The judge cited potential “harassment or worse of jurors by supporters of Mr. Trump” — and that was before DA Alvin Bragg received a death threat in the mail.
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Ontario reaches funding deal with optometrists; changes seniors’ eye exam eligibility
Ontario has reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them, but reduces some coverage for patients, including less frequent general eye exams for seniors.
Continue reading...Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents, who get access to accounts
Gov. Spencer Cox signs two social media regulation bills during a ceremony at the Capitol building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Cox signed a pair of measures that aim to limit when and where children can use social media and stop companies...
Continue reading...Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action
Riley Judd, a student at the University of Denver and a legislative intern, gives testimony during a Colorado Senate hearing on measures to address eating disorders Thursday, March 23, 2023, in the State Capitol in Denver. Lawmakers in states including Colorado, California, Texas and New York...
Continue reading...Why don’t we have vaccines for fungal infections?
An image from the HBO show, The Last Of Us. | Liane Hentscher/HBO The alarming rise of Candida auris highlights the need for better protection. The second episode of the HBO hit The Last Of Us opens with a scene in Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s set in 2003, at...
Continue reading...Video shows moments client allegedly attacks Hamilton beauty salon worker
Security footage from a Hamilton beauty salon shows the moment in which an esthetician was allegedly attacked by a client after a disagreement over services.
Continue reading...Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers
FILE – President-elect Joe Biden receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Nurse partitioner Tabe Mase at Christiana Hospital in Newark Del., on Dec. 21, 2020, from nurse practitioner. Bidens order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday, March 23, 2023,...
Continue reading...Protesters greet Netanyahu as he meets U.K. leader in London
Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street in London, Friday, March 24, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) (Stefan Rousseau / Associated Press) Protesters greet Netanyahu as he meets U.K. leader in London DANICA KIRKA March 24, 2023 British...
Continue reading...Marjorie Taylor Greene and lawmakers tour jail holding Jan. 6 defendants
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and other lawmakers, including two Democrats, toured a jail in Washington, D.C., where January 6 defendants are being held. NBC’s Ryan Nobles has details.
Continue reading...India’s ruling party just kicked a major rival out of Parliament — and sparked a new crisis
Rahul Gandhi at a rally in 2020. | Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto/Getty Images Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from the Lok Sabha is the latest sign of Indian democracy’s decline. For years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attacked the foundations of his country’s democracy. His government has rewritten election...
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