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DeSantis signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban. Could that hurt his presidential chances?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

By Steve Contorno | CNNFloridians woke up Friday morning to discover Gov. Ron DeSantis had signed into law a six-week abortion ban overnight, meeting behind closed doors with a select group of invited guests to give final approval to a bill that had just passed the state legislature earlier in the day.In backing a six-week ban, DeSantis fulfilled a campaign pledge to block abortion after the detection of a heartbeat — just before he is expected to launch his 2024 presidential bid. But as he inches toward a national campaign, DeSantis, who rarely sidesteps cultural clashes, has also become oddly muted on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade and has avoided laying out a federal platform before jumping into the race.Speaking Friday morning to an overwhelmingly pro-life audience at Liberty University, a deeply conservative Baptist college in Virginia, DeSantis didn’t mention the bill he had signed the night before.The late-night private signing also stood in stark contrast...

San Francisco opens long-term homeless shelter on Treasure Island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On Friday, Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health announced the opening of a new 70-bed residential program on Treasure Island for people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders."This new residential step-down program will help people with substance use disorder receive the follow-up care they need after receiving treatment," Breed said. "The program is part of our larger efforts to provide comprehensive substance use treatment for San Franciscans while also addressing conditions on our streets. We need to have resources across the entire spectrum of care, from engaging with people directly on the street to having these long-term beds."JJ Smith, a Tenderloin community activist and anti-drug advocate, interviewed unsheltered people around the neighborhood Friday asking if they would go to Treasure Island for housing and services. One man responded, "I want to go! I love it." He added that the Tenderloin is ...

Aumentan los reportes de abuso infantil en Prince George’s después de la pandemia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

Más de 600 mil niños son abusados anualmente en Estados Unidos y cada día al menos cinco mueren debido a estas causas, según la Alianza Nacional de la Niñez. Según la directora de la Unidad de Víctimas Especiales y Violencia, Jess Garth, la llegada del COVID-19 pudo haber ocasionado un aumento en el reporte de estos casos en el condado Prince George’s.“Después de que terminó la pandemia, entre comillas, y los niños volvieron a la escuela, estamos viendo más informes”, destacó.“Y creemos que eso no se debió a que no ocurriera el abuso infantil, sino a que los informantes no tenían acceso a los niños”, agregó, por su parte, Aisha Braveboy, fiscal estatal del condado.Uno de los casos más recientes que ilustra lo vulnerable que pueden ser los menores, fue el arresto de una empleada de una guardería en Oxon Hill que se filmó agrediendo a dos niños y compartiéndolo en redes sociales, enfrentando cargos por abuso infantil y agresión. “El juez estuvo de a...

Cedric the Entertainer enjoying life in his ‘Neighborhood’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Neighborhood” might be a hit sitcom now, but needed some careful planning before laying down a solid foundation.“We shot the pilot twice. We had to recast. And so, there was moments where you didn’t think the show was going to go,” said Cedric the Entertainer. “But the elements of it, the idea that it was about gentrification, the idea that it was about a Black family kind of staying true to their neighborhood when they saw white families moving in … I think it just caught legs and really resonated with people because we do it in, of course, a sitcom, lighthearted way.”“The Neighborhood,” now it its fifth season on CBS, follows the Butlers, a Black family led by Calvin (Cedric) and Tina ( Tichina Arnold ) as they coexist with their white neighbors, Dave (Max Greenfield) and Gemma Johnson (Beth Behrs), who moved from the Midwest to a predominately Black neighborhood in Pasadena, California. The show celebrated its 100th episode this week.While not every episode d...

Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key US Senate race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year’s Montana U.S. Senate election, as Republicans try to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race pivotal for control of the Senate.Republicans want to alter the 2024 Senate primary in Montana so that only the top two candidates, no matter their party, advance to the November election. Past races for Tester’s seat were close enough that many Republicans blamed third party candidates for draining away potential GOP votes and giving the Democrat the victory.Critics blasted the proposal during a Montana House committee meeting as a blatant attempt to rig the election. “It will completely block us out,” said Montana Libertarian Party Chairman Sid Daoud. “It’s going to eliminate any third party or independent candidate from moving to the general election.”Democrats hold a narrow 51-49 U.S. Senate majority heading in...

Bridge collapse in Kashmir kills girl, injures at least 70

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — An overcrowded footbridge collapsed into a rocky river in Indian-controlled Kashmir while thronged with more than 100 people celebrating a festival, killing a 10-year-old girl and injuring at least 70 people, authorities said Friday.Police and relief teams rushed to the low metal bridge, which could not withstand the weight of the revelers celebrating the spring harvest season, said Joginder Singh, a civil administrator in Udhampur district. The narrow bridge’s maximum capacity was around three dozen, he said.The girl died after being taken to a hospital, and at least seven people were in critical condition, Singh said.The bridge’s red railings and green deck lay twisted across the riverbed following the collapse, as onlookers stood on the banks or waded into the water. A white-domed Hindu temple sat nearby beside the river, flanked by forested hills.At the hospital, a young woman grimaced in pain as she was carried by two civilians who appeared to...

Weekend closures in DC area for Emancipation Day, Cherry Blossom Parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

A series of springtime events in the National Capital Region — including D.C.’s Emancipation Day celebration, Cherry Blossom Parade and Arlington’s Bunny Hop 5K — will also bring a string of weekend closures to the area.D.C. Emancipation Day celebrates the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862, which ended slavery in the nation’s capital and freed 3,100 people.The law offered newly freed people money to emigrate and also provided financial reimbursement to others who had been slave owners.D.C. commemorates the act every April 16, which falls on a Sunday this year. As a result, many D.C. government agencies are observing the holiday on Monday, April 17.More DC NewsMore Local NewsMayor Muriel Bowser and members of her administration will begin four days of festivities on Friday, April 14.Here’s what’s closed and open and the road closures for D.C. Emancipation Day and other weekend events:What’s ClosedD.C. schools will be closed ...

Umpire Vanover released from hospital after ‘scary’ beaning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Major League Baseball umpire Larry Vanover was released from the hospital Friday, two days after being hit in the head with a relay throw by a Guardians player during a game against the New York Yankees.Vanover was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic after being under care for two nights and will remain off the field until he’s cleared by MLB’s medical personnel. He had been scheduled to work Thursday in Cincinnati.The 67-year-old was struck on the left side of his head in the fifth inning Wednesday by a throw from Guardians All-Star second baseman Andrés Giménez, who was firing toward home plate on the play. Giménez was less than 50 feet away.Vanover was on the grass between second base and the pitching mound when he got hit by the throw, which was clocked at 89 mph. It knocked off Vanover’s hat and sunglasses, and the moment drew a collective gasp from the Progressive Field crowd.Vanover quickly crumbled to his feet as the ball caromed off him and rolled toward f...

Así será el Previaje 4 en Argentina: fechas y tarifas del programa del gobierno que incentiva el turismo interno

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

(CNN Español) — A partir de este viernes comienza una nueva edición de Previaje, el programa del gobierno de Argentina que busca incentivar el turismo interno en el país. El Ministerio de Turismo y Deporte dio a conocer los detalles de este plan 2023 que incluye un tope de reintegro equivalente a US$ 316 al cambio oficial y podrá usarse también los fines de semana largos.Aquellos turistas que quieran usar el programa Previaje 4 podrán comprar pasajes y alojamientos desde el 19 hasta el 25 de abril en los comercios y los prestadores de servicios adheridos al plan. Una vez realizada la compra, los comprobantes se podrán cargar hasta el 28 de abril.En esta edición, las fechas habilitadas para viajar van del 24 de mayo al 30 de junio. Incluyendo los fines de semana extralargos del 25 al 28 de mayo y del 17 al 20 de junio.El sistema será el mismo que en las versiones anteriores: se reintegrará el 50% para volver a utilizar en turismo y, para personas afiliadas de PAMI (el servicio ...

Rain delays road work on George Washington Parkways that was expected to delay commutes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:59:11 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "283a4bda-9cb2-4f81-b31a-edb9a9190142"}).render("9741f797f3e04083a1f27e2d33c7ac44"); });The National Park Service is holding off on plans to close a section of the George Washington Parkway for a major construction project, citing the weather.Rain is in the forecast for Saturday.The plan was to close the southbound lanes between the Capital Beltway and Route 123 starting this week, but officials say they need dry weather for the restriping required for the project.Instead, the work will begin sometime between April 21 and 24.When work gets underway, in addition to closing a 3.5-mile stretch of the southbound lanes of the parkway between the Capital Beltway and Route 123 in McLean, the northbound lanes will become reversible.“Morning peak hours, we’re...