STORY: New Zealand is repealing its law banning tobacco sales for future generations on Tuesday (February 27), the government said. That’s despite researchers and campaigners warning of the risk that people could die as a result. The anti-tobacco sale rule, which would have been a world first, was passed under former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s […]
A Toledo couple has been sentenced for illegally transporting and dumping scrap tries. >> 57-year-old Dayton man killed in Riverside crash Chad Gatter, 35, and Amanda Wagner, 36, each pleaded guilty to the unclassified felony charges in Lucas County Common Pleas Court, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office said. “These convictions send a clear message that […]
This embedded content is not available in your region. As widely expected, former President Donald Trump cruised to an easy victory in Monday’s chilly Iowa caucuses, the opening salvo of the 2024 GOP nominating contest. The rout further cements Trump’s status as the most likely candidate to face off against President Biden, a Democrat, in […]
This embedded content is not available in your region. As widely expected, former President Donald Trump cruised to an easy victory in Monday’s chilly Iowa caucuses, the opening salvo of the 2024 GOP nominating contest. The rout further cements Trump’s status as the most likely candidate to face off against President Biden, a Democrat, in […]
Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s new governor, is pushing to scrap the state’s unique open primary system, which would be a dramatic change to how the state elects its politicians. The state’s current election system puts candidates running for state and congressional offices — regardless of party — on one ballot, with the “primary” typically occurring in […]
Farmers have blocked highway access roads in parts of Germany and gathered for demonstrations, launching a week of protests against a government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular three-party coalition infuriated farmers last month by drawing up plans to abolish a car tax exemption for farming vehicles […]
Baltimore City will spend a federal grant on new food scrap drop-off locations at universities. The Department of Public Works received a $264,840 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the pilot programs designed to reduce and divert food waste from landfills and incineration. The drop-off sites will be at the Johns Hopkins University, […]
In a reversal of his earlier decision, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has agreed to support a plan to send the city’s scrap vehicles to Ukraine, U.K. media reported on Dec. 23. Khan had previously rejected the proposal, which was put forth by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko in September. Klitschko asked Khan to send cars that […]