingCustomers demand refunds after Steve Harvey’s Sand & Soul Festival is canceled
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — What was supposed to be a fun vacation in the Dominican Republic with a well-known comedian turned out to be not so funny. Steve Harvey’s Sand & Soul Festival promised party-goers the time of their lives, but instead, customers said the trip got canceled and
Continue ReadingFour key takeaways on the US government response to the pipeline ransomware attack
Senior cybersecurity officials testified before a key Senate committee on Tuesday after one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators was hit by an ongoing major ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down operations. CNN has learned that federal agencies and private cybersecurity firms are investigating the attack on Colonial Pipeline but lawmakers made
Continue ReadingArizona governor signs bill that would stop some voters from automatically receiving mail-in ballots
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill that could remove tens of thousands of voters from the state’s early mail-in voting list, shortly after the GOP-controlled state Senate passed the legislation. SB 1485 would revise the state’s permanent early voting list, which allows a voter to automatically receive a ballot
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Brown sets 70% vaccination goal to drop business limits; Deschutes County may soon drop to Lower Risk
Gov. Kate Brown announced vaccination targets Tuesday to more fully reopen Oregon’s economy, setting a 70% statewide goal to reach Oregonians 16 and older with a first dose to lift most Risk Level restrictions. Oregon currently stands at nearly 57 percent. Meanwhile, a goal set for counties indicates Deschutes County could soon drop to the Lower Risk category and looser limits.
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Travel rebound: AAA says 485K Oregonians plan Memorial Day trips, C.O. No. 2 road trip destination
AAA projects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend, with 37 million Americans (11.2% of the population) expected to travel 50 miles or more from home. This is up 60% from last year, when only 23 million traveled, the lowest on record since AAA began recording in 2000.
Continue ReadingTeacher’s discussion on police violence, unrest angers some parents whose kids felt ‘bad for being a white person’
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — What was said in Tina Demary’s son’s Elk River High School classroom made him uncomfortable enough to bring it up to her when he got home. “He felt like they were inappropriate or made him feel like bad for being a white person,” Tina Demary
Continue ReadingFulton County District Attorney plans to seek death penalty against Atlanta spa shooting suspect, source says
Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for hate crimes targeting the sex and race of the victims, according to a source familiar with the criminal investigation. Fulton County District Attorney Fani
Continue ReadingMs. Wheelchair USA Contestant Kenda Felker inspiring students
Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — “I love my job and I love my kids and I just want them to feel like the world is their oyster– they can do anything they want to do in life,” Kenda Felker says. Felker has been a middle school teacher at Frank
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Manchester City wins English Premier League title after Manchester United lose
Manchester City can finally celebrate becoming the new English Premier League champion after fierce rivals Manchester United lost to Leicester City 2-1 on Tuesday. United needed to win the game to keep its title hopes mathematically alive, but goals from Caglar Soyuncu and Luke Thomas condemned Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s much changed side to defeat, despite
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