Новости за 27.06.2023

The Maine Senate has joined the House in voting to expand abortion access. The 21-13 vote on Tuesday followed an emotional debate, advancing a proposal that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. The bill would allow abortions any time before birth if deemed medically necessary by a doctor. Current state law bans abortions after a fetus becomes viable outside the womb, at roughly 24 weeks, unless a mother’s life is at risk. Two more votes are needed, one in the House and one in the Senate... Читать дальше...

Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Yet federal land managers have fallen behind on several of their priority forests for thinning. That underscores the challenge of reversing decades of lax forest management and aggressive fire suppression. Administration officials say the thinning work is making a... Читать дальше...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on how to spend the state's tax dollars over the next year. The agreement announced late Monday would spend about $311 billion. The budget covers a nearly $32 billion deficit through a combination of spending cuts, delayed spending and borrowing. The proposal includes major changes to the state's building and permitting process. But the changes will not help push through a controversial project to build a tunnel to send water to Southern California. Читать дальше...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is asking a court to reverse the conviction or order a new trial for a former Kansas City police detective who shot and killed a Black man in 2019. In a filing Monday with the Missouri Court of Appeals, Bailey said the evidence did not support Eric DeValkenaere's conviction in the death of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, whose office secured DeValkenaere's conviction, said a motion by the attorney general — the state's top prosecutor ... Читать дальше...

“All leagues are being considered,” Bob Belber said in an email.

Belber said last week there will definitely be arena football at MVP Arena next year. 

Wall Street is drifting higher Tuesday after a round of reports suggested the economy is in better shape than feared. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% Tuesday. The Dow gained 94 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher. Airlines helped to lead the way after Delta said demand for travel still looks strong, particularly among high-income passengers. That helped offset weakness for Walgreens Boots Alliance, which said it sees customers becoming more cautious amid high inflation. Readings released Tuesday morning on consumer confidence... Читать дальше...

Ford Motor Co. is going through another round of white-collar job cuts as the company continues to reduce costs amid a transition to electric vehicles. The company confirmed Tuesday that it was starting to notify several hundred engineers and other salaried employees that their jobs are being eliminated. The firings come after around 200 Ford contract employees were let go last week. Spokesman T.R. Reid wouldn’t give a specific number of Ford jobs that are being cut this week. They come as the company... Читать дальше...

The Supreme Court has ruled to make it more difficult to convict a person of making a violent threat. The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials including the president. The question for the court was whether prosecutors must show that a person being prosecuted for making a threat knew their behavior was threatening or whether prosecutors just have to prove that a reasonable person would see it as threatening. Justice Elena Kagan wrote that... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden is ready to take full political ownership of the U.S. economy -- a reflection of the White House belief that inflation is fading, job growth is solid and voters need to know about it. But polling has consistently shown the economy to be a weak spot for Biden's reelection. In a Chicago speech on Wednesday, Biden begins the effort to actively convince a worried public that the U.S. economy is thriving because of his choices. It’s a confluence of the coming 2024 reelection campaign and a favorable turn in recent economic data. Читать дальше...

The Justice Department’s watchdog says “a combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Inspector General Michael Horowitz on Tuesday cited the federal Bureau of Prisons’ failure to assign Epstein a cellmate after his previous one left and problems with surveillance cameras as factors in Epstein’s death. Horowitz issued a report detailing findings of his investigation into the financier’s August 2019 death... Читать дальше...

The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021. That is despite a reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency in the country. The U.N. mission in Afghanistan said in a report on Tuesday that there were 3,774 civilian casualties since the takeover and until the end of May, including 1,095 people who were killed. The U.N. says many of the attacks were carried out by the Islamic State group. Читать дальше...

Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms beginning Tuesday. The changes come as social media companies face increased scrutiny over how they impact teens' mental health. But many of the features being added Tuesday require teens — and parents — to opt in, raising questions about how effective they are. Instagram, for instance, will now send a notice to teens after they have blocked someone. The message will encourage... Читать дальше...

Indonesia’s anti-graft court has opened a trial for a former communication and information technology minister who was charged with corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country. Prosecutors allege that Johnny G. Plate changed the terms of the $533 million procurement project and the number of construction sites without approval and that he personally enriched himself with $1.2 million. The construction project was initiated at the end of 2020 to provide mobile phone coverage to more than 7... Читать дальше...

The U.S. ambassador to Thailand has dismissed claims of American interference in recent elections as a “disservice” to the Thai people. Ambassador Robert Godec said on Tuesday that Washington does not support any individual candidate or political party. Claims of the U.S. meddling in the May 14 election have swirled since the opposition Move Forward Party emerged as the top vote getter and another opposition party came in second, raising the possibility of a new coalition government that could take power from Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Читать дальше...

One-by-one, victims stood in a Colorado courtroom to confront the person who pleaded guilty to murdering five people and injuring 17 others in a shooting last year at a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community. Some cried, others seethed with anger. They called Anderson Lee Aldrich a coward, a monster and a terrorist. The survivors and relatives of the deceased spoke after Aldrich pleaded guilty in state court to five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder – one for each person at Club Q in Colorado Springs during the attack. Читать дальше...

China’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year. Premier Li Qiang spoke at a conference in the eastern city of Tianjin. Li gave no figure for the three months ending in June but said it was faster than the previous quarter’s 4.5%. The world’s second-largest economy rebounded from 2022’s unusually weak 3% growth after the end of anti-virus controls on travel and business activity. Читать дальше...

A candidate who nearly became Buffalo’s first female mayor is competing for a council seat against a woman thrust into prominence after her son survived a racist mass shooting. Democrats India Walton and Zeneta Everhart consider themselves political allies but are both vying for a seat on Buffalo’s Common Council. The race is one of many local government contests in primary elections being held across New York on Tuesday. Walton is trying to make a comeback after a rollercoaster defeat in the city’s mayoral race in 2021. Читать дальше...

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made history a few times in her political career, becoming one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress and as the first to hold the reins of the Interior Department. Haaland says one of the hardest things about the job is balancing the interests of all Americans when it comes to energy development on public lands and the preservation of culturally significant sites. Some Native American tribes have praised her efforts, while others have accused... Читать дальше...

Spurred on by train derailments, some states crisscrossed by busy freight railroads aren’t waiting for federal action to improve safety. Instead, they're pursuing their own remedies amid questions about whether states even have that authority. The Feb. 3 derailment along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border of a train carrying toxic chemicals has prompted new legislation and revived long-stalled efforts as backers voice skepticism that the federal government can help. Legislatures in at least a dozen states have advanced measures in recent weeks. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Te das cuenta al instante cuando alguien está hablando con un bebé o con un niño pequeño. Resulta que también las madres delfines utilizan un tipo de lenguaje infantil de tonos agudos.