Montgomery: After the first batch of companies were licensed, Alabamas can now send a limited amount of beer, wine, and spirits to their homes. Legislators approved a separate bill this year that allows retailers to ship alcohol to a person's home and allows wineries to ship directly to consumers in the state. According to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Alabama, several companies have obtained permits to deliver alcoholic beverages or wine. Spokesperson Daniel Day wrote in an email that the ABC Licensing Department has several other pending applications for wine transportation and wine transportation. As of Monday, so far, four companies have been licensed to provide alcoholic beverages: Shipt, Dippi, Pick Up My Things and Deerfoot Spirits. Five companies have obtained permits to ship wine directly to consumers in Alabama: Penrose Mountain Winery, James Cole Winery, Winecub, Truth Teller and Robert Young. As the company ramps up its operations, alcohol delivery may not yet be available anywhere. Shipt announced last week that it is providing same-day delivery of beer and wine from Target. The company said it is working to expand deliveries from other retailers.

Anchorage: Compared to the 2020 season, the state’s largest airport has seen a significant increase in summer passenger numbers when the pandemic left many people at home. According to Anchorage TV station KTUU, more than 877,000 passengers passed through Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport from May to September this year compared to the same period last year. “The terminal is very busy this summer, so we know it will be a great summer,” said Jim Szczesniak, the airport manager. Airport officials say these passengers have injected more than $1 billion into Alaska's economy. Travel group Visit Anchorage said that in the same period in 2020, hotel demand increased by 47%. "So we have made some very encouraging gains, but we have not returned to the pre-pandemic state," said Jack Bonnie, Director of Community Engagement at Visit Anchorage. Both are cautiously optimistic about 2022. "I think that as long as we keep a positive direction, we will have many very encouraging indicators next year, but a large part of them are related to the development of countries and the world surrounding the pandemic," Bonnie said. Szczesniak said that he hopes that with the increase in cruise and international travel next year, the growth in passenger numbers will continue to climb.

Tucson: According to a conservation organization, another 1,850 acres of pasture is part of an important wildlife corridor in western Cochs County and is now protected as an open space. The Arizona Land and Water Trust Fund announced on Wednesday that as the land area increases, a total of 3,800 acres of Rain Valley Ranch are now protected by a conservation easement. The ranch along National Highway 82 east of Sonoita includes part of the wildlife corridor linking Whetstone, Wild Horses, and the Huachuca Mountains. The trust said in a statement: "As large properties in the Sonoita/Elgin area continue to be purchased for single-family homes or'ranches', the threat of development in areas such as Rain Valley Ranch has increased, making its protection more changeable. The trust says that the additional protected landscape will also benefit the nearby Fort Huachuca, ensuring that potential electromagnetic interference from military training activities related to the army base is kept at a low level.

Little Rock: According to the FBI, a man who died in prison more than two decades ago is now under investigation. He is a person related to the disappearance of a girl who went missing in 1995. The agency is asking the public for more information about 75-year-old Billy Jack Links, who died in prison in 2000 and was arrested for attempting to kidnap a girl months after the disappearance of 6-year-old Morgannick . Links was convicted of sexual assault with a child in 1996 while he was serving his sentence. The FBI said at a press conference: "Today, law enforcement may be closer than ever to determine" who kidnapped Nick. Connor Hagen, a spokesman for the FBI, said that this is the first time the agency has publicly identified someone in connection with Morgan's disappearance. The missing child alert system in Arkansas is named after Morgan. Hagen declined to say whether investigators have any evidence linking him to the Knicks' disappearance. The FBI stated that Links grew up in Crawford County, served in the military during World War II and worked for Braniff Airlines in Dallas from 1962 to 1974 before returning to Van Buren in the 1970s. The FBI stated that Links tried to kidnap a young girl in Van Buren, 8 miles from the baseball field where Morgan was arrested, and asked anyone with information about Links to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Los Angeles: Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday that the state has begun placing equipment and signing contracts with temporary medical staff to prepare for a surge in coronavirus cases that may recur in the winter. In terms of the number of cases and hospitalization rate, this most populous state in the United States is still relatively good compared to the rest of the United States. But Newsom warned that although California is a national leader in COVID-19 vaccines, about 74% of eligible people received at least one dose of the vaccine, but Californians should still prepare for another severe winter pandemic. Get ready. Although the number of hospitalizations across the state has fallen by about half since the summer peak at the end of August, in some areas, especially the Central Valley and parts of Southern California, including Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, this number has begun to rise. . "We have seen some signs of concern," Newsom said. He said California had the lowest case rate in the country earlier this fall, but it is now 16th, and after it fell below 1% in June, the positive rate of people tested for the virus was 2.3%. In addition to the upward trend in certain areas of the state, state health officials said they are generally concerned because cold weather keeps people indoors. As the immunity gained a few months ago starts to weaken without boosting injections, there will be more holiday mixes.

Denver: On Wednesday, an appeals court panel restored a lawsuit filed by Republican lawmakers and the Colorado gun rights organization, questioning a "red flag" law that allows the court to order firearms from people who pose a danger to themselves or others. The lawsuit was filed in 2019, claiming that the majority of Democrats in the state House of Representatives deprived Republican lawmakers of the constitutional right to read the red flag legislation in its entirety during the debate. The bill was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and will take effect in 2020. The plaintiff stated that when a Republican congressman asked to read it, several clerks read parts of the bill at the same time. They said that the second representative's request to read the bill was denied. The Democrats countered that the bill was read out on the floor at the request of Republican congressmen until he withdrew the request. "Colorado Politics" reported that the three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals overturned the Denver District Court judge's ruling that the judiciary should not infringe on the privileges of the legislature or other government departments. The panel cited the Supreme Court’s ruling in an unrelated case, and the court could consider whether the legislature complied with the constitutional authorization to read the bill.

New Haven: Mayor Justin Elicker appointed Renee Dominguez as the city's police chief on Wednesday, which will make her the first woman to permanently lead the police. After Otto'Neil Reyes retired, Dominguez has served as acting chief since March. Her appointment must be approved by the Municipal Aldous Committee. City and state officials believe that Dominguez will also become the first female permanent police chief in the state's largest city. In small towns in Connecticut, there are several women leading the police department. In Bridgeport, the state’s largest city, Rebeca Garcia is currently acting police chief. "I'm very excited," Dominguez said at a news conference on Wednesday. "My entire adult life has been dedicated to serving the community." Dominguez became a police officer in Newtown in 2000 and moved to the New Haven Police Force in 2002. She is married and has two daughters who are 3 and 6 years old. "Being a chief and having a baby girl is a challenge," she said. "But what is a better role model than your mother. You can do whatever you want, and you can be whoever you want to be."

Dover: When the mourners paid their final tribute to former Governor Ruth Ann Minner on Wednesday, they shared laughter, memories and tears. Minner is the daughter of a tenant farmer, a high school dropout and widow, and the only woman to serve as the governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. She died on Thursday at the age of 86. Friends, family and political colleagues, including President Joe Biden, paid tribute to her at the funeral at the Milford Nazareth Church. They recalled that she was a woman who was driven by iron determination but never forgot her humble upbringing and maintained compassion for her fellow citizens. "Every time she climbs the political ladder, she is always rooted in daily life," said Biden, who has represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate for decades. In her decades of public service as a state legislator, lieutenant governor, and governor, Minner provided a mentor and role model to many people who attended her funeral. "Like many people in your church, I wouldn't be here today as your governor without Ruth Ann Minner. It's that simple." Governor John Carney said. "She sets the standard for all of us."

Washington: The regional government has reached an agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service to improve the conditions of the city’s main prison. The prison was criticized before and the Department of Justice announced that 400 federal prisoners would be transferred due to substandard conditions. For a long time, prison conditions have been the focus of criticism from local activists. Since many defendants of the Congressional uprising on January 6 were detained there, this issue has had a national political dimension in recent months. The announcement on Wednesday stated that the City Correctional Service and the Federal Marshals Service “will cooperate in assessing the conditions of the (central detention facility) and develop a plan to resolve the problem.” Mayor Muriel Bowser in a statement Said that she welcomes attention and resources to "resolve any deficiencies in DC facilities." "We all agree: everyone in our prison or under our supervision should be treated humanely and have safe conditions," Bowser said. Several supporters of the defendant filed a lawsuit on January 6, accusing the defendant of abuse of his civil rights in prison. According to a condemnation report by Lamont J. Ruffin, the acting marshal of the U.S. District Court in Washington, one of the cases led to the unexpected discovery of unsanitary and abusive behavior in a marshal service inspection last month.

Fort Lauderdale: A record number of leatherback turtle nests were found on some beaches in South Florida this year, which surprised biologists. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, in 2021, the number of endangered sea turtles nesting on beaches in Broward County is almost double the previous record. The previous record was 46 in 2012, and the lowest historical record of leatherback turtles in 2017 was 12. Turtle told this newspaper. Kedzuf said she would like to know if similar growth has occurred in other parts of the state. Leatherback turtles are named for their tough, elastic skin. They usually crawl to the beach at night, dig holes and lay their eggs in the sand. They are one of the largest sea turtles. The nesting season lasts from March 1 to October 31. During this period, coastal buildings must shield or lower their lights to prevent them from disturbing young turtles. After the turtles hatch, they will run to the sea to avoid crabs, birds and other predators. Lights can attract them to the interior, where they may be run over or trapped in rain drains. According to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the global leatherback turtle population has decreased by 40%.

Atlanta: Remington Firearms, a gun manufacturer, moved its headquarters from Empire State to Peach State. The company announced on Monday that it will invest $100 million in its Lagrange plant and research department in southwest Atlanta, hiring 856 employees within five years. It is not clear how the transfer will affect Remington’s operations in New York and Tennessee. After the former parent company auctioned its assets in bankruptcy proceedings last year, the company owns some of the products of the former Remington Outdoor Company, which produces rifles, shotguns and some pistols. Remington is the country's oldest gun manufacturer and began manufacturing flintlock rifles in 1816. It developed into a gun group, but faced legal pressure from declining sales, quality complaints, and the Sandy Hook school massacre. The current company no longer produces the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle that killed 20 first-year students and 6 educators in the 2012 Connecticut shooting. Welcome to companies in the gun industry,” Remington’s chief executive Kendarsey said in a statement. When Republicans sought current positions in 2018, Governor Brian Kemp once featured in a campaign ad. Point the shotgun at the other person.

Honolulu: Nearly 2,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers in the state plan to go on strike due to wage and staffing issues later this month. UNITE HERE Local 5 stated that the strike scheduled to begin on November 22 will affect 20 facilities in Hawaii. Thousands of Caesars healthcare workers in California have stated that they will go on strike starting Monday. Local 5 spokesperson Bryant de Venecia said Wednesday that negotiations are continuing. Caesars and the Alliance of Healthcare Alliance began national negotiations in April. Local 5 has also been negotiating with Kaiser on some Hawaii-specific issues. Local 5 said in a press release that Kaiser’s latest proposal is to “insult” an increase in wages by 2%, provided the union agrees to a two-tier wage system under which new employees will receive lower wages. The union stated that Kaiser also failed to address concerns about manpower shortages, while workers reported that they felt stressed and overworked during the coronavirus pandemic. Kaiser's senior vice president of human resources, Arlene Peasnall, said in a statement that employees represented by Hawaiian unions earn approximately 26% more than the market average salary. She said that Caesars provides a salary increase of up to 4% per year—an annual salary increase of 2% plus a 2% cash payment under a four-year contract. "The challenge we are trying to work with unions to solve is the increasingly unaffordable health care costs....Salaries and benefits account for half of Kaiser Permanente's operating costs," she said, Hawaii News reported.

Lewiston: A mayor in northern Idaho announced that he will run for governor. Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rogstad said in Lewiston on Monday that he will run as a Democrat to defeat the first Republican Governor Brad Little. Rognstad, 47, said he is working to break the 30-year blockade of the state by Republicans. "For most of a generation, Idaho was actually a one-party state," Longstad said, the Lewiston Tribune reported. "There are no checks and balances, no compromises, no accountability. This is dangerous. The most extreme voices are now unopposed. Common sense leadership has been replaced by authoritarianism and culture wars." The Democratic Party has not held the post of governor since 1995. , Has not held a statewide elected position since 2007. Only 12 of the 70 members of the House of Representatives and only 7 of the 35 senators are Democrats. The Idaho Secretary of State’s website lists Rogstad as the second Democrat to run, after 70-year-old transgender woman Melissa Sue Robinson (Melissa Sue Robinson), who owns a Construction company, and later switched to the telecommunications industry. She listed full funding of education as her primary goal. The game also includes eight Republicans. Little has yet to announce his re-election plan, but is expected to stand for election and has been raising funds. Former President Donald Trump has supported Governor Janice McGeachin through Little.

Chicago: According to a report, after a botched raid on a black woman’s home in 2019, a police oversight agency recommended suspension and in some cases six police officers who were wearing The handcuffs were not allowed to wear clothes before the release on Wednesday. Earlier this year, the Civil Police Accountability Office, which was responsible for investigating improper raids on social worker Anjanette Young’s home, noticed that approximately 12 police officers had filed nearly 100 allegations of misconduct. The agency’s report recommends suspension of several police officers from one day to one year, and “up to and including resignation” for some police officers. Superintendent David Brown has already started firing a sheriff. The report stated that the raid "revealed more problems than any individual incident of official misconduct." It also pointed out “other issues, including the lack of adequate training and supervision surrounding the use of search warrants by the department, and the disproportionate impact of police operations on people of color.” WBBM-TV first reported the botched raid and the city’s The treatment has aroused the outrage of clergy, lawmakers and civil rights activists, who condemned it as racism and an insult to the dignity of black women.

Indianapolis: Indiana’s Attorney General Todd Rokita said on Thursday that public schools should treat the "Black’s Fate and Fate" movement as a political group, which may limit schools and teachers’ participation. Ability to promote BLM information in the classroom. "Black Lives Matter is undoubtedly a political organization," Rokita said at a press conference on Thursday morning. “Promoting or displaying some political-based materials, while prohibiting the promotion or display of other materials, may bring responsibility to the school and may violate the First Amendment.” Rokita issued an advisory opinion on how schools should treat BLM, Because they are worried about the politicization of student education and what R-Whiteland Rep. Michelle Davis called the "controversial ideology" of BLM. Rokita's views were published after months of debates nationwide about how schools should and shouldn't teach, and what should not be taught, especially regarding race and racism in American history. Conservative groups condemned the American K-12 schools for teaching critical racial theory. These schools did not teach legal scholars the academic framework used to study the intersection of race and law in the United States. Nevertheless, activists and parents caught the word.

Iowa City: A former Iowa State patrol was accused of excessive use of force and was charged by the federal government at a traffic stop in 2017, in which a dash cam video captured him brutally assaulting a motorcyclist . Last week, a federal grand jury accused Robert James Smith of using unreasonable force while parking near West Liberty, about 15 miles southeast of Iowa City, infringing on the civil rights of motorcyclists. The indictment stated that the victim suffered "physical harm" during the encounter, which means that the charge can be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Smith is scheduled to appear for the first time in federal court in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. The dash cam video shows Smith speeding Bryce Yakish. When Smith drew his gun and ran out of the car and pointed at Yakish, who was 20 years old at the time, the routine paused and escalated immediately. Smith hit the visor of Yakish's helmet with his left hand, knocked him backwards on the motorcycle and fell to the ground. Smith put his knees on Yakish's neck briefly while handcuffing him. Yakish can be heard repeatedly in the video complaining about neck pain. Smith falsely accused Yakish of trying to escape and accused him of evading law enforcement, although he stopped immediately after Smith turned on the lights and sirens. After the prosecutor reviewed the video and concluded that it was baseless, the accusation was dropped. Yakish lost his license due to his arrest, his motorcycle was impounded, and he spent the night in prison.

Parker: A 19-year-old is preparing to graduate from Washburn University Law School in Topeka. Braxton Moral's parents knew he had talent for a long time. He skipped the fourth grade and took his first undergraduate course at Harvard University in the sixth grade. As he grew older, he spent his summer vacation in Cambridge. But when the new school year started, he switched to online courses so that he would not miss Ulysses High School's prom and home experience. "He just wants to be like everyone else," said his mother Julie Moral. "He is a blessing from God." At Harvard, Braxton developed a passion for the government and realized that he wanted to go to law school. But it should have taken three years, but he completed it in two and a half years. Next month, Braxton Morality will receive his doctorate in law. In February, he will take the bar exam. "When I started, it was more about doing interesting things," Moral said. "Then you start, you're like,'Well, I kind of want to be better now.' So once you gain a little experience, it will go from good to practical goal."

Frankfurt: A judge has approved Kentucky regulators to require West Virginia Governor Jim Justice to pay a $2.9 million fine in response to clean-up violations in some coal mines in eastern Kentucky. According to a report in the Lexington Herald, Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate issued an order on Tuesday to require the judicial company to complete the reclamation of the mine. The order also allows the state to collect issued deposits to pay for work. Kentucky officials called the violations at the Justice-owned mines "the worst incident we have seen in the past decade," when the initial agreement with Justice was cancelled in 2014. Most mines are open-pit mines. Work includes clearing ponds, stabilizing the land, improving drainage systems, and converting the land to its original pre-mining profile. According to the agreement with Kentucky, the Governor of West Virginia and his son Jay Justice (Jay Justice) personally shared a fine of $2.9 million. Jay Justice runs the company's coal, timber and agricultural businesses. The justices argued that they failed to meet the deadline due to the economic recession and security issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Baton Rouge: In the last fiscal year, state agencies lost more than 17% of their civil servants. Byron Decoteau, director of the Louisiana Department of Civil Service, said the turnover rate for the 2020-21 budget year ending June 30 was nearly 2 percentage points higher than the previous year. More than 6,000 civil servants left the state government last year, and 21% of them retired. According to Decoteau’s report to the committee responsible for monitoring state employees protected by civil servants, other employees were fired, died, moved, went to school, obtained private sector jobs, or had other personal reasons. The report shows that the turnover rate of prison guards in adult and juvenile prison facilities is the highest-this is a problem year after year. Decoteau noted that currently 10% of classified state employees are eligible for inter-agency retirement, while nearly 15% are eligible for retirement within five years. These figures do not include cross-agency political appointees or workers transferred to other state governments.

Saco: State park campers set another record this year. Maine has 48 state parks and historic sites. During the coronavirus pandemic, park attendance and camping numbers have soared. According to the Portland News Herald, preliminary state data show that attendance at Maine campgrounds has set a record for the second year in a row. From 2019 to 2020, the number of visitors to 12 state park campgrounds in the state increased by 8%, when campers set a record of more than 270,000. This year, this number has increased to approximately 315,000. Before the pandemic, state parks were heavily used, and as residents and visitors sought more forms of outdoor recreation, the beginning of the pandemic led to more use. Although it rains in July, at the center of the camping season, the attendance this year is particularly high. State officials said they expect 2022 to be another important year for campgrounds.

Manchester: Five condors were found to behave abnormally and appear to be sick in northern Maryland, prompting state wildlife officials to investigate. According to the Washington Post, William Fauntleroy found the birds in the Manchester area of ​​Carroll County near the Pennsylvania border on Sunday. He said he saw an eagle near the mailbox. It behaved strangely and seemed unable to fly. According to Fauntleroy, the birds are eating the carcass of a deer. One of them died after flying into the wire. "I saw some poor flights," Fauntleroy told the newspaper. "One seems to be unable to leave the ground or fly. It behaves as if drunk." Wildlife rescuers took the other four eagles to the Phoenix Wildlife Center in Baltimore County. Lauren Moses, a spokesperson for the Maryland Natural Resources Police, said her department is "actively investigating" to find out what happened to these federally protected birds. According to Moses, the deer carcass eaten by the eagle was buried so that other wild animals would not eat it. She told the Washington Post that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are expected to take samples from the remains for analysis. "Is it poison? Is it algae bloom? Is it something else?" The Wildlife Center said on Facebook on Wednesday. "We don't have an answer yet."

Boston: Marine researchers in New England said on Tuesday that they have collected data from tags that have been surgically implanted in sea turtles for the first time. Scientists at the New England Aquarium who performed this work said it may improve the way researchers monitor threatened sea turtle species. These loggerhead turtles recovered at the Sea Turtle Hospital of the Boston Aquarium and were released after acoustic tags were implanted in them earlier this year. Researchers said the acoustic receiver in Nantucket Bay, Massachusetts, showed multiple test results earlier this month. Scientists have been using turtle tags to monitor animals for a long time, but before these tags were affixed to their shells with epoxy resin. Kara Dodge, a research scientist at the Aquarium Anderson Cabot Sea Life Center, said the new marking method will make it easier to monitor injured sea turtles released into the wild after recovery. She said these tags allow scientists to "assess the survival of recovered sea turtles and the return to normal behavior in the wild."

Detroit: On Wednesday, a judge approved a $626 million deal to settle a lawsuit filed by residents of Flint who discovered that their tap water was contaminated with lead because of their disastrous decision to change the city’s water supply. And failed to acknowledge the problem quickly. Most of the funding-$600 million-came from Michigan, which has been accused of repeatedly ignoring the risk of using the Flint River without proper treatment of the water. U.S. District Judge Judith Levy said in a 178-page opinion: “The settlement agreement reached here is a remarkable achievement for many reasons, the most important of which is that it established a The comprehensive compensation plan and timetable are consistent for every eligible participant.” The lawyer requested up to US$200 million in legal fees from the overall settlement. Levy saved this question for another day. The deal allows Flint children exposed to the water, adults who may be injured, certain business owners, and anyone paying for the water to receive funding. Approximately 80% of the remaining funds after attorney fees are dedicated to children. “For the residents of Flint, this is an important day of historic significance, and they will finally begin to see justice done,” said Ted Leopold, one of the lead lawyers in the lawsuit.

Minneapolis: Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has reached the state's highest level this year, and hospital capacity continues to tighten despite the surge in cases. The Minnesota Department of Health reported 5,277 new coronavirus cases and 43 new deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total number of pandemics in the state to 831,669 confirmed cases and 8,925 deaths. Hospitals in Minnesota are caring for 1,159 COVID-19 patients, of which 257 are in the intensive care unit. Malcolm called the number of new cases and deaths "very high and worrying," and said that "now we find ourselves at a truly shocking peak in new cases." "Now every day we see dozens of Minnesota people die from diseases they don't have to suffer from, which is heartbreaking for all of us in this job," Malcolm said. "The tragedy of the current surge in cases is that we have more than ever the tools and knowledge to minimize the impact of this virus." She said these tools include vaccinations, wearing masks in public and staying home when sick. . She said that most people in Minnesota have been vaccinated, but there are still too many people who have not been vaccinated. The department’s director of infectious diseases, Kris Ehresmann, said that the “decreased immunity” problem appeared to appear about six months after vaccination and appeared to be a factor in the increase in breakthrough cases.

Jackson: The state has completed repair work on a section of the highway that collapsed during the heavy rain brought by Hurricane Ida, and the highway was reopened on Wednesday. On August 30, 2 people were killed, 9 people were injured, and 7 vehicles fell one after another into a pit that opened on the dark, rural section of Mississippi Highway 26 near Lucerdale. One of the injured died in the hospital on September 11. The Mississippi Department of Transportation awarded a $1.8 million maintenance contract in October. Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King said at a press conference on Wednesday that a construction company has achieved the department’s goal of allowing the highway to reopen safely and quickly. "I know the importance of Highway 26 to the area, and I am grateful for all the work that has been done to open it up early," Jin said. The Director of Transportation, Brad White, told lawmakers in September that the annual rainfall in the area was already more than twice the amount before the hurricane, and then Ida dumped more than 12 inches in less than a day. Of rainfall. The highway was on a hillside, White said, and the flood washed away a pipeline running under the roadbed. King stated that the work will continue until early 2022, as staff will re-lay the route used as a detour during the closure.

St. Louis: Security camera lenses, shell shells, and a small, unique tattoo played a key role in the arrest of a man suspected of committing at least six murders in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas in the past two months. The St. Louis Circuit Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday charged Perez Deshay Reed with two deaths in the city in September. Reid was charged Saturday for two other fatal shootings in St. Louis County in September. He was also suspected of killing two people in Kansas City, Kansas, and the FBI listed him as a suspected serial killer. Reid turned 26 on Wednesday and was still jailed on Tuesday for a $2 million bond. Surveillance video from Kansas helped lead to Reid's arrest. The image taken by the camera shows Reid's unique crescent tattoo on his forehead. Another key factor is the evidence left in every shooting in the St. Louis area. "What they have in common is the pistol cartridge case," said Rich Quinn, an agent in charge of the FBI's St. Louis office. "We know they came from the same pistol." Reid is accused of killing 16-year-old Marnay Haynes and 40-year-old Lester Robinson in St. Louis County on September 13 and September 26, respectively. In St. Louis, he was suspected of killing Pamela Abercrombie, 49, and Carey Ross, 24, who died on September 19. All four victims were shot in the head.

Billings: On Wednesday, after the government of Governor Greg Gianforte abandoned a lawsuit against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines, tribes and conservation organizations sued the state environmental regulator. The lawsuit was filed in the state district courts in Lewis and Clark counties by lawyers from the Salish and Kootenay Tribal Alliance, the Fort Bernap Indian Community, the Montana Environmental Information Center, and other groups. Under Gianforte’s leadership, the Department of Environmental Quality withdrew in July from a law aimed at preventing Idaho-based Hecla Mining Co. and its president Phillips Baker Jr. from participating in two proposed silver and copper mines litigation. Baker is an executive at Pegasus Gold, which went bankrupt in 1998, leaving state and federal agencies with more than $50 million in clean-up costs for several mines, including the Zortman and Landusky mines near the Fort Belknap reserve. A state "bad actors" law enacted after Pegasus' bankruptcy punishes companies and their executives who fail to clean up mining pollution. According to the law, the company and its senior leaders cannot obtain new mining licenses until they have reimbursed the country for past clean-up costs.

Lincoln: A coalition that includes labor unions and civil rights groups has launched a website and social media page in an effort to raise the minimum wage in Nebraska to $15 an hour in a vote next year. Raising wages Nebraska said it wants to highlight the stories of 195,000 Nebraska residents who want higher wages, the Lincoln Daily Star reports. The coalition needs to collect 87,000 signatures on the petition by July 2022 to get its proposal in the November 2022 vote. This measure will increase the minimum wage by US$1.50 per year until it reaches US$15 in 2026. After that, expenses will be incurred every year-life increases. Nebraska voters broadly support raising the minimum wage in 2014. Nearly 60% of people support the initiative to increase the minimum wage from US$7.25 per hour to the current US$9 per hour. Business groups oppose this measure, saying it may hurt small business owners, who will have difficulty filling jobs when the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Governor Petrie Kitts also opposed. But supporters say that raising wages will help people living in poverty and working in multiple jobs maintain their livelihoods.

Carson City: The legislature has finally begun to redraw the political map of the state. Governor Steve Sisolak announced on Thursday that lawmakers will convene a long-delayed special meeting at 1 pm on Friday to focus on redistricting electoral districts. Sisolak said in a statement that he is looking forward to "efficient and productive meetings" that will fulfill the Silver State's constitutional obligation to amend every federal, state, and local polling district after each census. The process of re-division of constituencies is controlled by any political party that has a legislative body, and usually leads to the bias of the constituency towards one political party. This process is called constituency division. Fierce battles over this approach often occur in Carson City, where a panel appointed by the court had to complete the boundaries that politicians could not agree on in 2011. This promise was almost as poisonous in 2001, when there were also legal challenges, and then special meetings convened after the remapping effort were repeatedly stalled in the divided party legislature. The sketches released on Tuesday indicate that a more harmonious re-election meeting may be held in 2021, although Republicans may object to the proposed reforms, which may make the state’s two battleground congressional districts more inclined in the next decade. To the Democratic Party.

Concord: After rejecting millions of dollars to help increase vaccination rates in the state, the executive committee on Wednesday changed course and approved a $22 million effort, as well as a non-binding resolution condemning vaccine enforcement. Last month, the Republican-led committee, a five-member team that approved state contracts, rejected US$27 million in federal vaccination funding provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing concerns that the language in the grant would restrict the state’s compliance with federal directives and Tasks related to COVID-19. The language opposed by the Republicans appeared in other contracts they approved. Both Republican Governor Chris Sununu and Attorney General John Fomela stated that this would never hinder the sovereignty of the state. In late October, the committee voted to use US$4.7 million in federal U.S. Rescue Planning Act funds to help community health centers and regional public health networks establish schools and community vaccination clinics. With the approval of funds on Wednesday, the money will now be reused. "We are pushing forward with all our strength," Sununu said in a statement on Wednesday.

Asbury Park: According to a study released on Wednesday, Garden State businesses owned by people of color are more likely to lose money in the first few months of the pandemic and less likely to receive the credit needed to cover the losses . The report shows that black and Latino companies are at a particularly disadvantaged position in the government's main emergency financing program, the Salary Protection Program, forcing them to rely on their own savings to survive. "It's a bit worried; it's a bit like a panic attack," said 34-year-old Tashianna Gayle, the owner of Hair Haven, a salon in Asbury Park. She was told that she was not eligible for a PPP loan because she only opened a business for a month before the pandemic broke out. This report by researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the New Jersey Economic Development Agency aims to study the performance of racial differences in small businesses in the state during the pandemic economic crisis. Tim Sullivan, chief executive of EDA in New Jersey, said: “The pandemic has hit black and Latino businesses particularly badly. It’s frustrating and regrettable. It’s not surprising.” The agency was on Wednesday. Introduced a low-interest microfinance program designed to resolve this discrepancy.

Albuquerque: The two largest hospitals in the state announced on Thursday that they will focus on the patients most in need of care, which means that operations that are not medically necessary may have to be postponed. Although most patients did not deal with the coronavirus infection, officials from the Presbyterian Health Care Service and the University of New Mexico Health Department stated that the capacity built in the past year due to the pandemic is now restricted by space and the availability of health care workers. The two hospitals announced that they are launching crisis care standards, noting that this is not a real change in policy, but a continuation of the way they have managed a large number of patients since last winter. "It is very important to realize that we did not cancel the care assignment. This is not part of it. We will not classify and reject care," said Dr. Jason Mitchell, Chief Medical Officer of the Presbyterian Church. "At this point, we are working hard to ensure that every patient in our state and surrounding states can get care in bed." For example, he praised the decision not to take patients off the ventilator, but to look for them in New Mexico or neighboring states. Other hospitals, which can accept patients or refer mildly ill patients to emergency care clinics or other providers.

Albany: Officials announced on Monday that six state correctional facilities will be closed in March next year in order to save costs as the number of inmates declines. More than 1,700 people work in six facilities in upstate New York, which house more than 1,400 prisoners. According to information released by the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, these prisoners will be sent to other places, and no layoffs are expected after the closure, which is expected to save US$142 million. The correctional agency said it would work with the union to provide employees with opportunities to transfer to other facilities or other state agencies. Facilities scheduled to close on March 10 include Ogdensburg Correctional Institution, Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Institution, Willard Drug Treatment Park, Southport Correctional Institution, Down State Correctional Institution, and Roche West Correctional Institution. Due to the long-term decline in the number of prisoners, the governor was authorized this year by the legislature to close state prisons. The state correctional facility currently has 31,469 inmates, which is lower than the system-wide high of 72,773 in 1999. The agency said officials considered a variety of factors before making a decision, including physical infrastructure, project provision, facility safety levels, proximity to other facilities, and health services.

Raleigh: On Wednesday, a trial judge ordered the state to pay $1.75 billion to help reduce inequality in public education. This angered Republicans, who said the order usurped the legislator’s constitutional power over the national treasury. High Court Judge David Lee is responsible for overseeing corrective measures related to the school funding litigation that began a quarter of a century ago. He said that the legislative and executive departments have received all the courtesy over the years and can act decisively. But "the respect of this court is over at this point," he said. The judge's actions may start a constitutional showdown between the three government departments. Lee said that his order will not take effect within 30 days, which gives Republican leaders or others in the legislature time to challenge the law, which is very likely. Republicans say that only the General Assembly can allocate funds in the state account. If Lee violates the state constitution, he violates the state constitution. The State Supreme Court ruled in the Leandro lawsuit (named after the early student plaintiff) in 2004 that although children in North Carolina enjoy the basic right of "opportunity to receive a good basic education" under the constitution, the state has not honored that Task.

Bismarck: The storm system that is expected to bring snow to the state later this week may help improve the persistent long-term drought. Forecasters expect 2 inches to 4 inches of snowfall in the eastern half of the state, and as much as 6 inches in the northeast corner of North Dakota. According to forecasters, wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour are expected to accompany snowfall, which may make travel difficult. The drought conditions that have caused difficulties for ranchers and farmers this summer have improved significantly. According to the Bismarck Tribune, in eastern North Dakota in recent weeks, most of the area no longer falls into any of the four drought categories. Most areas in the central and western regions are still in severe or extreme drought, but even these areas have improved significantly from last summer. The drought monitoring map in the United States has not changed this week and is updated every Thursday. "In Dakota, the long-term drought continues, and it is reported that the water quality of livestock and the production of (mule deer) fallow deer have been affected by the drought," wrote Curtis Riganti, a climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center. The harvest is mainly done in North Dakota, although about one-fifth of the corn crop and one-third of the sunflower are still in the fields.

Toledo: A polar bear who had been in the Toledo Zoo for more than 20 years died of kidney disease. Michael Frusul, the zoo’s mammal curator, told Toledo Blade that the bear named Marty was euthanized on November 4th, less than a month before his 25th birthday. Di was diagnosed with what Frusul called "age-related kidney disease." Zoo officials recently noticed that Marty did not eat as much as usual and became less active. The examination determined that his kidney function was very poor, so they decided to euthanize him. Marty was born at the end of 1996 and came to the Toledo Zoo from Chicago in 1999. In 2007, he stayed at the Pittsburgh Zoo for a year before returning to Toledo. Marty gave birth to a few cubs with Crystal, a female polar bear at the Toledo Zoo, and zoo officials believe that Crystal — who turned 23 this week — may become pregnant again. The zoo hopes to replace Marty with another male polar bear, but it is not clear when it will happen.

Oklahoma City: On Wednesday, Governor Kevin Stitt instructed the State Department of Health to stop issuing birth certificates that list non-binary options instead of specifying gender, even though the agency agreed to do so in civil cases Settlement Agreement. The first Republican stated in his order that his government had never reviewed or approved the settlement agreement, which required the Oklahoma Department of Health to modify the birth certificate in a manner not permitted by Oklahoma law. The order instructed the department to stop modifying the birth certificate in any way not specifically authorized by state law, and remove any mention of modifying the birth certificate of a non-binary population from its website. Non-dualistic people do not agree with the traditional male or female gender distribution. Stitt also instructed the legislature to pass legislation when it returns next year, expressly prohibiting the issuance of birth certificates with non-binary names. Advocating for the freedom of non-binary and LGBTQ people, Oklahoma stated in a statement that although the state is facing scrutiny of its execution methods, “the governor has attacked some of our state’s most marginalized and historically excluded Residents." Freedom Oklahoma executive director Nichole McAfee said that the governor has no right to overturn agreements reached in court.

Salem: The school board, which recently banned teachers from displaying symbols, suddenly fired the principal, which deeply disturbed members who opposed the move. As schools across the country have become battlefields, disputes between the Newberg School Board have escalated, arguing about mandatory requirements for vaccines and masks, how to resolve racism in teaching, sex-related teaching, and gender-neutral bathrooms. At the Zoom meeting late on Tuesday night, after Superintendent Joe Morelock was fired, board member Brandy Penner said on Wednesday that she believed that conservative board members fired Morelock because he did not actively enforce the ban on the controversial symbol, adding that the policy Not defining what symbol is unacceptable. Rebecca Piros was one of the three who opposed his firing, and she told Moloch that she was sorry. Morlock replied: "Just remember, the darkest darkness will produce the brightest light, so in the end everything will be fine." Hearing these words, Piros burst into tears. On Wednesday, there were 23,000 people in the town of Newberg, about 25 miles southwest of Portland. Some residents put up signs quoting Morlock’s response to Pirros. Newberg Equity in Education, a group mainly composed of parents who opposed the school board’s recent tilt to the right, plans to hold a demonstration in the school district office on Thursday.

Pittsburgh: When a lawyer dropped his pants after repeatedly triggering a metal detector in the court, justice was not blind. Authorities said 59-year-old Jeffrey Pollock tried to pass the security check outside the family court on Wednesday, but the machine kept sounding the alarm. The lawyer told the guard that his suspenders had caused the alarm and he could not remove them. The guard told him to keep trying until the alarm stopped. The Allegheny Sheriff’s Office said in a press release: “After a heated discussion with the guards, Pollock untied his sling, put down the drawers, removed them, and then put them in the trash can. Pass a metal detector." The authorities said Pollock was standing there wearing a shirt and underwear. He was accused of disorderly conduct. "My judgment is poor," Pollock told the Pittsburgh Tribune comment. "I just wanted to make a point." The sheriff's office pointed out that "visible underwear is not part of the dress code."

East Providence: An 89-year-old man achieved a goal he spent 20 years trying to achieve and thinking about almost his entire life: obtaining a doctorate. And become a physicist. Manfred Steiner recently successfully passed the thesis defense at Brown University. Steiner said he cherishes this degree because it is what he has always wanted-and because he has overcome health problems that may affect his studies. "But I did it, and it was the most satisfying point of my life, to complete it," he said at his home in East Providence on Wednesday. As a teenager, Steiner was inspired to become a physicist after reading the story of Albert Einstein and Max Planck. He admired the accuracy of physics. But after World War II, his mother and uncle told him that in turbulent times, studying medicine is a better choice. He received his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1955, and moved to the United States a few weeks later, where his research on blood and blood diseases was successful. Steiner studied hematology at Tufts University, biochemistry at MIT, and then became a hematologist at Brown University. From 1985 to 1994, he became a full-time professor and headed the Department of Hematology at Brown School of Medicine.

Colombia: Due to the rapid recovery from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and people spending money much faster than experts predicted, the amount in state bank accounts continues to grow. According to data from the State Council of Economic Advisers, the latest estimates released on Wednesday show that South Carolina legislators will increase spending by nearly $1 billion in this budget year. This increased the funds controlled by the General Assembly to nearly 11 billion U.S. dollars, which does not include the approximately 3 billion U.S. dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds that entered South Carolina. After the state closed its accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, this does not include a surplus of approximately $1 billion. Predictions that economic growth will slow due to supply chain issues, slower consumer spending or reduced federal stimulus funding have not come true. The board stated that the 13.2% increase in the 2020-21 budget is the largest in at least 40 years. Sales tax revenue in South Carolina continued to soar, increasing by $500 million in the last fiscal year to $3.8 billion. As retailers benefit from all the additional funds spent, corporate tax revenues have also increased sharply. The state’s economic experts still believe that the rapid income growth cannot be sustained.

Sioux Falls: According to a new survey by the South Dakota Department of Education, only 45% of educators are teaching the necessary standards for basic understanding of Oceti Sakowin. OSEUs is a basic understanding of the culture and history of Lakota, Dakota and Nakota. These standards were approved by the Educational Standards Board in 2018, which should make them required by all K-12 students, but DOE officials have said in the past that they are not sure how extensive the use of OSEU is and does not require them. Legislators have drafted bills to ensure the need for OSEU, but such bills were rejected at the 2021 meeting. The news of the survey results was released a few months after it was revealed that the US Department of Energy removed more than a dozen explicit references to Oceti Sakowin from the draft social research standards before it was released to the public. This issue caused state-level protests and strong protests from residents and educators. A few weeks later, Governor Kristi Noem ordered the Department of Energy to restart the standard revision process to include more input from stakeholders, including Native Americans. But educators and indigenous education advocates are still calling on Noem and other senior education officials to resign after mishandling social research standards procedures.

Lynchburg: The distillery that produces Jack Daniels whiskey is working with a military support team to help soldiers and their families return home for the holidays. Organizers said that more than 1,700 service personnel and relatives will go home through the "Drive Home Action". This is the largest number of participants in the history of the project. In the 11th year, the program provides financial assistance to active duty and junior enlisted soldiers and their families to help them travel to the homes of relatives across the country. Jack Daniel Distillery cooperates with the armed forces YMCA to provide assistance. Service personnel from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard received assistance to travel to each state. "We are very happy that they will be reunited with their loved ones this year," said Chris Fletcher, the master brewer of Jack Daniel. "Providing some financial assistance to get them home is the least we can do."

Austin: Officials said that an 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with arson for arson in a synagogue. According to Austin KVUE-TV, Franklin Barrett Sechriest held $100,000 in bonds during the Congregation Beth Israel fire in Beth Israel on October 31. According to the Austin Fire Department, the fire was a “small external fire” that caused no casualties, but an estimated $25,000 in damage was caused, including the wooden doors of the synagogue. Arson investigators said that the broken glass indicated that something might have been thrown on the building, and the flammable liquid accelerated the fire. An arrest testimony described surveillance video from multiple cameras on the property, showing a suspect similar to Sechrist driving a black sport utility vehicle registered to a woman who lives at the same address as Sechrist. The fire in the synagogue occurred a week after a series of anti-Semitism incidents, including an anti-Semitism banner displayed from an overpass of a busy boulevard. It is unclear whether the fire was related to these incidents.

Salt Lake City: Dixie State University of Southern Utah is preparing to change a name usually associated with the Deep South and slavery after the legislature on Wednesday approved a new name due to strong local opposition. Several executives from the emerging technology industry said that with the development of the institution, Dixie's name was often confused and disgusted, and the Republican-controlled legislature voted to change its name to Utah Tech University. It is expected that Republican Governor Spencer Cox will sign the bill. After the death of George Floyd, after the nation's outcry against racial injustice, the term received new scrutiny. "This process has nothing to do with the abolition of culture. No one is trying to erase the great history of this beloved institution," said Republican Rep. Kelly Myers, who sponsored the renaming bill. "As Utahans, we are proud of our forward thinking... The name Utah Tech will provide better services to students in our great state, which makes sense." A compromise clause would retain Dixie The name is on the main campus of St. George, which is close to the Arizona border and is one of the fastest growing cities in the country.

Linden: Federal funding will be used to help the state educate more nurses. The University of Northern Vermont and the Vermont Technical College announced on Wednesday that a $240,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will be used to expand the existing nursing program of the Vermont Technical College at the University of North Vermont Linden campus. The Vail Hall on the Linden campus will be transformed into a clinical nursing education center with nursing instruction classrooms and skills and simulation laboratory space. "Solving the challenges of Vermont's nursing workforce requires increasing the chances of Vermontans in the nursing profession," U.S. Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy said in a statement. Officials said the number of newly registered nurses in Vermont fell by 69% from 2007 to 2014. It is estimated that Vermont needs 900 skilled nurses each year. In 2019, 421 people completed the nurse practitioner or registered nurse program.

Arlington: On Thursday, President Joe Biden celebrated his first Veterans’ Day as President at a flower wreath laying ceremony held at Arlington National Cemetery. He paid tribute to American veterans and called him "the backbone of America." ". Biden said: “For men and women involved in war, there is nothing low-risk or low-cost in war,” Biden said. His administration announced a federal effort earlier in the day to better understand, Identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic substances. environment. Earlier this week, members of the chief mass coup guard of honor from Pryor, Montana laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and paid tribute to the Unknown Soldier. On Tuesday morning, dozens of Crow Nation representatives, including students from Plenty Coups High School, followed suit—it was the first time in 96 years that the public and tourists were allowed to approach the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. According to Arlington Cemetery, this is the prerogative of the "Old Guard" sentry of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the United States. Flower ceremony kicked off the two-day centennial commemorative event. According to the information of the National Archives, the inauguration ceremony of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was held on November 11, 1921.

Seattle: Amtrak Cascades will resume service on the Point Defiance bypass between Tacoma and Olympia on November 18th, nearly four years after a fatal derailment occurred there. According to an Amtrak statement, the first train using the bypass is scheduled to leave Seattle at 7:22 am and arrive at the new Tacoma Dome station at 8:08 am. According to the Seattle Times, the first northbound train will depart from Eugene, Oregon at 5:30 am, stop in Portland, and arrive in Tacoma at 10:54 am. Amtrak said that eight trains, including Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight, will use the bypass every day, and more trains will be added as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed. Amtrak said that after the derailment in 2017, other safety measures and most of the recommendations of the US National Transportation Safety Board have been implemented. The statement said that other recommendations are being implemented. The key to the improvement is the installation of active active train control, which uses GPS technology to stop or slow the train before a collision or derailment occurs. The NTSB first called for the widespread use of collision avoidance technology in 1990, and in 2008 Congress required it to be installed on every passenger route and high-hazardous material route in the United States within seven years.

Huntington: According to the union, the hospital has stopped providing medical insurance for strike maintenance and service workers. Approximately 1,000 members of the International Service Employees Union District in 1999 went on strike at Carbell Huntington Hospital last week after their contract expired. According to The Herald-Dispatch, the director of union organization Sherri McKinney said in a statement that the report was cut off without informing the striking employees and union retirees. Molly Frick, the hospital’s human resources director, said in a statement, “The union leadership is well aware that the strike will result in a cessation of wages and benefits. Any employee who wishes to return to work will restore all benefits, including medical insurance.” A Kabel County judge issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday, which was requested by the hospital and prohibits the union from performing certain activities outside the hospital. Flick said these activities include loud noises, such as the use of loudspeakers and loud music, which can disturb the patients in the hospital. The ban also prohibits strikers from honking their horns and encouraging drivers to honour their horns, obstruct hospital entrances, interfere with hospital traffic, or make threatening statements to anyone trying to enter or exit the hospital campus.

Milwaukee: According to a press release from the Milwaukee Department of Health, people who were vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Saturday clinic of the Fiserv Forum will take photos with the Milwaukee Bucks championship trophy. On Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm, the health department and the Bucks will collaborate to establish a vaccine clinic in the atrium of the Fiserv Forum. "Everyone vaccinated at this clinic will have the opportunity to take a photo with the Larry O'Brien championship trophy," the press release said. The clinic's focus is on children between 5 and 11 years old, and the clinic's products will include the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. "Vaccination is the best tool to keep ourselves and our children away from COVID-19," Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson said at a press conference. "We hope to have the opportunity to'try it' at the home of the 2021 world champion Milwaukee Bucks. This will encourage children and families in Milwaukee to get vaccinated." Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Flu vaccine will also be provided. People under the age of 18 need permission from a parent or guardian to get the vaccine.

Jackson: A grizzly bear already familiar to wildlife observers and her four cubs got more attention through the night strolling in the city. According to local police, security videos showed the bears wandering in downtown Jackson on Tuesday night. The Jackson Police Department said in a statement on Wednesday that police and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials drove the five bears to less populated areas near the town. Grizzly No. 399, named after the ear tags she received after being trapped for research, has been familiar to wildlife observers for many years. She is famous for staying with her cubs near the road in Grand Teton National Park, which makes her arguably the most famous grizzly bear in Yellowstone. Biologists speculate that wandering around people helps keep away the male grizzly bears known for killing their cubs. A female bear and four one-year-old cubs wandering in a tourist town may seem fascinating, but the behavior of the bear worries wildlife managers. Bears have been attacking garbage, bee farms and animal feed in the Jackson area, increasing the risk of dangerous encounters with people. On Saturday, biologists captured three of the four cubs. They put tracking collars on the two bears, hoping that knowing the whereabouts of the bears would help prevent problems.

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