Exotic animals including South American ostrich and giant African snail seized from suburban NY home
NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities seized about a hundred animals from a Long Island home packed with exotic species — including a giant African snail, a sulcata tortoise and a South American ostrich, advocates said Friday.
The animals, some of which are , were discovered by state and local authorities Tuesday night in the basement and backyard shed of a home in suburban North Bellmore, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of New York City. The menagerie’s owner was cited for
White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin’s secret hospitalization
WASHINGTON (AP) — is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job after secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from President Joe Biden and his top aides.
The new guidelines include a half-dozen instructions for Cabinet agencies to follow when there is a “delegation of authority,” or when secretaries temporarily transfer their authority to a deputy when unreachable due to medical issues, travel or other reasons. of existing notification procedures earlier
Ford government imposes moratorium on new public-private college partnerships but commits to no new funding
The Ford government is imposing a moratorium on new public college-private partnerships as part of a suite of measures aimed at protecting students and improving the integrity of Ontario’s postsecondary education.
The move comes in the wake of the federal government’s cap on the number of international students who will be allowed into Canada in 2024. The cap comes in response to a recent surge in international students and concerns that some institutions are relying on international enrolments to boost revenues, without offering necessary housing or a quality
Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search for remains
The proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million — about half the projected maximum in an earlier estimate — although searchers could face a “very high risk” from asbestos, a new report says.
The operational planning report is a detailed followup to a feasibility study last year into a possible search of the Prairie Green Landfill. The privately run facility north of Winnipeg is where the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are believed to have been taken
Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband charged after 2 domestic incidents
RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. ‘s ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, has been charged with assault and other counts in connection with two domestic altercations, including an in a restaurant that spiraled out of control, and a fight with the former couple’s son, authorities said.
The altercations have drawn further attention to Lauren Boebert, a far-right politician with a combative political style.
After the argument at the restaurant on Jan. 6, Jayson Boebert was uncooperative
Biden reelection campaign team travels to Michigan but is shunned by some Arab-American leaders
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President campaign manager traveled to suburban Detroit on Friday, where many Arab Americans are enraged over the administration’s Israel policy, and found a number of community leaders unwilling to meet with her — exposing a between the White House and key groups often otherwise loyal to Democrats in a critical swing state.
led a group of campaign advisers to the Dearborn area, as part of her ongoing effort to meet with core supporter groups around the country.
She spoke throughout the day with some Arab
Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees, settles with New York state
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed more than a dozen state employees, according to a settlement announced Friday that confirmed probe that led to the Democrat’s resignation.
The between New York and the Justice Department resolves the federal agency’s sexual harassment investigation of Cuomo and outlines additional steps the state will take to change how it handles misconduct complaints.
Cuomo, once a rising star in the Democratic party, left office
Inside St. James Town’s game-changing food system: how residents are feeding themselves
St. James Town, a culturally diverse neighbourhood just north of Cabbagetown, is popularly known as “a world within a block.”
More than 20,000 residents live within roughly half a square kilometre. But such a dense population can result in a lack of food and rising hunger.
Sarah Buchanan, campaigns director for the Toronto Environmental Alliance, tells The Green Line that neighbourhoods like St. James Town can experience the worst effects of climate change, leading to food insecurity.
“When climate emergencies happen
Biden calls regional partners ahead of CIA chief’s meeting in push for another Gaza hostage deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke Friday with his Egyptian and Qatari counterparts ahead of a trip by his CIA director meant to press toward a deal to secure held by Hamas in exchange for a pause to fighting with Israel in Gaza.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Biden spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. He added that while talks have been constructive, “We should not expect any imminent developments
Pro-Biden super PAC launches ad featuring Rep. Clyburn ahead of South Carolina’s lead-off primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A super political action committee supporting President reelection is aiming to boost the Democrat’s primary campaign in lead-off South Carolina with a television ad featuring Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state’s senior congressman whose endorsement boosted Biden’s 2020 run.
In an ad from Unite the Country, shared ahead of its release with The Associated Press, Clyburn ticks through what he says are major Biden accomplishments, saying the president “has eliminated $13