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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil regulator wants to ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health. The draft rule released Thursday would be the nation’s largest buffer zone between drilling and community sites if adopted. Environmental groups and Democratic
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil regulator wants to ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health. The draft rule released Thursday would be the nation’s largest buffer zone between drilling and community sites if adopted. Environmental groups and Democratic
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is urging Congressional Democratic leadership to pass federal paid family and medical leave and “ensure this consequential moment is not lost” as Democrats continue to negotiate a deal to pass the Biden administration’s social safety net and infrastructure package. “Paid leave should be a national right, rather
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has ordered a halt to imports of tomatoes from a Mexican farming company and its subsidiaries for what officials say is abusive treatment of workers that amounts to forced labor. Customs and Border Protection says its investigation found evidence of deception, withholding of wages, debt bondage, and other abusive
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has ordered a halt to imports of tomatoes from a Mexican farming company and its subsidiaries for what officials say is abusive treatment of workers that amounts to forced labor. Customs and Border Protection says its investigation found evidence of deception, withholding of wages, debt bondage, and other abusive
Continue ReadingBy Ken Thomas Click here for updates on this story WAUPUN, Wisconsin (wiscnews.com) — Members of the Guth family have been making chocolates for 100 years, a legacy that will continue with succeeding generations at 928 E. Main St., near the corner of highways 49 and 151. Steve Guth has many memories of grandfather Alvin
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — American and Southwest Airlines are reporting that they made profits in the third quarter, thanks to large amounts of government pandemic relief. The airlines said Thursday they are expecting strong traffic over the holidays if cases of COVID-19 keep declining. The highly contagious delta variant cut
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are pressuring a defiant Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to fall back into line on recognizing that EU law trumps national decision-making, hoping that dialogue will stave off a crisis in the bloc. Morawiecki this week painted a picture of an
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — COVID’s impact on nursing is taking a positive turn. You’ve heard about burned-out nurses quitting, but the pandemic is also inspiring more recent high school graduates to become nurses. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports a 5.6% increase
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer, Digital Content Producer Click here for updates on this story COTTAGE HILLS, Illinois (KMOV) — A man was airlifted to the hospital after a vehicle fell on top of him Thursday morning in Madison County. The Cottage Hills Fire Protection District was called to the 1440 block of 14th Street shortly before
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A local ICU physician – who fought the COVID-19 pandemic on the front lines for 18 months – is out of a job after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Mollie James, D.O., said she was employed at two health
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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s oil regulator wants to ban new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals to protect public health. The draft rule released Thursday would be the nation’s largest buffer zone between drilling and community sites if adopted. Environmental groups and Democratic
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Ruby Rose says unsafe working conditions and a toxic culture on the CW series “Batwoman” led to their departure from the show in 2020. Rose played superhero Kate Kane for one season. The Australian actor, who identifies as gender fluid and uses they/them and she/her pronouns, took to Instagram Wednesday to
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California proposes ban on new oil and gas drilling within 3,200 feet of schools and homes to protect public health.
Continue ReadingBy Caitlyn Penter Click here for updates on this story FLETCHER, North Carolina (WLOS) — Leaders in the trucking industry said they are seeing a record shortage of drivers. There was a shortage of drivers before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s only gotten worse since, they said. The president of the American Trucking Associations told
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Britain’s doctors’ union has accused Boris Johnson’s government of being “willfully negligent” in its handling of the latest wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, as ministers refuse to introduce mitigation measures despite the country recording more than 50,000 new infections on Thursday. The United Kingdom has recently registered far more cases than
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. The 57 months that the judge gave Mohamed Noor on Thursday was
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By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints return from their bye and travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks on Monday night. The Saints haven’t had much luck against Seattle overall but two years ago New Orleans won in Seattle 33-27 in the most recent matchup. New Orleans beat Washington in its last game
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Yvonne Orji has some words of wisdom for the character she plays for the upcoming fifth and final season of “Insecure.” “I would tell Molly, take a deep breath,” Orji told CNN.”Just take a deep breath, Boo.” Fans of the HBO series will need to breathe as well with the
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Yvonne Orji has some words of wisdom for the character she plays for the upcoming fifth and final season of “Insecure.” “I would tell Molly, take a deep breath,” Orji told CNN.”Just take a deep breath, Boo.” Fans of the HBO series will need to breathe as well with
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