Zambia Says Two Suspected Ebola Cases Test Negative, Steps up Screening
May 30 (Reuters) – Zambia has investigated and cleared two suspected cases of Ebola as it steps up screening and surveillance for the deadly viral disease following an outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese authorities said on Friday suspected cases from the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is no vaccine, …
Federal Judge Says New Hampshire Must Make It Easier to Prove Citizenship When Registering to Vote
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has said that New Hampshire must make voter registration easier by allowing applicants to attest to their U.S. citizenship if they don’t have the documents to prove it. The case was seen as the first major legal test of an election reform that has been pushed nationally by …
Ukrainian Drones Strike Port, Oil Depot in Southern Russia, Authorities Say
MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck a tanker at Russia’s port of Taganrog overnight and hit an oil depot in the city of Armavir, authorities in the southern regions of Rostov and Krasnodar said on Saturday. Rostov region Governor Yury Slyusar said on Telegram that fires on the tanker and in the port …
Rescuers Work to Free 4 Men Who Remain Trapped in Flooded Laos Cave and Search for 2 Still Missing
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers in Laos Saturday worked to safely free the villagers found alive in a flooded cave after being trapped there for 10 days, a day after the first of the five survivors was safely evacuated. Rescuers hope to extract the remaining four men later Saturday after saying they were not ready …
Sudden Slashes to Solar Incentives Make It Harder to Go Green
Larry Veray had a plan to bring cheaper, cleaner energy to his townhome complex in Pearl City at no cost to residents. As president of the Waiau Gardens Kai B homeowners’ association, Veray prides himself on keeping association fees low while building reserve funds, and he wasn’t about to ask homeowners to bear the cost …
US Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low
NEW YORK (AP) — The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week. The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were based on survey responses from more than …
Critics Oppose Wyoming Hydroelectric Project, Pointing to Climate-Driven Drought Crisis
A proposed pumped-water electricity storage facility at Seminoe Reservoir could decimate the prized Miracle Mile trout fishery on the North Platte River and jeopardize a bighorn sheep herd that wildlife officials rely on to support the species’ populations in other areas, critics of the $4 billion project say. Anglers, business owners and wildlife biologists joined …
NJ State Police Set up Protest Zone Outside Contested Immigration Detention Center as ICE Leaves
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state police set up designated protest zones and vehicle checkpoints outside an immigration detention center in Newark on Friday, relieving federal immigration enforcement agents who have been clashing with protesters for days. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she sent in state police to bring order outside Delaney Hall as the …
SEC Moves to Repeal Rule That Requires Companies to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks they face from global warming. The climate-disclosure rule has been on hold since last year, after …