FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines as summer wave continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines as summer wave continues.
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The IndependentAmy Coney Barrett is the Supreme Court’s main character
Every family is bound to have drama, including the nine-person ménage on the Supreme Court. Hints of tensions and frustrations were noticeable this part term — with Amy Coney Barrett in the center of the drama. Ariana Baio breaks it down
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A judge strikes down North Dakota's abortion ban and rules that access is protected
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota's abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable.
- Bloomberg
Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term
(Bloomberg) -- Fresh off a blockbuster US Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government foes are pressing an even bolder agenda.Most Read from BloombergHousing’s Worst Crisis in Decades Reverberates Through 2024 RaceHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisFor Tenants, AI-Powered Screening Can Be a New Barrier to HousingFrom Louisville, a Push to Plant Trees for Public HealthAfter a Record Hot Summer, Pressure Grows for A/C M
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Man hiking near Fairy Creek, B.C., wrongfully arrested by Mounties, review finds
OTTAWA — Members of a controversial RCMP policing unit violated a man's rights and acted unreasonably when they demanded to search him before arresting him near a British Columbia old-growth logging protest site in 2021, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP has found.
- The Canadian Press
Court rejects OPP finding of no 'serious' officer misconduct after pedestrian killed
TORONTO — An Ontario Provincial Police finding that there was no "serious" officer misconduct after a police car struck and killed a pedestrian has been rejected in court.
- The Canadian Press
USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.
- The Hill
Republicans push for clean stopgap as leaders regroup on shutdown plan
A growing number of House Republicans say they know how the current government funding drama ends: with a clean continuing resolution (CR) that kicks the shutdown deadline to after Election Day. The question is how Congress arrives at that conclusion. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) scrapped plans for the House to vote on his conservative funding…
- The Canadian Press
Ottawa loses bid to quash Israel advocates' lawsuit calling for halt to UNRWA funding
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has denied Ottawa's bid to quash a case in which advocates for Israel are asking for a reversal of Canada's temporary freeze on the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.
- The Canadian Press
Greenbelt issue a barrier to support for speeding up infrastructure: government poll
TORONTO — One of the largest factors standing in the way of Ontario being able to speed up critical infrastructure projects is a sense of public distrust fostered by the government's own history with the Greenbelt, polling commissioned by the government suggests.
- Global News
Trudeau says 'millions of Canadians' counting on Air Canada negotiators as pilots on verge of strike
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday during a trip to Vancouver that Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon was meeting with the parties involved in contract negotiations “to impress on them the fact that millions of Canadians” were counting on them to resolve the issues and avoid an Air Canada pilot’s strike that could begin as early as Friday. The prime minister added that the “best deals happen at the bargaining table.”
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An alleged Chinese agent went undetected in New York state government for years. Why it may have taken so long for authorities to act
Following Linda Sun’s firing in 2023 and a host of charges filed against her and her husband in an indictment unsealed this month, the New York state government is grappling with having employed an alleged agent for the Chinese government – and raising questions on why it took so long to bring charges.
- BBC
First minister calls for release of Scots Sikh imprisoned in India
Jon Swinney says he will continue to lobby the UK government on Jagtar Singh Johal's case.
- Associated Press
Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month
Nearly $6 billion in U.S. funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon's authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials said the Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority in any continuing resolution lawmakers may manage to pass before the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 in order to fund the federal government and prevent a shutdown.
- Miami Herald
Florida’s U.S. House Democrats ask Justice to review DeSantis’ abortion petition probe
Seven of Florida’s eight congressional Democrats signed the letter.
- Associated Press
Garland says he won't let the Justice Department be used as a political weapon
Speaking to U.S. attorneys gathered in Washington and other Justice Department members, Garland forcefully defended the department’s integrity and impartiality against claims of politicization by Republicans. Garland said norms protecting the department from political interference matter “now more than ever.”
- The Canadian Press
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case affecting future of state's elections leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the state's top elections official could remain in her post after Republicans who controlled the state Senate sought to fire her last year.
- Idaho Statesman
Two burned, others unaccounted for after explosion, subsequent fire in North Idaho
Two people were taken from the scene by air ambulance.
- The Hill
Democrat in Florida Senate race raises more than $1M after poll showing dead heat
Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s (D-Fla.) Senate campaign said Wednesday it raised more than $1 million in the 48 hours after a poll from The Hill and Emerson College showed her tied with incumbent Sen. Rick Scott (R). Mucarsel-Powell’s campaign also said she brought in 13,000 first-time donors during the same period. “This surge in grassroots…
- Bloomberg
Mexico Passes Judicial Reform Cementing Morena Party’s Power
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Senate approved the text of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system, bringing his party closer to controlling the only branch of government that eluded the outgoing leader during his six-year term.Most Read from BloombergHow Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing CrisisAfter a Record Hot Summer, Pressure Grows for A/C MandatesChicago Halts Hiring as Deficit Tops $1 Billion Through 2025For Tenants, AI-Powered Screening Can B
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese suppliers to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program
Washington similarly targeted three China-based companies with sanctions in October 2023 for supplying missile-applicable items to Pakistan. Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry had worked with Pakistan to procure equipment for testing rocket motors for the Shaheen-3 and Ababeel systems and potentially for larger systems. The sanctions also targeted China-based firms Hubei Huachangda Intelligent Equipment Co, Universal Enterprise, and Xi'an Longde Technology Development Co, alongside Pakistan-based Innovative Equipment and a Chinese national, for knowingly transferring equipment under missile technology restrictions, Miller said.