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Virginia, Amazon announce $35 billion data center plan
"Virginia officials say Amazon plans to build a $35 billion data center at the state. I Norman hall. In exchange for choosing Virginia, Amazon will receive millions and incentives. The deal was announced by Republican governor Glenn youngkin and needs approval by the General Assembly, but leaders in both parties favorite. Data centers, however, have become a politically volatile topic, especially in Northern Virginia, where neighbors are voicing noise and environmental concerns. The location of the data center to be built by 2040 will be determined at a later date, but tech companies prefer Northern Virginia's proximity to connection points. I Norman hall
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WTOP 24 Hour News
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"Moving people and technology forward. All right, rob, what's up? All right, women's basketball, Maryland and Michigan underway in big game in college park, Steve dresner is live at Xfinity center with the early updates. Rob, we have three minutes left here in the first quarter with Maryland trailing up Michigan 13 to 12. Maryland hit a dry skid at 1.04 in their field goals currently, they're shooting 42% from the field, diamond Miller leading the scoring 7 points abbi Meyers with 5, two 50 left in the first quarter. Now it's Maryland leading Michigan 15 to 13. All right, let's see them keep going in that direction, right? On the men's side, James Madison minutes from tip off in Harrison Berg, the duke's hosting coastal Carolina tonight, the capitals a few minutes from puck drop against Sarah hated rival, the Pittsburgh penguins visiting Capital One arena tied with the caps in the metropolitan division with 56 points in the standings. NFL coaching news today, the Carolina Panthers hiring Frank Reich over Steve Wilkes as their head coach. It's a move that's generated some complicated reaction because on the one hand, Reich was a fine head coach in Indianapolis. He went 40, 33 and one in four plus seasons, as the offensive background many owners covet, but the Panthers were considered in the mix for the first overall pick when they fired Matt rule, Wilkes guided Carolina to within a game of winning the NFC south. He was vocally supported by players, but now it is on to Frank Reich, the former Maryland terrapin. Rob woodfork WTO sports. All right, rob, thanks. 6 47, we are nearly two weeks into Maryland's General Assembly session, and we're now hearing from Maryland's black leaders. Laying out there, top priorities for the year. The mail in black caucus's policy priorities, this legislative session include cannabis legalization, education, and supporting black businesses. Delegate Nick Charles laid out some of the plans to support local business owners through the proposed small business protection act, which would ensure minority owned businesses are considered in the procurement process when it comes to state contracts. This session includes extending and protecting the minority business enterprise program to make sure that the state is not leaving. Anything else. Charles is the caucus will also support a bill to provide more funding for tech diversity among black entrepreneurs. These are some important issues to make sure we're taking care of the African American community. So how will WTO news? Out of the top stories we're working on on WTO, the fired head of loudoun county schools has lost his attempt to getting indictments against him dismissed and can action with how
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"general assembly" Discussed on WTOP
"The last Congress. To go after small businesses hard work in Americans to try to raise money to pay for reckless spending. But Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal says Republicans have overblown arguments over agents coming after average taxpayers and argues that the GOP is trying to protect the wealthy. They don't want a fairer tax administration. They think it's bad for some of their supporters. As for the rules package, it was approved along party lines, it would open up the amendment process, but also allow a single lawmaker to make a motion to dismiss the House speaker. On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller, WTO, news. Knew this morning, California democratic congresswoman Katie Porter says she will seek the U.S. Senate seat, now held by senator dianne Feinstein. Porter says California needs a warrior in Washington. Feinstein's a fellow Democrat is 89 and the oldest member of the Senate, and she has not said whether she will be seeking another term. In Virginia, state lawmakers get back to work tomorrow when the General Assembly convenes for a 30 day legislative session. Republicans control the House of delegates in the Commonwealth, Democrats lead the Senate. The two sides are expected to discuss proposals to raise pay for teachers and police officers and update campaign finance reform laws. Rest and now reports to one piece of legislation would ban candidates from accepting donations from public utilities. As for teacher pay, there's one bill called calling for using state funds to pay public school teachers at or above the national average. The average pay for teachers in Virginia now is about $7000 below the national average. In Maryland, the day before the General Assembly gets back to work, outgoing governor Larry Hogan is planning to deliver his farewell address tonight. The two term Republican says he looks forward to having one final chance to express how grateful he is for the privilege to serve Maryland. Hogan has raised money and launched a political action committee amid speculation that he'll be running for president in 2024. He tells supporters that he will make a decision after leaving office. Maryland's new governor, Democrat Wes Moore will be sworn into office a week from today. 1135, California residents are bracing for another round of severe storms. That's even though many residents are still cleaning up from last week's bomb cyclone, which flooded streets, knocked down power and resulted in at least 12 deaths. 90% of the state's population is under a flood watch this morning. And residents in several counties are being told to leave for higher ground. CBS correspondent Carter Evans is in Santa Cruz, California with more The ground now is so saturated water has nowhere to go, but up in the town of Felton several homes now underwater is the San Lorenzo river overflows
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UN asks world court to weigh in on Israeli 'occupation' and 'annexation' - The Times of Israel
"Do you and general assemblies ask the UN's highest judicial body to give its opinion on the legality of Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank in east Jerusalem. I Norman hall, the assembly voted by a wide margin but with over 50 countries abstaining to send one of the world's longest running and thorniest disputes to the International Court of Justice, while the court's rulings are not binding, they influence international opinion, Israel captured the West Bank in east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians seek all three areas for an independent state,
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"International flair. The holiday market draws a steady stream of customers snapping up unique items from black businesses from 15 different states. Ridiculo WTO P news. More tax cuts could be coming to Virginia, but governor Glenn youngkin says it's important to be cautious right now. It's a change in tone for governor youngkin who at one point floated the idea of eliminating the state income tax. It's a different time now, while youngkin says he does plan to seek tax cuts in his budget proposal for next year, he says he'll be cautious, noting that a possible economic recession could weaken the state's finances. Youngkin tells WTO. We've got a big agenda coming into the new legislative session and I look forward to working constructively with our General Assembly just like we did last year. The General Assembly is set to convene its new session on January 11th, youngkin has expressed interest in cutting the corporate tax rate among other possible cuts. Nick alley WTO P news from Black Friday to small business Saturday and cyber Monday. We are in the midst of several days worth of deals, but this time around, it appears as though shoppers are not spending as much as they have in past years. On things we generally consider to be fun. What's been most interesting to me is a lot of people are buying necessity products rather than luxury items. YouTube deal guy Matt granite says it's not the Chromebooks and Bluetooth speakers people are talking about. It's the kettles, the blenders, the carpet cleaners, even snow blowers are popular, though cyber Monday, he expects to see more of the typical deals being grabbed up. Laptops, computer parts components. If you need them for education or productivity, Monday will be unlike anything we've seen in terms of computer reductions. Mike Morello, WTO P news. Coming up on WTO P after traffic and weather a new report says the district, Virginia and Maryland while they're doing generally a pretty good job when it comes to combating drunken driving. WTO P news time. It's 6 O 7. It's national pet diabetes awareness month. This lifelong and prevalent disease can be confusing and frustrating for some pet owners. Daily insulin
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UN General Assembly calls for Russian reparations to Ukraine - The Associated Press - en Español
"The United Nations general assemblies call for Russian reparations to Ukraine I Norman hall The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine including by paying reparations for widespread damage to the country and for Ukrainians killed and injured during the war The vote in the 193 member world body was 94 to 14 with 73 extensions It was close to the lowest level of support received by any of the 5 Ukraine related resolutions adopted by the General Assembly since Russia's February 24th invasion
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UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba
"The UN General Assembly voted on Thursday to overwhelmingly condemn the United States embargo on Cuba On a giant screen set up outside a Havana university building students watched a vote as well as a speech by Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez denouncing the embargo Next the results come in a majority wanting the blockade gone One student says it affects us internally as a country and hinders our health education and economy Cuban government official Joanna tablada says this is a victory for the people of Cuba for their resistance and capacity to reinvent themselves and to fight for their dream of social justice and freedom General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding and are unenforceable but the annual vote provides Cuba a platform for which to highlight the continued isolation of the U.S. I'm Charles De Ledesma
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Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
"UN General Assembly is debating whether to demand Russia reverse its annexation of four regions of Ukraine as Moscow's most extensive missile strikes in months alarm much of the international community anew on Ben Thomas with the latest Civilians heads bloodied and bandaged could be seen on the streets of the capital Kyiv being tended to by emergency responders who weren't otherwise trying to douse smoldering rubble Ukraine's president Vladimir zelensky says Russia's barrage inflicted the most damage on civilians in video images showed a flaming crater right next to a playground Russian president Vladimir Putin said his forces used precision weapons targeting energy infrastructure and military command facilities Estonian prime minister kaya callis offered this assessment Russia is definitely escalating
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The Eric Metaxas Show
Sen. Doug Mastriano Addresses the Key Issues Facing the Keystone State
"Said Doug master yano that this is looking like a record year for homicides in Pennsylvania. This is under Josh Shapiro. How long has he been in this position? He's been our attorney general for 6 years and on top of all this Eric. Of course, the Democrat playbook is dull debate your opponents call them names and then pretend you're a champion of women rights. So we passed a bill out of the house and Senate and General Assembly in June. To protect female athletes from being dominated by men, you know, to defend females from male domination in their sports. And of course, Josh Pierre fought against that and he rejoiced when governor won't be to that Bill. To make matters worse, this time last year, Josh appeared fought to allow boys and the girls bathroom. I'm sorry to allow boys and the girls bathroom in Pennsylvania. And then on top of all that, he sued in an amicus, Virginia. This time last year, that happened where boys were allowed into girls bathroom. This time last year in loudoun county, a girl was raped. This time last year, the dad found up a school board covering up and then he went to the school board to confront them and he was hauled out handcuffs. Josh Shapiro was on the wrong side of all the issues that mattered of Pennsylvania. And so the contrast was very stark. You have the continuation of radical, dangerous policies on a Josh Shapiro, or a new birth of freedom. And I'm using those words cautiously. Those are from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address here. But we need a new birth of freedom. We need the power to return back into the hands of the people rather than a centralized approach in Harrisburg.
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Putin illegally annexes 4 regions in Ukraine
"Russia has vetoed United Nations resolution calling its Ukraine annexation referendums illegal I Norman hall the measure would have condemned Russia's referendums in four Ukrainian regions as illegal declared them invalid and urged all countries not to recognize any annexations of the territory claimed by Moscow The resolution would have also demanded an immediate halt at Russia's invasion and immediate unconditional withdrawal from Ukraine The vote in the 15 member Security Council was ten to one with China India Brazil and Gabon abstaining U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield had said before the vote that in the event of a Russian veto the resolution would be taken to the 193 member General Assembly where there are no vetoes
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Ukraine's president: No talks with Putin if its land annexed
"The United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting following Russia's announcement of the results of its referenda held in parts of Ukraine under its control In a video address to members of the UN Security Council Ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky called for global sanctions on Russia for sham referendums and attempts to annex parts of his country After the meeting U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield announced a joint resolution with Albania condemning the votes and demanding Russia withdraw its troops from Ukraine She also warned Vladimir Putin's government Let me be clear if Russia uses its veto to shield itself from accountability we will then look to the UN General Assembly to send an unmistakable message to Moscow The resolution could be before the Security Council later this week or early next I'm Tim McGuire
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"general assembly" Discussed on WABE 90.1 FM
"People were yelling things like, I don't want my head scarf and they want death to the rulers there. You are at the General Assembly last week, you spoke with president racy and after his speech, you spoke with him. What did he have to say about those protests? Well, I was with a small group of Americans who met with the Iranian president, there in New York. I've been doing this for 15 years. I've met with every president running president since hot to me. And the ten of us asked a bunch of questions and certainly one of the questions that was aggressively pursued was the question surrounding these protests. Now, I'm not going to say anything in this meeting that he hasn't already said out loud, but I'll say that he was withholding his position was quote. But withholding judgment until the judicial branch investigates the woman's death, but he did wonder out loud. Oh, perhaps maybe she died of other natural causes. And so, you know, he's playing it either way, sort of saying, well, wait for the official report, but recently, in recent days, he's certainly been clearly condemning the protests. Well, we've seen these huge waves of protests before in 2009 over a corrupt election in the late 2000s gas prices was one that triggered some. And there's always this moment of maybe this will be the moment when the regime will be deposed. But then it's violently and brutally put down. What's your sense now? Well, I think the process reflect real grievances by different parts of society. You know, there's this morality police issue, and the woman who died in custody, but the broadly speaking, there are economic problems from sanctions and mismanagement. COVID, climate change, the anger is real, but it's not really connected to a political program with a specific demand. So I think it's going to be hard to sustain, especially since the authorities have the ability to suppress it. And we only have a few seconds here, but there's a lot of talk about renewing the deal that would restrict Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. What did the president say at the General Assembly? He was open to it, but I think the reality is all the sites see it's international interest to do it, but there's no political payoff. They're not exactly enthusiastic about it. My guess is we'll see something in November. Jim Walsh, senior research associate at the Massachusetts institute of technology security studies program. Here knows resident security analyst, Jim, we always thank you. Thanks so much. Thank you, Robin
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Spanish PM Sánchez says he has COVID, cancels appearance
"Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez says he has tested positive for COVID-19 The leader of Spain Socialist Party and the country's coalition government said in a Twitter post yesterday he was canceling his appearance at a socialist event marking the beginning of the new political season after the summer recess Sanchez did not say whether he was feeling ill or whether he would cancel other engagements He said I will keep working taking all precautions Last week Sanchez attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York President Biden was also there He returned to Spain for an official event on Friday I'm Julie Walker
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Belarus foreign minister blames NATO, West for Ukraine war
"Russia made its case to the world Saturday for its war in Ukraine repeating a series of grievances about its neighbor and the west to tell the UN General Assembly that Moscow had no choice but to take military action At the heart of foreign minister Sergei Lavrov's address was a claim that the U.S. and its allies not Russia as the west maintains are aggressively undermining the international system that the UN represents Through an interpreter he said the future of the world is being decided today It is clear to any impartial objective The question is whether or not that is going to be the kind of order with one hegemon at the head of it He also took aim at U.S. support of Taiwan Washington is trying to turn the entire world in its own
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Mexico proposes UN caucus for peace in Ukraine
"I'm Mike Gracia reporting Mexico proposes a plan for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine Addressing the United Nations General Assembly Thursday Mexican foreign affairs secretary Marcelo ebrard proposed having India and the Vatican lead a UN backed dialog for peace between Russia and Ukraine But the proposal was rebuffed by Ukraine even before Abraham gave his remarks In his remarks Ireland's tee shot Michael Martin called out Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and campaign of destruction We have to name what we are seeing These actions taken collectively show Russia behaving as a rogue state In Ukraine voter referendums on becoming part of Russia begin today in four Russian held regions I'm Mike Gracia
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Biden: Russia 'shamelessly violated' UN Charter in Ukraine
"President Biden is forcefully condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine saying it as struck at the heart of the United Nations itself In his second address to the UN General Assembly the president called it a brutal needless war Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenets of the United Nations charter By trying to erase a sovereign state from the map through force That should make your blood run cold Among a series of other global crises the president also noted the invasion's impact on the world food supply saying the U.S. is pledging $2.9 billion to fight food insecurity Parents can not feed their children nothing nothing else matters Sagar Meghani Washington
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Putin announces partial mobilization for Russians
"The U.S. is ripping Russia's partial military call up as a sign of weakness and desperation over losses in Ukraine Its Moscow's first mobilization since World War II Russia is scraping for personnel to throw into this fight White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan yesterday as reports spread that Vladimir Putin would partially mobilize reservists At the UN General Assembly this morning Sullivan says President Biden will focus on Russia's naked aggression in Ukraine and urge fellow leaders to stand up for the UN's own charter At a time when a permanent member of the Security Council has struck at the very heart of the charter by challenging the
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Biden arrives at the UN 'with the wind at his back,' but worries remain as Russia's war in Ukraine drags on - CNN
"Ukraine has been a major topic at the United Nations General Assembly with the president of France admonishing member states not to stay neutral and condemn Russia's invasion I'm Ben Thomas with a closer look French president Emmanuel Macron told the General Assembly it's a simple choice of war and peace The longer Russia's war in Ukraine continues the more it threatens peace not only in Europe but the world with sovereignty and security dependent solely on strength It
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One year later, growing global perils as Biden returns to UN
"President Biden is said to make his second address to the UN General Assembly facing no shortage of tough issues White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan says the president goes to New York in good shape with the wind at his back Touting U.S. alliances unity and backing Ukraine amid Russia's war and historic investments at home but UN chief Antonio Guterres sees a world in trouble We can not go on like this citing conflicts climate change economic woes And yet we are gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction Last year President Biden focused on a post Trump return to American leadership and global partnership One analyst says this year demands more The president is expected to do heavily focuses on the war in Ukraine Sagar Meghani Washington
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U.N. Secretary-General warns world leaders of perils that cannot wait to be fixed
"The United Nations chief warns global leaders that the world is in great peril at the General Assembly today addressing the many heads of state UN secretary general Antonio Guterres says we are gridlocked in colossal global dysfunction The international community is not ready or willing to tackle the big dramatic challenges of our age He pointed to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts the climate poverty especially in developing countries and recent reversals of progress on UN goals Our world is in peril and paralyzed Geopolitical divides are undermining the work of the Security Council But still the secretary general says there's hope and is encouraging cooperation No power or group alone can
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Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, fame, future presidency
"Amanda Gorman unveiled a new poem an ode we owe for the UN General Assembly Gorman delivered a stirring poem at President Biden's inauguration last year Her poem at the UN asks how can I ask you to do good when we've barely withstood our greatest threats yet Gorman tells the AP she took a deep look at how several societal issues including hunger and poverty have impacted earth's preservation Equality Doesn't mean being the exact same but enacting a vast aim the good of the world to its highest capability The 24 year old Gorman says she felt compelled to express the impact of unity Above all I dare you to do good So that the world might be great Gorman says these issues are too large to be stepped away from I'm Ed Donahue
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Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, future presidency, novel
"Poet Amanda Gorman read one of her new works about hunger and illiteracy to the UN General Assembly as it opened its 77th session Monday in New York I'm Archie's are a letter with the latest Amanda Gorman's poem an ode we owe is a cult nations of the world to preserve the planet by tackling issues of disparity She says her new poem will bring awareness in a different way When you think about it it's not necessarily that these issues are too large to be conquered but they're too large to be stepped away from Gorman shot to fame when she recited the hill we climb at president Joe Biden's inauguration When people say they can write better than she can she welcomes it Oh my God We need you to pick up a pen and write Because that means you're going to be the next great voice
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Bloomberg Radio New York
"general assembly" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Sinking to its lowest level since 2020. Right now, Bitcoin is trading at about $18,430. S&P futures are down 30 points, down futures down 226, and NASDAQ futures are lower by a 107 points. Straight ahead your latest local headlines and a check of sports, this is Bloomberg. And it's 5 O 7 on Wall Street where it's 71° in Central Park. We got an accident investigation close to the northbound Connecticut turnpike between exit 8 and 9 details coming up in traffic first Michael Barr with what else is going on in New York and around the world good morning, Michael. Good morning, Nathan, the United Nations General Assembly is back in Manhattan. And since COVID restrictions have ease, it will mean the return of gridlock alerts, according to the NYPD, will be the largest UN General Assembly in recent years as the city will welcome about a 140 heads of state. The police say that there is no threat, however, thousands of officers will be on UN patrol. This weekend more buses dumped migrants in northern cities, buses that arrived unannounced, sent mostly by the Texas governor, more buses of migrants and asylum seekers arrived in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams is begging for a heads up and to work with sexist governor Greg Abbott. Sending them on a 45 hour ride without any proper food water or medical care. We reached out and stated that let's coordinate and broke together so we could deal with this crisis together. They refused to do so. Mayor Adams spoke on ABC's this week, which can be heard Sundays on Bloomberg. Meanwhile, Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis slammed the number of migrants crossing the southern border while praising flying 50 migrants from Texas unannounced to Martha's Vineyard and dropping them in the sanctuary jurisdiction. They said they're a sanctuary city. They say that nobody, no human being is illegal. Everyone's welcome Governor desantis traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin yesterday to stump for Republicans in tight election races. Beyond Martha's Vineyard, migrants are also being sent
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"And all of the vetoes were sustained This morning Washington Post Virginia politics reporter Gregory Schneider talks about filler corn's removal and other developments surrounding the Virginia General Assembly this week She had given something like $4 million to various candidates around Virginia in the last election cycle But still wound up with 900,000 or so in her campaign account and there were those who grumbled that she should have handed more out Maybe that would have made a difference and they narrowly lost their majority in the House So there's a newer generation of delegates who took office in the last couple of cycles who sort of took this opportunity to rise up and see if they could claim the leadership for themselves But the thing is we don't have anybody necessarily rising up now How long could that process take Well it's unclear They'll have to come back into town over the next few weeks to approve a budget That's a big thing that's still not completed But filler corn was the minority leader before that she'd been the Speaker of the House But they do have a caucus chairman that's a delegate Chernobyl herring from Alexandria So she held on to her seat There was also a movement to try to replace her but that vote failed So herring continues as caucus chairman She sort of served as the spokesperson for the party but they are sort of running around without a chief at the moment After watching Maryland a lot of people were in Virginia watching the gas tax holiday It's not like prices or all of a sudden going down and it's no longer needed So what happened with that Well Democrats in the legislature have been making sort of a multi pronged case against that They contend that a lot of those savings if they put that on hiatus for three months that most of those savings would be held onto by wholesalers and not pass along to consumers There's also been a figure that some 30% of the people who pay the gas tax in Virginia are from out of state So they wouldn't benefit only Virginia taxpayers And then they raised the alarm about the loss of revenue to the state's transportation fund there are a lot of road projects and transportation projects in general that need doing in Virginia certainly in Northern.
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"And all of the vetoes were sustained This morning Washington Post Virginia politics reporter Gregory Schneider talks about filler corn's removal and other developments surrounding the Virginia General Assembly this week She had given something like $4 million to various candidates around Virginia in the last election cycle But still wound up with 900,000 or so in her campaign account and there were those who grumbled that she should have handed more out Maybe that would have made a difference and they narrowly lost their majority in the House So there's a newer generation of delegates who took office in the last couple of cycles who sort of took this opportunity to rise up and see if they could claim the leadership for themselves But the thing is we don't have anybody necessarily rising up now How long could that process take Well it's unclear they'll have to come back into town over the next few weeks to approve a budget That's a big thing that's still not completed But filler corn was the minority leader and before that she'd been the Speaker of the House But they do have a caucus chairman that's a delegate charnel herring from Alexandria So she held on to her seat There was also a movement to try to replace her but that vote failed So herring continues as caucus chairman She sort of served as the spokesperson for the party but they are sort of running around without a chief at the moment After watching Maryland a lot of people were in Virginia watching the gas tax holiday It's not like prices or all of a sudden going down and it's no longer needed So what happened with that Well Democrats in the legislature have been making sort of a multi pronged case against that They contain that a lot of those savings if they put that on hiatus for three months that most of those savings would be held on to buy wholesalers and not pass it along to consumers There's also been a figure that some 30% of the people who pay the gas tax in Virginia are from out of state So they wouldn't benefit only Virginia taxpayers And then they raise the alarm about the loss of revenue to the state's transportation fund there are a lot of road projects and transportation projects in general that need doing in Virginia certainly in Northern Virginia where the roads in the transit systems are so crowded So those were all reasons they cited for opposing the gas tax holiday Washington Post Virginia.
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01:48 min | 10 months ago
"A done deal It'll be changing history Maryland's General Assembly passed a bill renaming the road to piscataway highways gateway chief Jesse swan Going into Washington D.C. or coming into southern man on prince George county and we don't want to see Indian head onto the signs though it's disputed where the name Indian head is derived from chief swan says it has a violent past You know before the actual highway was there it was a part of their war strategy with the natives that removed the heads off Indians to scare away the enemy They signed the road would be renamed on the 1st of October Virginia's attorney general is taking his fight against new admissions practices at Thomas Jefferson high school to the Supreme Court Jason Miller and 15 other attorneys general filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday it challenges a judge's ruling that allowed TJ to continue using its new admissions process Miara calls it discriminatory and illegal The school which has consistently ranked as the number one public high school in the country previously used a merit based admissions process to select students Asian Americans represented 70% of the student body In the brief the RSS abandoning the merit based admissions and adopting a new system was designed to dramatically reduce the number of Asian American students there The school says the new process aligns TJ student body with the racial composition of the surrounding region A local high school principal has had enough of students on cell phones during class Saying cell phone use has been at an all time high The principle of herndon high has declared there's now a school wide policy to stop cell phone and headphone use in all classes Phones still will be okay for kids with documented learning needs or who need to monitor medical conditions teachers.
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"Roslyn it's 29 in Laurel and we have 31° here in French hip heights And at 7 41 now in Virginia parents will have more voice over what's taught in the classroom a bill giving parents the power to review sexually explicit material before it's taught has cleared both chambers of the General Assembly it's headed to governor Glenn youngkin's desk now After passing the Senate in early February that Bill cleared the House of delegates on a party line vote with all Republicans supporting it The measure requires teachers to offer alternative material for a child whose parents object to the lessons content opponents say already overworked teachers must now create extra lesson plans and they say the term sexually explicit is overly broad The Montgomery county council is considering a new mandate This one is for restaurants that serve kids meals The idea says Montgomery county council member Craig rice is to make sure that when a restaurant does serve up a kid's meal including a drink that it also provides a healthy option at an earlier work session rice said he's not trying to unleash the food police The key in this whole thing is this really is about education In the alternative options dairy products would have to be low or no fat breads would have to include whole grains and vegetables could not be fried If the bill is passed by the council it would not go into effect for one year Kate Ryan WTO P news Israel is reopening to Taurus beginning today as the pandemic of pandemic receives It Israel is allowing both vaccinated and unvaccinated tourists into the country after a two year coronavirus shutdown Tour guides are elated This is fantastic It's indescribable surge of hope that the doors are finally opening and those people who want to come are going to come The return of tourism is a big boost to the Israeli economy and could revive tens of thousands of jobs Robert Berger CBS News Jerusalem.
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"Republicans in the General Assembly last year opposed the democratic drive to legalize marijuana sales Republicans who now control the house say they have no plans to reverse the law There are several Republican sponsored bills that would move up the date for retail sales to 2023 There are other proposed significant changes in the law Republicans say they want changes in how the licensing process will work and how the tax money generated will be spent It's an area staple for picking your own fruits and vegetables Now a popular Orchard is looking to the future Growing up on the farm It's just a wonderful life here to wade butler and two siblings have run butlers Orchard which is parents started in 1950 His sister Susan had planted some apple trees nearby before she retired a few years ago They started waters orchards she and her husband Washington white Susan was diagnosed with cancer Towards the end of this summer she decided the pressures of cancer and the treatments and the business was just more than she wanted So she and her husband Washington they decided to sell the business to my three children Ben butler says he's honored his aunt and uncle trusted his generation to carry their vision That's why we're here to create memories and experiences for families to see those go on through the years Male law can stain double UTL P news Maryland is now given out 2 million COVID-19 booster shots but state health officials continue to urge marylanders to get boosted for maximum protection against the omicron variant They also point out that COVID hospitalizations in the state have dipped below their pre oh Macron peak and are dropping at the fastest rate in the U.S. However COVID deaths in the state are exceeding their highs from last winter The COVID-19 funeral assistance fund is giving families money to cover the costs of funerals related to the coronavirus up to $9000 is available but fewer than half of those eligible have applied People need to get on it and get this done Ed Michael Reggie a funeral os dot com The longer you wait the less information you'll be able to collect in an easy fashion Reggie says before calling to make an appointment to submit paperwork you'll need a receipt from the funeral home and the social security numbers of both the person who died and who's getting reimbursed Get this done.
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"general assembly" Discussed on UN News
"People everywhere. I just one shock away from doomsday. The numbers don't lie. We need a 45% reduction in global emissions by 2030 to reach carbon neutrality by mid century. Yet, according to president commitments, global emissions are set to increase by almost 14% over the current decade. That spells catastrophe. This year, we need an avalanche of action. All major developed and developing economies must do much more much faster to change the math and to reduce the suffering. Of course, taking into account common, but differentiated responsibilities. A growing number of countries have committed to significant emissions reductions by 2030. Others, including some big emitters, have an economic structure, namely high dependence on coal that stands in the way. They need resources and technology to accelerate the transition from coal to renewable energy. That is why I am appealing for the creation of coalitions to provide financial and technical support for each of these countries that need assistance. Developed countries, multilateral development banks, private financial institutions and companies with the necessary technical know how, all of them need to join forces in these coalitions in order to deliver the needed support at scale and with speed. To the countries that need them. At the same time, every country must strengthen their nationally determined contributions until they collectively deliver the 45% emissions reduction needed by 2030. No new coal plants, no expansion in oil and gas exploration. Now is the time for an unprecedented investment surge in renewable energy infrastructure. Tripling to $5 trillion annually by 2030. And this is particularly urgent in emerging and developing economies. A strong reliance on renewable energy is crucial to avoiding the present fluctuation in fossil fuel prices. Every sector and every industry, including shipping and aviation, must be on a trajectory to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Wealthier countries must finally make good on the 100 billion climate finance commitment to developing countries starting in 2022. Developing countries can not wait any longer, and we need a radical boost for adaptation. The Glasgow commitment to double adaptation finance from 20 billion, its original figure is the nation priority and a first good step. But we would still be far behind. Access and eligibility systems must be reviewed to allow developing countries to get the finance that they need on time. Cop 27 in Egypt and the upcoming conferences focusing on biodiversity and oceans will also be important opportunities to protect our planet and all species on that planet. The effort required is extraordinary, but so too are the possibilities for bold action when people work together. We can draw inspiration from those with the greatest stakes in the future, young people. As with so many other issues, young people are on the front lines in pushing for progress. Let's answer their calls with action. The first three crises I have laid out. COVID-19, the morally bankrupt financial system. And the climate crisis represented Tripoli emergency for developing countries and the triple multiplier of global inequalities. They are my human rights and are a power for social unrest and instability. In it, better global governance is subtly needed to restore fairness, rescue the sustainable development goals and live up to our commitments to uphold the inherent dignity and the equal and the inevitable rights of all members of the human family. Excellency the force area is when we are global governance barely exists at all. We must go into emergency mode to put humanity at the center of technology. Technology shouldn't use us. We should use technology. And if government properly, the opportunities are extraordinary, especially if you can ensure safe and secure Internet connectivity everywhere. But growing digital chaos is better fitting the most destructive forces, and denying opportunities to ordinary people. In countries with low broadband connectivity, simply connecting schools to the Internet can grow GDP by 20%. Realizing such benefits require safely connecting the 2.9 billion people who remain offline mainly in developing countries. And women still lack far behind men in terms of Internet access. These years transforming education summit will be an important opportunity to help close the digital device and ensure affordable safe and security Internet services for all. And as we seize the opportunities that the visual world risks like the data is used, misinformation and cybercrime are already out spacing any meaningful efforts to address them. Our personal information is being exploited to control or manipulate us to change our behaviors, violate our human rights, and undermine democratic institutions. Our choices are taken away from us without us even knowing it. The business models of social media companies profit from algorithms that prioritize eviction outrage and anxiety at the cost of public safety. We need strong regulatory frameworks to change these business model. And for this, these issues, I have proposed a global digital compact as part of the summit of the future in 2023. The compact should bring together governments, the private sector, and civil society, to agree on key principles and their global digital cooperation. And these will reinforce the ongoing coordinated approach on cybersecurity to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. And life proposed the global code of conduct to end for them. And the war on science and promoting integrity in public information, including online. We look forward to developing these with governments, media outlets and regulators. So many technological advances are underway in this domain. And I continue to watch member states to speed up work on banning little autonomous weapons and to begin considering new governance frameworks for biotechnology and neuro technology as outlined in our common agenda. Excellence is we need to go into emergency mode to bring peace to a world that cease too little of it. We face the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945. Military coups are back. Impunity is taking holds. Nuclear weapons stockpiles now exceeds 13,000. The highest level in decades. Human rights and the rule of law are under assaults. Populism, nativeism, white supremacy, and other forms of racism and extremism are poisoning social cohesion and institutions everywhere. The pushback on human rights, especially the right of women and girls continues. And my call to action for human rights is a pushback against that pushback. And we will always push back and push forward to defend human rights. Meanwhile, the climate crisis is fulling conflict and escalating humanitarian crisis. And terrorism remains a constant threat further destabilizing some of the most fragile countries in the world. So our peacekeeping and peace building capacities, the United Nations will always stand with and protect those who are caught up in the fighting and work to build stronger, more resilient and peaceful communities. And conflict prevention is at the art of the proposed new agenda for peace. I pledge to spare no efforts to mobilize the international community and step up our push for peace. Allow me to mention a few. In Afghanistan, to provide a lifeline of help for the Afghan people, inject cash to avoid an economic meltdown. In short full respect of international humanitarian law and human rights, particularly for women and girls and effectively fight terrorism. In Colombia, to sustain and deepen peace implementation, reinforcing UN support. In Ethiopia, to guarantee the end of hostility, all hostilities, and also humanitarian assistance everywhere in shooting a lasting ceasefire and withdrawal of foreign forces and promoting an increasing dialog involving oliphants. In 80, to encourage and support 18 led solutions to the deep link political and institutional crisis, craft a new constitution and plan elections in a secure and peaceful environment. Regarding Iran, to support talks to revive the joint comprehensive plan of action, as well as engagement between Iran and its neighbors. In Israel, Palestine, to encourage parties to refrain from unilateral steps, including settlement expansion and violence, and to help revive the peace process and paved the way to ending the occupation and achieving a viable to state solution. In Libya, to promote dialog, support presidential parliamentary elections as soon as possible and push for the coordinated withdrawal of foreign fighters. In Maui, to continue working with all national and visual stakeholders towards the restoration of constitutional order to schedule elections with an acceptable timetable and stress in the peace agreement. In Myanmar, to work for the restoration of democracy, delivery military needs and mobilize international support grounded in regional unity. In the SIO to address the root causes of poverty and the development and governance challenges and ensure robust support to the G 5 and its joint force to predictable and sustained funding. In Sudan, to realize that people's democratic aspirations and support an inclusive intra Sudanese political process in Syria to advance the full implementation of Security Council resolution 22 54 reconvene incredible Syrian lads seated O the UN facilitated constitutional committee released the Chinese and continued efforts to reach all he needed with humanitarian aids. In Ukraine, to reduce tensions, and those that all issues be addressed exclusively through diplomacy. In Yemen, to reach a lasting ceasefire, open access to the country and restart an inclusive political process to end the calamitous 7 year conflict. On nuclear disarmament and non proliferation to make the most of the ten Senate theory review conference reduced nuclear risks and take steps towards nuclear disarmament. And we will persevere in our efforts to prevent conflict, protect civilians, and consolidate peace. From the western Balkans to the Caucasus, from Central African Republic to Cyprus to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From Iraq to the Korean Peninsula to Lebanon, from Mozambique to Somalia, from South Sudan to Venezuela to the Western Sahara and beyond. This world is too small for so many hotspots. We need a united Security Council fully engaged and addressing them. And geopolitical divides must be managed to avoid chaos around the globe. We need to maximize areas for cooperation, while establishing robust mechanisms to avoid escalation. And in all we do to secure peace, I'm committed to ensuring that we are at the center of our conflict prevention, peace making and peace building efforts. We know that this efforts are more successful and sustainable when women are a full part of the decision making and mediation and peace processes. We are increasing the number of women peacekeepers. We now have more women leading our field missions than ever before. With parity among our heads or deputy heads of missions. And 40% of the peace building funds focuses on gender equality and women's rights. We will continue building all these important work in the coming years. Excellence is the sheer number of conflicts. I've touched upon is yet more evidence that we spend much more money and resources managing conflicts than on preventing and building peace. We need to seriously review our priorities and resources across the peace continuum. Stressing the investment in prevention and peace buildings. Across all these challenges, the world needs a strong and effective United Nations to deliver results. Our reforms have been crucial, and we have made significant progress over the last few years. As we built on this game, the continued support of member states is pivotal, but equally with respect to the annual program budgets. Excellence is our responses to the 5 emergencies I have laid out today will determine the course of the planet and people for decades to come. We must go into emergency modes and put out this 5 alarm fire. By fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, reforming the global financial system to ensure a just recovery, tackling the climate crisis, putting humanity at the center of the digital world and frontier technologies and delivering sustaining peace. My report on our common agenda, which tells us a general 2030 and the sustainable development goals offers a road map together the world together in solidarity to address this governance challenges and regret multilateralism for the 21st century. Together, let's make 2022 year in which we forge a new more hopeful and equal path. Thank you..
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"Former empire actor Jussie Smollett has been convicted on 5 of 6 charges that he staged an anti gay racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it The jury found the 39 year old guilty on 5 counts of disorderly conduct it followed a roughly one week trial in which two brothers testified that Smollett recruited them to fake the attack near his home in downtown Chicago in 2019 Disorderly conduct is a class four felony that carries a prison sentence of up to three years but experts think that Smollett will likely be placed on probation in order to perform community service New tonight Maryland's battle over congressional maps continues today the General Assembly overrode the governor's veto of the maps put together by the General Assembly because he claims they favor Democrats It took the legislature less than two hours to override the governor's veto Team coverage begins now a WTO piece John doman Republicans in the House of delegates lined up to voice their complaints We can do better This map won't pass the snicker test You can win any game you play as long as you set the rules Knowing it wouldn't matter This is petty and it's wrong In the house no Democrats spoke except when speaker Adrienne Jones asked Is there any further debate Montgomery county Democrat Craig Zucker spoke in the Senate We're doing what we can to make sure that people have their voices heard which otherwise spent less time on debate before also overriding the veto John demon WTP news I'm Mike Murillo After putting his veto pen to work Republican governor Larry Hogan had some tough words for lawmakers who passed what he claims are gerrymandered maps that aimed to give Democrats the advantage It's an unmitigated arrogance of power and marylanders are completely fed up One of the changes in the new maps is in district one on the eastern shore were now include part of Anna rundle county It's the only district with the Republican congressperson These maps disenfranchised voters they violate the Voting Rights Act The governor expecting an override of the veto has legal action will come which he hopes will include the Department of Justice answering his request that it sue to block the state's maps as it's trying to do with maps in Texas Mike Murillo P news Coming up in money news unemployment claims drop in two parts of the DMV and rise in the third 7 23 Hi it's Rita Kessler I lost 55 pounds with EMP one 80 and now I have exciting news EMP one 80 is now co pair This is more than just a new name it's a complete partnership I feel the one thing that sets coper apart from the others is the support I get from my health coach She's always there for me and has helped me get in the right mindset when I'm traveling or have a big event coming up so that I don't lose focus of my goals I really believe this personalized support I get from copper is why I've been able to maintain my weight loss for the past year and now we're tweaking my diet to help me lose even more With copper you're never alone They really care about their clients and know that everyone is different Weight loss isn't one size fits all and it shows in their approach.
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TIME's Top Stories
"general assembly" Discussed on TIME's Top Stories
"Out an ambitious global agenda at the un general assembly. Here's how it compares to reality by ian bremmer. Everything is easier said than done. And that's especially true for big challenges like for example trying to establish america's place in the twenty first century world or persuading other governments to place their confidence in you but no matter how tall the tasks we shouldn't dismiss a presidential speech at the united nations as only hot air with that in mind. Let's look closely at president. Biden's i address to the united nations general assembly last week and compare it with the choices. The biden administration has actually made the agenda biden laid out at the. Un was plenty ambitious. His priorities are ending this pandemic addressing the climate crisis managing the shifts in global power dynamics shaping the rules of the world on vital issues like trade cyber and emerging technologies and facing the threat of terrorism as it stands today does he mean what he says. Covert nineteen biden has pledged to vaccinate the world and he told the un that the us has shipped more than one hundred sixty million doses of covert nineteen vaccine to other countries with promises to do much more through kovacs the global vaccine facility. The president also held a virtual cove nineteen summit meeting on the u. n. g. sidelines last week to demonstrate his administration's commitment to leading the ongoing pandemic response today. The us has donated more vaccine than any other country but to raise the number of people vaccinated worldwide from the current thirty percent to the for seventy percent by september. Twenty twenty. two experts estimate that eleven billion doses will be needed biden has committed the us donate five hundred million more doses of the pfizer vaccine to developing countries beginning next year. But if that goal is to be mad his administration needs a clear stance on booster shots for already vaccinated people and for first shots for less at risk young people mixed messages from the biden administration on this question leave other countries wondering what they can expect from the us and other wealthy governments if they prioritize providing booster shots for their own people it would make the current goals virtually impossible to reach extending covert nineteen's life in much of the world and poorer countries have good reason to be skeptical washington as promised five hundred eighty million doses but has so far delivered. Just one.
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WSJ Minute Briefing
"general assembly" Discussed on WSJ Minute Briefing
"Escape quickbooks quicksand with net sweet by oracle. The number one financial system special financing is back. Net sweet is offering a one of a kind financing program only for those ready to switch from quickbooks to net sweet today head to net sweet dot com slash wall street right now. Here's your midday brief for tuesday september. Twenty first i'm jr waylon for the wall street journal. President biden told the united nations general assembly today that the biggest issues facing the world from the corona virus pandemic to climate change can only be solved through partnerships among countries. He also called for a shift away from armed conflict to a new era of diplomacy after two decades of war in afghanistan in the middle east. Johnson and johnson says a booster dose of its code nineteen vaccine administered two months after the first shot increase protection against symptomatic illness and trial patients. Federal regulators reviewing. Jj's test data as they set out a strategy for rolling booster shots and we report exclusively at the justice department's preparing to file a lawsuit challenging american airlines partnership with jet blue on antitrust gramps people familiar with the matter say the suit is expected to argue that the alliance between the two airlines which was announced last year threatens competition and could lead to higher fares will have a lot more coverage of the day's news on the wsj's what's news podcast. You can add to your playlist in your smart speaker or listen. Subscribe wherever you get. Your podcasts escaped quickbooks. Quicksand with net sweet by oracle the number one financial system special financing is back net sweet is offering a one of a kind financing program only for those ready to switch from quickbooks to net sweet today head to net sweet dot com slash wall street right now..
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"general assembly" Discussed on KNST AM 790
"S. For the U. N. General Assembly President Biden will address them Tuesday. Then later in the week, he'll hold a summit with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia, which is also working with the US and the UK on a new partnership to counter China. It calls the pact of threat to peace and stability. Securing America. Its name. Aucas links the three nations. British Prime Minister Johnson says security is important, but it also showcases trust. Between us the depth of our friendship. Australian Prime Minister Morrison will benefit first as Aucas outfits his nation with a nuclear powered submarine fleet. We intend to build these submarines in Adelaide, Australia, in close cooperation with the United Kingdom and the United States. President Biden says an 18 month period will flesh out specifics from workforce. The training requirements to production timelines aimed at helping secure the Indo Pacific region. GURNAL Scott Fox News, Frances angry about that partnership that has Australia scrapping a deal to buy French design submarines, France's foreign minister says he's bitter, accuses President Biden of acting like Donald Trump. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's worked out a settlement with the man he paid after claiming Hastert molested in years earlier that evolves Hastert's refusal to pay $1.8 million in exchange for the man's silence. The man who was only identified as James Doe filed a lawsuit in 2016 claiming breach of contract The ban claims has to verbally told him he would pay $3.5 million Hacer was indicted and convicted in 2015 and financial crimes related to the hush money to cover up child molestation before his political career. Hastert. I paid about half the money. The forest conviction the victim is suing to make has to pay the remaining some. Rob Dawson Fox News on Wall Street Stock Futures are down modestly that.
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"general assembly" Discussed on WJR 760
"Before the U. N. General Assembly meets this week. That's according to the U. S surgeon general who spoke to CNN last week, the president announced sweeping vaccine mandates that could impact about 100 million Americans. 20 years after 9 11 Americans reflected on those who were lost that day, and in the years that followed, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, honored the 800,000 U. S service members who served in Afghanistan and those who lost their lives, including the 13, who died in the suicide bombing in Kabul. With the war. Now over, he acknowledged conflicting feelings, pain and anger, sorrow and sadness. A bell was rung for each of the names of the 184 people who died at the Pentagon 20 years ago. Fox is Rachel Sutherland. Families of 9 11 victims are reacting to the FBI's release of a declassified document. An attorney for the family says the document provides a blueprint for how al Qaeda operated inside the US with the active knowing support of the Saudi government. Saudi Arabia says the kingdom was not involved. Progressives want him to step aside, But Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he'll retire on his own terms. The 83 year old spoke with Fox News Sunday about how he feels about Democratic efforts to pack the court. On the surface. It seems to me you start changing all these things around and of people lose trust in the court. President Biden has appointed a commission to examine reforms to the court. The full interview airs at two PM Eastern Americas, listening to Fox News. Hey, it's Brett Larson, inviting you to download and listen to the new daily Fox on tech podcasts. There is part of a colorful late nineties iMac on Mars. It's an idea that seems a lot like Kickstarter called Building. This isn't the first time we've heard about North Korea..
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Transition Virginia
"general assembly" Discussed on Transition Virginia
"And we're back on transition virginia. We're gonna talk about missed opportunities. Things left undone. What did not happen this year. And what do we make of that. So open question here to the panel. What is the most significant thing that did not happen. This year. I think the one that a lot of people were expecting something to happen on Because it was receiving a lot of attention was repealing mandatory minimums from the state code. The virginia state crime commission at the beginning of this year had endorsed abolishing all mandatory minimum sentences from the state code that something like two hundred plus offenses when it came time that it was introduced in the general assembly. The senate had a version that was going to repeal the vast majority of them. I think except for class when felonies. The house took a much more conservative approach. Which is know. It's rare to save their taking the more conservative approach in the senate But they were mostly just limiting it to drug offenses and some firearm offenses and so my understanding from talking with senators and delegates. Was that once that hit the conference committee and a handful of senators delegates went to go discuss. That is that they were just so far apart that they just couldn't get around to doing anything four house like what were the different sides on that. I mean the senate just really felt committed to it needed to be much more From what i heard you know the senate was willing to a narrow it down a little bit but the it seemed to house was not willing to even go back with a pair down version of the senate proposal delegate mike mullen who was a prosecutor. He had called the senate version controversial and so he. He gave a speech On the last day when they were closing out on saturday. Just kind of lamenting Getting anything done on it. But i know that senators morrissey in serravalle were really you also digging in their heels that needed to be more comprehensive of course. This is all part of the larger debate of particular relevance to the to the republicans. And that is you know the law and order themes that were really essential to The republican party's ascent or re ascent starting in one thousand nine hundred ninety three with the election of george allen as governor elected on a promise to do away with parole and require full sentences for felons and there was a dust up on this toward the in the in the closing hours of the of the legislature over Over the parole board and whether it has been sufficiently transparent in handling those few cases of Of parole eligible felons See if richmond A police officer was shot. Dead in nineteen seventy nine individual. Who was convicted in that That shooting was eligible for parole was granted parole but there seemed to be A lot of questions about how. Open the parole board was In handling this case. Marco shayna senator from Rockingham county up in the valley A a a law and order guy. If there ever was one unsuccessful candidate for attorney general Has been banging on this or was banging on this issue in the final days of the of the general wisdom. You know another bill that failed Was a bill introduced by delegate. Kelly converse fowler. That made it through the house on cyber flashing. Now this was one of the cringe-worthy discussions from this year. You may remember last year. There was a similar cringe-worthy bill that had to do with Massage parlors and happy endings and there are some very difficult conversations. That was difficult to listen to. I should say. And then this year there was some again cringe-worthy discussions about essentially sending dick pics and sort of prosecuting people for sending unwanted obscene photos. Again this made it out of the house and then when it got to the senate there were the senate panel killed it and there was some hurt feelings there because there were some of the senators who killed it they were all male and there was thinking that they didn't quite get what was going on. What did you make of that discussion. Well i was that. The senate judiciary committee has always. I think to me the most entertaining one to follow just because a lot of the senators. Come up with these scenarios that could get you know some contract somebody in some kind of bill that they're putting through sort of you know these unintended consequences and so you know their position. Was that this. Language about sending unsolicited. Sexual photos is just so broad. And you know proving intent is is really key here. There were just like you know. People were floating. You know somebody could send a picture of the statue of david. And now you're going to get charged as if as if that's really you know what's gonna start happening is we're going to have people you know lined up in the courthouse over you know pictures of artwork but that was sort of what it was about in any goes a little learn little hard to watch. It looked like the delegate was kind of just getting a little bit emotional trying to plead with these older men Who are sort of being a little little dismissive sort of seen the little simple jokey at times She just wanted to give a fair hearing to our bill and they were kind of just ready to shelve it. And you know what happened to that discussion that you don't see much of the attorney for the committee was i don't wanna say he was dismissive. But i got the sense. The lawyer for the committee didn't particularly like it didn't necessarily like the way it was structured. Or there's something about it that he he felt like maybe it was incomplete or something. What did you make of that discussion. Yeah he was kind of posing scenarios to and took issues with it and seemed like he didn't have any kind of solutions to fix it up to to deal with then So i don't know if this is something that's gonna come back in the future so we'll say by the way if you think this is bad now. It wasn't too long ago that lawyers were in the majority in the legislature. And this sort of Shall we say scenario building Which can border on the ridiculous Was was really something of a A high arch then but You know the the optics of older guys talking about an issue with a an apparent measure of I dunno levity and maybe that is particularly startling for Women i i expect. We're going to be hearing more about that in a campaign context when Come this fall when the house is a but certainly in In twenty twenty three when Some of these senators are standing for reelection. When where we presume will be a fresh districts. Okay regular listeners. To the show might recall that lee. Harder came on to discuss his bill to repeal right to work that endured some political machinations during the session. And what was all that drama. And how.
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Newsradio 700 WLW
"general assembly" Discussed on Newsradio 700 WLW
"Health care. It's shameful. Also, something in General Assembly can fix by passing this legislation. Need to make sure in Ohio people are adequately paid to take care of their families. The point to make it has been made before. There's been no time since the beginning of the minimum wage that it was ever intended. For someone to be able to take care of a family making minimum wage. Um Which is something it's not pointed out people many people seem to think. Wow, you spiel will take care of all those things. And now it doesn't. How do we slipped so far behind? It was never intended for that. Man was intended of, obviously for political points way back in the day, but the minimum wage was not something and when I was a teenager and got minimum wage jobs, I didn't know anybody who expected to be able to live on that. Nobody thought they were going to get an apartment. Nobody thought you gonna get a little house with a white picket fence on minimum wage. That's never what it was intended to be. And now people are like, Well, this This isn't right. It's not paying all the bills it never did. So we jumped to the new age where we pretend the first of all the minimum wage, different ways to look at this. How do we decide how much we want to work for you Tell May I say Hypothetically Austin. Uh Did you go pick up lunch downstairs for a nickel? No. Recorder. No. About for a dollar. No. Let's say it's a Dunkin Donuts across the street. About for five bucks. Now it's raining. It's ugly. It's called now don't feel like it. All right, 10 bucks. Okay, I'll go Pick it up the time box. Then a third party steps in it. No, no, You have to pay him $15 to go over to Dunkin Donuts and pick up lunch. So what? We just agreed to tent. No, no, no, no, Let's be 15. Say, Well, my lunches even where 15 bucks Skip it. Won't eight. Dunkin Donuts is out a couple of bucks. Often or whether the person might be is out $10 because someone stepped in and said, You have to pay them or than the agreed upon rate. It's the same for any job in my first job I had was a gas station job. And I would not have done it for a nickel in our I would not have done it for a quarter an hour. I would not have done it for a dollar an hour. At some point, I forget how much I made. It was probably minimum wage or a nickel above or something. Eventually, they got to the point where I said yes, it's worth my time and effort to do that for that amount of money. Yes, I was. I made twice that much. The reality is it got to the point where I said to myself? Yes, it's worth my time and effort to do that for that amount of money. And that's my business. Now somebody else comes along and says no, That's not enough. It should be twice that much. It would be nice to me if my boss over here is willing to pay me that But, he says now Eventually that kind of did happen they went to when I first started pumping the gas stations they didn't have self serve. And We got kind of excited because they started building canopies over the pumps. So wow, So we go out there When it's raining. We don't get all wet pumping gas. We go out there in the snow or not getting pelted with snow. Not what happened. They got rid of us. People pump their own gas and went to self serve. Ostensibly to charge them less for gas, but I don't know that that's what ever happened. So this whole idea of somebody artificially coming along? And saying, You have to make more than you agreed to work for is crazy. It would make no sense when I first started working or working today, at some point, someone says, like, here's the salary. You want it or not? Yes, I will do that for that salary. No. Some third party steps in isn't done. No, no, it's got to be this got me disappear. Then the company has to decide if they think I'm worth that amount of money. I mean, I didn't ask for it. It's nice and somebody else is doing it. If it pans out for May, and what happens is people end up losing their job. Because many jobs it's not worth paying someone that much money to do what they're doing. And back to the whole idea that a minimum wage was never supposed to be able to be something you could make a living off of. It's just become a miss. No more overtime that that's what it was back in the day, and somehow we lost our way. No, we never did. Here's the question. If you're a firm believer, $15 an hour is a minimum. Do you pay your baby sitter? $15 an hour. I don't know how much a baby sitter goes for these days. I'm kind of curious. Well, I would assume that you do at least pay your baby sitter $15 an hour. That's the minimum somebody should work for, or anybody else who does any work for you. I would hope that's the minimum that you're paying them. Guesses. In many cases, you're not You think $15 An hour is a great minimum wage if you don't employ anyone. I don't know how many people who employ people think that should be the minimum wage. What a lot of us vote for things that don't affect us or they affect us in a positive way, because we might get the $15 an hour. Are you paying people.
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Mexico is an economic leader in Latin America, has Free Trade Agreements with over fifty countries, and is one of the most important trading economies in the world.
The word "Mexico" is derived from Mexica (pronounced "Me-shee-ka"), the name for the indigenous group that settled in central Mexico in the early fourteenth century and is best known as the Aztecs.
The Mexican people are exceedingly warm and hospitable. Unlike North America, the Mexican culture is characterized for being very 'touchy-feely', similar to parts of Europe. Mexicans grow up with a group orientation and are primarily family and group directed. The nuclear family is the common household unit. Even though Mexican culture is diverse, there is also a strong identification with the nation-state; nationalism is vigorous.
Fiestas abound in Mexico. Every village of the nation's larger towns and cities has a designated saint or virgin in whose honour civilians hold annual fiestas that have a religious content. Many religious celebrations have their roots in the pre-Hispanic era, while most civic holidays reflect modern historical events. Government offices, banks, schools and some businesses close across the nation for major national holidays. Such shut-downs may also occur during important religious celebrations in individual localities.
Christmas festivities begin with Las Posadas, nine consecutive days of candlelight processions and lively parties starting on December 16th. Holiday festivities culminate on Christmas Eve (Noche Buena) with the celebration of a late-night mass (Misa de Gallo). Afterwards families head home for a traditional Christmas dinner which may feature a Biscayan cod (bacalao) and wild greens in mole sauce (revoltijo de romeritos). Roast turkey, ham or suckling pig are other popular menu items. A hot fruit punch, (Ponche), sparkling cider (sidra) or other spirits are served for the holiday toast. The evening is rounded out with the opening of gifts and, for the children, piñatas and sparklers. December 25th is set aside as a day to rest and enjoy that universal holiday bonus of leftovers (el recalentado).
Día de los Muertos is a special occasion in which Mexicans remember and honour their family and friends who have passed on. The spirits of the dead are thought to return at this time to visit their relatives and loved ones, who prepare special offerings for them. Unlike Halloween, which is characterized by goblins, witches, and the occult, Day of the Dead, was initially celebrated by the Aztecs to honour the memory of the dead.
Some of the key elements of Día de los Muertos include: creating an altar with lots of bright marigold flowers or flowers in season and candles, placing photographs of the deceased loved ones and preparing food and drink that remind family of them.
Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday (Semana Santa) it should come as no surprise that in Mexico, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, Easter --- Pascua --- is one of the two most widely celebrated and important religious holidays of the year; Christmas being the other. What you won't see in Mexico at Easter time, except perhaps in giant urban supermarkets, will be any sign of the Easter Bunny. No Easter baskets or coloured eggs either. This holiday season is a very popular time for Mexican families to go on vacation to popular destinations.
The most important icon of Mexican national culture is the Virgin of Guadalupe, which illustrates the pervasive influence of Roman Catholicism in the national culture. She is viewed as the "mother" of all Mexicans. The dark-skinned Virgin is the Mexican version of the Virgin Mary and as such represents national identity as the product of the mixing of European and Meso-American religions and peoples. Her image was used in the struggle for independence against the Spanish. Mexicans have developed a particular sense of uniqueness, which is expressed in the popular saying como México no hay dos! (Mexico is second to none).


After a news item took me to the Wall Street Journal site, I left the site up as it cycled through recent videos (while I was working on something else). I have not spent a lot of time listening to videos from Wall Street Journal, so had no overall opinion of the site.
In comparison to MSNBC, the voices were at a normal level, and the sound effects hinted at "we are tasteful and sophisticated".
Republicans are good, Democrats are bad.
Government is always less efficient than business.
Government - not business - is somehow responsible to the current economic face-plant.
Not sure how to describe … the Wall Street variant of the New England mentality?
Not sure that the videos are representative of the written/print edition of the WSJ.
Has the WSJ changed since it was sold?


MasterCard sales staff will begin using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to advise them on putting together and closing deals with potential clients, the company announced on Thursday.
The U.S. credit and debit card company has teamed up with U.K. start-up Rainbird Technology, which has developed the AI software to be trialed with MasterCard's staff in Britain.
Staff would talk to potential clients about their requirements for a product. They could then consult the AI system, which is software on a desktop that users can type into, and receive an answer about the next steps they should take in the deal.
"We are in pilot which is around helping to capture the expertise of the way MasterCard's loyalty and internal sales function operate," Ben Taylor, chief executive of Rainbird, told CNBC by phone.
"When they are selling a new credit card product to a bank, it's about making good human type decisions about what that product would look like, how that would look, how that fits into MasterCard's strategy and taking that human decision and making that into a system that can be scaled across their team."
Artificial intelligence is essentially a system that can continue to learn and carry out increasingly complex tasks autonomously. Often these systems are created solely using data. But Rainbird's solution is slightly different. It inputs actual human responses into the AI model as well as data in order to create the software.
Taylor said that Rainbird sat down with subject matter experts at MasterCard who were answering questions. The co-founder described it as "mind mapping" which is then "hooked" into data that MasterCard already has on its products. The idea is that the best sales people have human knowledge which no machine can replicate with just data alone. Rainbird is trying to make its AI system have human thinking capabilities, garnered from real people.
The idea behind it is that instead of a select number of people with the best knowledge trying to train and advise a large number of staff, each member of the sales team will have their own top advisor.
It's unclear to what extent sales staff can rely on the technology without having to consult a real human. Taylor said that it can automate a "large amount" of the process and says that the answers the AI system gives come with probabilities. So if a person asks the software a question, it will reply with how sure it is. From there, the sales staff member can ask a human. But in theory, the more that people use it, the smarter it will become.
Currently Rainbird's technology is being trialed with U.K.-based sales staff but could be scaled quickly.
"We want to be able to prove the efficiencies quickly, we haven't laid down a timeline but it will be weeks not months," Taylor told CNBC.
MasterCard's trial marks the latest move by financial firms to adopt the latest technology in order to fend off the challenge from smaller start-ups.
On Thursday, Royal bank of Scotland (RBS) said it was exploring the use of an AI program called Luvo that could handle customer queries, such as replacing PINs or lost debit cards.