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Latest ruling on pill shifts US abortion landscape again By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal appeals court has kept an abortion pill available, clarifying the U.S. abortion landscape but not settling it. The court’s decision late Wednesday preserved but narrowed access to an abortion pill across the U.S. It was a major development in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app. The $1.7 trillion package includes requirements for the Biden administration to prohibit most uses of TikTok or any other app created by…
Judge Melissa Owens’s initial decision to temporarily block Wyoming’s abortion ban will continue until a lawsuit contesting the ban is resolved, Owens ruled Wednesday. Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams of District 50 sponsored Wyoming’s trigger law to prohibit abortions, which was set to take effect with the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June. Gov. Mark Gordon…
NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will be optional next month onward, a further loosening of restrictions. In May, most Broadway theaters lifted the requirement…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Fest is prohibiting any Confederate flag imagery at its four-day festival, following similar bans at other country music festivals. In a statement provided to The Tennessean, the Country Music Association said the decision to enact the policy this year was based on the personal safety of fans and to…
The California resident will spend nine months in jail after one drunken night in Yellowstone that ended with broken property and injured rangers. Benjamin J. Bagala, age 27, of Santa Rosa, California, pleaded guilty during a Zoom hearing with U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman. He was charged with three counts of assaulting, resisting, or…
Cody and Powell may have a reckoning with plastic shopping bags, as the Park County Commissioners consider the “costs and aesthetics” of bags in the community. During Tuesday’s meeting of the Park County Commissioners, this was “the fun one” on the agenda. At the behest of many individuals, the commissioners held a discussion on the…
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