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Michigan judge says Trump can stay on primary ballot, rejecting challenge under insurrection clause

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

By COREY WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press)DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state’s primary ballot, dealing a blow to the effort to stop Trump’s candidacy with a Civil War-era Constitutional clause.It marks the second time in a week that a state court declined to remove Trump from a primary ballot under the insurrection provision of the 14th Amendment.In Michigan, Court of Claims Judge James Redford rejected arguments that Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol meant the court had to declare him ineligible for the presidency. Redford wrote that, because Trump followed state law in qualifying for the primary ballot, he cannot remove the former president.Additionally, he said it should be up to Congress to decide whether Trump is disqualified under the section of the U.S. Constitution that bars from office a person who “engaged in insurrection.” R...

87-year-old linked to Miguel's Cocina E. coli outbreak dies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

SAN DIEGO — An 87-year-old man with multiple pre-existing conditions who ate at Miguel's Cocina in 4S Ranch during the E. coli outbreak died last month, county health officials confirmed.The man, identified as John Christ Ferber, passed away on Oct. 26, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Further details about his death were not disclosed by county officials.It marks the first death due to the outbreak at the popular Mexican chain restaurant that hospitalized 10 people and infected at least 25 others. Those who fell ill reported eating at the location between Oct. 6 and Oct. 18.A county investigation into the specific food items that were the source of the outbreak at the restaurant remains ongoing. After a 10-day voluntary closure, however, the 4S Ranch location of Miguel's Cocina was reopened on Saturday, Nov. 4. Deadline looming for Scripps Health patients with Medicare Advantage Prior to resuming business, the county told FOX 5 that the restaurant had ...

CP NewsAlert: Trudeau, Eby announce $1 billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A lithium-ion battery cell production plant costing more than $1 billion will be built in Maple Ridge, B.C.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier David Eby jointly announced that the new E-One Moli facility will bolster Canada’s role as a global leader in clean technology.A statement says the province is contributing up to $80 million, with $970 million coming from the federal government, E-One Moli and private sources. More coming.The Canadian Press

Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom joins the race for the state’s only US House seat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom is joining the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat, which is currently held by Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, .Dahlstrom, who announced her campaign Tuesday, joins Republican Nick Begich III in seeking to challenge Peltola next year.Peltola won a special election and a regular election last year for the seat, becoming the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The seat had been held for 49 years by Republican Don Young, who died in March 2022. Begich unsuccessfully ran in the 2022 House races, which also featured former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.Alaska has an open primary system in which the top four vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election. Ranked choice voting is used in the general election. Voters approved the change to the elections process in 2020, and the first elections under that system were held last year.Dahlstrom, a former state lawm...

US extends sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has extended by four months a sanctions waiver that will allow Iraq to continue to purchase electricity from Iran and gives Iran limited access to the proceeds to buy humanitarian goods.Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the 120-day waiver extension and it was transmitted to Congress on Tuesday, U.S. officials said. The move is likely to draw criticism from Iran hawks on Capitol Hill and elsewhere who believe the extension will reward Iran at a time when it is coming under increasing pressure to end its support for proxy groups, including Hamas, that are destabilizing the Middle East.There is roughly $10 billion in Iraqi payments for Iranian electricity currently being held in escrow accounts in Iraq, and the waiver will allow Baghdad to maintain its energy imports without fear of U.S. penalties for violating sanctions on Iran.It will also keep in place a provision — included in the last 120-day waiver — under which portions of the el...

Faithful dog survives 10 weeks, stays with owner who died of hypothermia in Colorado mountains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

A tiny Jack Russell terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for more than 10 weeks after her owner died of hypothermia, despite losing half her body weight, a rescuer said.Richard Moore of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and his 12-pound dog Finney had set out to climb Blackhead Peak east of the town on Aug. 19, but never returned home, the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office said. A days-long search of the treacherous and steep western side of the mountain between where Moore’s car was parked and the peak was unsuccessful, said Delinda VanneBrightyn with Taos Search and Rescue, whose search dog joined the effort. From the starting point, the hike to Blackhead Peak gains 2,150 feet (650 meters) in elevation.When a hunter came upon the 71-year-old’s body in the San Juan Mountains on Oct. 30, Finney was still there with him, despite being down to just 6 pounds, VanneBrightyn said Tuesday.A recovery crew was flown in the next day. Finney was taken to a veterinarian for a checkup...

Former Leaf urges hockey players to use cut-resistant gear

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

A former Toronto Maple Leafs player is speaking out about the need for cut-resistant gear for hockey players at all levels.Carlo Colaiacovo, who was drafted by the Leafs in 2002, said he felt compelled to share his opinion on the issue in light of the death of hockey player Adam Johnson who died after being cut by skate in the neck and an 11-year-old Uxbridge boy survived a serious cut to his leg during a game.It comes as an arrest on suspicious of manslaughter was made in the death of Johnson on Tuesday by South Yorkshire police, where the incident happened. The identity of the man arrested has not been released.Colaiacovo said while they’re often labelled “freak accidents,” these incidents are more common than you may think.“Lacerations are the number one source of ER visits in North America because of Ice Hockey,” Colaiacovo told CityNews.The Gibbs family experienced this last week when their 11-year-old son was taken to hospital after he was cut by a skate during a tournam...

Sarah Jama reopens office, vows to fight censure after statements on Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

Sarah Jama, the rookie Hamilton Centre MPP who was censured by the Ontario legislature last month after a controversial social media post about the Israel-Hamas war, says her lawyers are launching a judicial review into the move.The Ford government passed a motion to censure Jama on October 23rd in response to her posts, which some considered controversial.On Oct. 10, Jama posted a two-paragraph statement under Ontario NDP letterhead that made no mention of the surprise attack by Hamas, instead focusing on the decades-long struggle of Palestinians under Israeli occupation, which she referred to as “apartheid.”Her post included the hashtag “FreePalestine.”She later posted an apology online but did not retract the original statement and was later kicked out of the NDP caucus.On Tuesday, Jama reopened her Hamilton office and announced she was launching a fight against the censure, which essentially bans her from speaking in the legislature.“We are not of the mindset that the cens...

Oklahoma Supreme Court keeps anti-abortion laws on hold while challenge is pending

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court reiterated its position on Tuesday in a 5-4 opinion that the state constitution guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion when necessary to preserve her life, although the procedure remains illegal in virtually all other cases.In a case involving a legal challenge to five separate anti-abortion bills passed by the Legislature in 2021, the court ordered a lower court to keep in place a temporary ban on three of those laws while the merits of the case are considered. Two of the laws were already put on hold by a district court judge.The three laws addressed by the court include: requiring physicians performing an abortion to be board certified in obstetrics and gynecology; requiring physicians administering abortion drugs to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital; and requiring an ultrasound 72 hours before administering abortion drugs.“We are grateful that the Oklahoma Supreme Court recognized how these laws are medically ...

Senate panel takes a step toward ending Sen. Tuberville’s blockade of military nominations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats pushed ahead Tuesday with a resolution that would allow for the quick confirmation of hundreds of military nominees, an attempt to maneuver around a blockade from Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over a Pentagon abortion policy. The Senate Rules Committee voted 9-7 to approve a resolution that would allow the Senate to confirm groups of the military nominees at once for the remainder of the congressional term. The Senate has traditionally confirmed large batches of military officers together, but that process can be upended by just one senator who objects. The resolution will now head to the Senate floor for a vote, where Democrats will need at least nine Republican votes for passage. While Republicans on the rules panel opposed the measure, arguing that the move could erode the powers of the minority in the Senate, some have signaled they might change their minds if Tuberville does not drop the holds before then.Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConne...