Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis, potentially breaching a host of US laws, a new report argues. The research from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the widespread burdens that plastic pollution places on US cities and states, and argues that plastic producers may be breaking public-nuisance, […]
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I’m the parent of a trans daughter. There’s nothing conservative about blocking her care.
I write as the proud father of a courageous, kind and empathetic 24-year-old transgender daughter to provide some insight into our family’s experience with gender-affirming care and hopefully to correct some of the most egregious misinformation about it. In the past year, there has been a tsunami of anti-transgender legislation in the United States, with […]
NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that bar him from criticizing jurors and court staff, while agreeing to lift a restriction on his public statements about trial witnesses. In court papers filed Friday, prosecutors with the Manhattan […]
Prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticising jurors
Prosecutors in Manhattan are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the former president from criticising jurors, court staff or members of the prosecution that convicted him. They agreed that one provision of the gag order, which prevented Trump from attacking trial witnesses in the […]
TikTok says US ban is inevitable without a court order blocking law
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance on Thursday urged a U.S. court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short video app in the United States on Jan. 19, saying the U.S. government refused to engage in any serious settlement talks after 2022. Legislation signed in April […]
The Shocking Figure Blocking the Movie About Rapist Trump
A disgraced former NFL owner is desperately trying to stop the release of an upcoming film that contains a less-than-flattering depiction of Donald Trump—and he is uniquely positioned to do so. According to an exclusive report from the Daily Beast, Dan Snyder, the former owner of the Washington Commanders (previously the Redskins), is working overtime […]
Door Is Jammed on Expensive Space Telescope, Blocking Its View of Space
Pod Bay Door Astronomers are excited to glean new insights into the formation of the universe and dark matter with the help of a space telescope called the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a partnership between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA. The telescope was successfully launched in September 2023. But as […]
Frustrated EU ministers urge Hungary to stop blocking military aid to Ukraine
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers urged Hungary on Monday to stop blocking measures to provide billions of euros in military aid to Ukraine, as long-simmering tension with Budapest boiled over. Even before a meeting of the EU’s 27 foreign ministers began, Lithuania’s top diplomat Gabrielius Landsbergis accused Hungary of systematically blocking […]
Kahala property collapses onto shoreline, blocking beachgoers
May 25—1/3 Swipe or click to see more JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM A section of Kahala Beach is seen with collapsed land on Friday. 2/3 Swipe or click to see more JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Residents have watched a beachfront property collapse into the ocean over the past two years, and one resident reached out […]
Freight train crushes car in Puyallup, police say, blocking rail crossings for hours
A freight train collided with an unoccupied car Friday night in Puyallup, according to police, leaving a number of crossings near downtown blocked for hours while crews cleared the tracks. The Puyallup Police Department said in a 10 p.m. Facebook post that no one was injured and officers were working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe […]
Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortage are so bad even police are blocking traffic in protest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s drought, heatwave and water shortages have gotten so bad that even police blocked traffic in protest Wednesday. In recent months, residents of some Mexico City neighborhoods have regularly taken to forming human chains to block boulevards to demand water. In April, complaints about contaminated water sparked a weeks-long crisis in […]