Category Archives: Science
Florida Republicans send 15-week abortion ban to governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Abortions after 15 weeks would be banned in Florida under a bill Republican senators sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis late Thursday, capping a bitter debate in the statehouse as a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision may
Yukon budget focuses on health, education as employment levels recover from pandemic
WHITEHORSE — Yukon is increasing spending on health, education, energy retrofitting and dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in its latest budget. Capital spending will grow by 27 per cent in the 2022-23 fiscal year, while total revenue is...
Texas appeals halt of investigation of trans teen’s parents
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is appealing a judge's ruling that prevents the state from investigating a transgender teenager's parents over gender confirming care she received. Republican
Why a photo of Freeland holding a black-and-red scarf sparked a firestorm online
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was photographed holding a scarf bearing colours associated with a far-right Ukrainian paramilitary group from the Second World War this past weekend. Both her office and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress suggest t...
NJ fines DraftKings $150,000 for allowing proxy betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have fined DraftKings $150,000 for allowing a Florida man to make online sports bets from his home by having a friend who was present in New Jersey place the bets for
Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus
The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and $22.5 billion more to cover pandemic-related expenses, two major additions to budget talks already underway.
Florida Gov DeSantis berates students for wearing masks
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A visibly annoyed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admonished a group of high school students for wearing face masks at an indoor news conference Wednesday, saying it was time to stop what he called “this COVID theater."
Fuel in water deepens Native Hawaiians’ distrust of military
HONOLULU (AP) — A well-known adage in Hawaiian, ola i ka wai, means “water is life.” Native Hawaiians revere water in all its forms as the
California reps ask US for new water study at former base
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Two California congressmembers are asking the federal government to study whether there’s evidence that potential toxic and contaminated drinking water at Fort Ord can be tied to specific cancers and other diseases.
Illinois governor to end mask mandate for schools next week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will end its mask mandate for schools starting next week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday night. The Centers for Disease Control and
