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Abortion will go back on Missouri ballot in Republican effort to reinstate ban

9 hours ago | thederrick.com | Kacen J. Bayless |Jonathan Shorman

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters will decide whether to reimpose an abortion ban next year, after a landmark statewide vote last year that enshrined the right to the procedure in the state constitution and overturned a previous ban. The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would overturn a November vote that legalized abortion access.
What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

10 hours ago | thederrick.com | Michael Phillis

FILE - Vials containing samples of forever chemicals, known as PFAS, sit in a tray, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. Joshua A. Bickel - AP On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national standards.
At Minnesota Capitol, Democrats debate whether to moderate or hold firm on progressive policies

10 hours ago | thederrick.com | Allison Kite |Ryan Faircloth

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The battle within the Democratic Party over whether to moderate or double down on progressive values is unfolding at the Minnesota Capitol in the final days of session, as legislators debate whether to preserve a generational set of policies they adopted two years ago. A group of moderate DFLers want to make changes to some of the measures they passed in 2023, arguing voters in last year’s election sent a message that they want lawmakers to meet in the middle.
Cassie Ventura testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs threatened to release sex freakoff videos to ‘ruin’ her

14 hours ago | thederrick.com | Molly Crane-Newman

NEW YORK — In the moments Sean “Diddy” Combs was losing his grip on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, he threatened to release humiliating footage of her engaging in dehumanizing sex acts with strangers at his direction, a Manhattan jury heard at the hip-hop mogul’s sex trafficking trial Wednesday.
Iran urges US to show ‘more realistic’ approach at nuclear talks

18 hours ago | thederrick.com | Arsalan Shahla |Patrick Sykes

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said he hopes the U.S. will show a “more realistic approach” at the next round of talks between the two countries. “There’s now a better understanding on the other side of Iran’s fundamental principles and positions,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV after a Cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. “We hope they will come to the next round of negotiations with a more realistic approach,” he added, without elaborating.
Under her eye: The blessings of Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

21 hours ago | thederrick.com | Mary McNamara

[This article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 8, of "The Handmaid's Tale."]LOS ANGELES — When Margaret Atwood began thinking about writing a sequel to her iconic novel "The Handmaid's Tale," she gave Bruce Miller, creator of the Hulu adaptation, a short "do-not-kill list." Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Meet the Florida group chipping away at public benefits one state at a time

23 hours ago | thederrick.com | Katheryn Houghton |Samantha Liss

PHOENIX — As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor’s desk in April, the nation’s top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said to applause that the legislation was just the start and that he wanted to prevent federal funding from paying for other unhealthy foods.
A new push to bring recovery homes into state's 'housing first' homeless model in California

23 hours ago | thederrick.com | Doug Smith

LOS ANGELES — After a long journey of personal recovery and years volunteering as a substance abuse peer counselor, Thea Golden launched her own recovery home. She and her husband, Tyler, bought a house in the Jefferson Park neighborhood west of USC, turned an illegally converted garage into a permitted ADU, formed a nonprofit and put out word through their unofficial social services network that they had two beds for women seeking a sober environment.
BC-BBO-ATHLETICS-DODGERS:LA

1 day ago | thederrick.com | Benjamin Royer

Manager Dave Roberts continued to give Michael Conforto his chances at the plate. The former Giant was pegged to do what he’s done his entire career: hit with power. Instead, he’s struck out 41 times and hits a whopping .153, comfortably bottom of the barrel in the Dodgers lineup. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Families of victims in South Korea plane crash file complaint against 15 officials

1 day ago | thederrick.com | Hyung-Jin Kim

FILE - Rescue team members work at the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea on Dec. 31, 2024. Ahn Young-joon - AP SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Families of victims of December’s devastating plane crash in South Korea have filed a complaint against 15 people including the transport minister and the airline chief who they believe are responsible for the disaster that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.