Tag: Passage

Putin seeks big expansion of Arctic trade in North-East Passage

Russia wants to roughly quadruple shipping traffic on the North-East Passage via the Arctic Ocean from the 36 million tons moved last year to as much as 150 million tons, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at an economic meeting. “In the future, transport could increase to 150 million tons,” Putin told the 27th St […]

Parks Canada Drops Charges Against Northwest Passage Kayakers

In an Iqaluit courtroom on Monday, charges against four kayakers accused of breaking national park laws in the Canadian Arctic last year were dismissed. Edward (West) Hansen, Mark Agnew, Eileen Visser, and Jeffrey Wueste were each confronted with 45 charges for alleged violations in the Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary and Sirmilik National Park. These […]

US House passage of Ukraine aid bill will hurt Ukraine, cause more deaths

(Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of security aid to Ukraine would lead to more damage and deaths in the conflict there. The decision “will make the United States of America richer, further ruin Ukraine and result in the deaths of even more Ukrainians, the fault […]

Proposed minimum wage for Maine farmworkers heads toward passage

Apr. 10—AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in support of a bill to establish a minimum wage for farmworkers and provide them with cost-of-living increases that other workers are eligible for. Another round of votes is needed in the Senate and House of Representatives, but the bill appears to be on track to […]

quick passage of military aid is vital

(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during a phone call on Thursday that it was vital that Congress passes a new military aid package for Kyiv rapidly. Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has held up a bill for months that would supply $60 billion in military and financial […]

NY bill to make adultery legal awaits state Senate passage

Will adultery be legal in New York? Currently awaiting passage by the Senate is a bill (A4714 / S8744) that would repeal the crime of adultery, ” … when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse,” according […]