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New Jersey Seeks to Advance Childhood to 26 for Long Term Care Patients

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TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee has advanced a bill that would expand the age limit for residents of pediatric long-term care facilities. Under Assembly Bill No. 3007, residents as old as 26 could be admitted to pediatric long-term care facilities. Currently, the age cap for these facilities is set at 19 years old. The committee approved the bill on January 23, 2025. Supporters argue that the measure would provide essential care for young adults who have aged out of pediatric services but still require specialized long-term medical care. The legislation now moves

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New Jersey lawmakers advance bill allowing remote public meetings and participation year-round

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TRENTON, N.J. — Most public bodies meet in person once or twice per month. Now, New Jersey wants to allow these bodies to meet virtually all year long, even when there is no good reason to not meet in person. A proposed bill that would allow public bodies in New Jersey to conduct meetings and accept public comments remotely, regardless of emergencies, has moved forward in the state legislature. Under current law, the use of electronic communication for meetings, voting, and public comment is limited to times of state or local emergencies, such as public health crises or natural disasters.

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Florida Panthers Advance to Stanley Cup Final After Defeating New York Rangers

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NEW YORK, NY – The Florida Panthers clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Final after defeating the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, thereby winning the series 4-2. The game, marked by intense competition and strategic plays, was held at Madison Square Garden, bringing an end to the Rangers’ commendable playoff run. The Panthers’ journey through the series showcased their resilience and strategic prowess, particularly in games that extended into overtime, which was a common occurrence throughout this matchup. The Rangers had their moments, especially with Chris Kreider’s notable performance throughout the playoffs,

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New Jersey Governor Asks for Advance Notice When Buses Drop Off Illegal Migrants

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New Jersey Governor Requests Advance Notice from Charter Bus Companies on Migrant Transports TRENTON, NJ— New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has asked bus companies transporting illegal migrants into the Garden State to give his administration and local authorities prior notice before the deliveries in the future. Murphy stopped short of saying he would deny bus loads of migrants in his state. Phil Murphy has requested advance notification from several charter bus companies transporting migrants from Texas and Louisiana to New Jersey. Since December 31, over 1,800 migrants have arrived in New Jersey on charter buses, with most continuing to New

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US-China advance work on curbing methane emissions, US deputy climate envoy says

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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Cooperation between the U.S. and China on methane is advancing, the deputy U.S. special envoy on climate change said on Tuesday, saying there was an opportunity for Beijing to slash emissions from its massive coal sector at little or no cost. Rick Duke, the climate envoy, told Reuters the two countries, which are the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters, were working together to curb the potent gas as part of a working group formed last year with the broader aim of addressing the climate crisis. “We are, indeed, in the process of propelling that

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Sudan’s army claims first major advance

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DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) – The Sudanese army has claimed its first major advance in 10 months of war, regaining control of part of the city of Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces. The army said late on Friday it had succeeded in connecting its two main bases in the city, prompting celebrations among soldiers and local residents. The Rapid Support Forces denied the army had advanced. “The army has turned to propaganda as it is on the verge of defeat,” the RSF media office said in a statement. The RSF has been fighting the army for control of Sudan since April

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Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness

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By Rod Nickel and Tom Polansek WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are developing resistance to chemicals faster than companies including Bayer and Corteva can develop new ones to fight them. In many cases weeds are developing resistance against multiple herbicides, scientists said. Reuters interviewed two dozen farmers, scientists, weed specialists and company executives and reviewed eight academic papers published since 2021 which described how kochia, waterhemp, giant ragweed and other weeds are squeezing out crops in North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and

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Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon Delivers Remarks at the National Summit to Advance States’ Criminal Justice Priorities

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Thank you. I could not be more excited to be part of this Justice Reinvestment summit. I’m glad to see so many long-time partners and state leaders from just about every corner of this country. You are here to learn, to network and to work – with your state teams – to address key challenges, dig into the data and identify new strategies to improve public safety and put people who come into contact with the justice system on the path to success. As evidenced by the opening session, the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) is a very special initiative, and

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Georgia Republicans advance new US House map that maintains their edge

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Georgia Republicans on Friday unveiled a proposed map of U.S. House of Representatives districts in the state for the 2024 election that includes a new majority-Black district, five weeks after a federal judge ruled that the existing map illegally diluted the electoral power of Black voters. The new map devised by the Republican-controlled state legislature also would dismantle a multi-racial district currently held by Democratic U.S. Representative Lucy McBath, a Black woman, potentially running afoul of the judge’s order. In his Oct. 26 opinion, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones said that Georgia could not remedy

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Venezuela may allow opposition appeals to advance as US deadline approaches

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CARACAS/WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government may allow appeals from opposition politicians seeking to remove bans barring them from public posts to progress in court, as a way to partially comply with U.S. demands ahead of a deadline tied to loosened sanctions, sources told Reuters. The United States in October announced a six-month roll back on some oil industry sanctions and lifted a bond trading ban in exchange for a deal on 2024 elections between the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition. Washington has said it will reverse the sanctions relief if Maduro has not taken steps by

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EU hopes to advance talks on using Russian assets for Ukraine

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By Gabriela Baczynska and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting later in October will demand “decisive progress” on using Russian assets frozen by sanctions to help Ukraine, according to their draft statement, addressing a matter that has been stuck for months. The United States and Britain last month signalled support for an EU plan to tax windfall profits generated by frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance Ukraine as Kyiv battles a full-scale Russian invasion that started in February 2022. Finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised countries meeting in Morocco on Thursday estimated $280 billion

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US Senate committee votes to advance marijuana banking bill

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(Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance a marijuana banking bill, raising hopes for the cash-dependent cannabis sector to get access to regular banking services. Most banks in the country do not service cannabis companies as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level despite several states legalizing its medicinal and recreational use. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act (SAFER) bill, introduced by a bipartisan group of senators last week, will now move to the Senate floor. COMMENTS JEFF MERKLEY, SENATOR FROM OREGON “Forcing legal businesses to operate in all-cash is dangerous for our communities

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Biden Forest Service Hands Out Over $100 Million To Advance ‘Tree Equity’

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Biden Forest Service Hands Out Over $100 Million To Advance ‘Tree Equity’ Robert Schmad on September 26, 2023 The U.S. Forest Service is allocating more than $100 million for grants meant to achieve “tree equity,” according to a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis. The Forest Service announced on Sept. 14 that it had allocated over $1 billion toward expanding “access” to trees, including 17 grant proposals that promote “tree equity” with a total value of $101,096,371. “Tree Equity” is a term first coined by American Forests, a conservation nonprofit, that blames the lack of trees in minority neighborhoods on “redlining

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IMF board clears Suriname review, sees advance in China debt talks

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -The board of the International Monetary Fund said on Monday it had completed a third review of Suriname’s $630 million program, allowing the government of the South American country to withdraw about $52 million. The IMF also sees Suriname and China, its only official or private creditor without a debt agreement, advancing in debt talks before the next program review. “The authorities have made concerted efforts to advance debt restructuring negotiations, with the agreements in line with program parameters reached with all creditors except China,” said in a statement Kenji Okamura, the fund’s deputy managing director. “Both

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Coinbase kicks off grassroots campaign to advance US legislation

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By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is stepping up its grassroots advocacy campaign in a bid to advance legislation that will provide regulatory clarity for the industry, the company said. A congressional committee in July advanced a crypto bill that would define when a cryptocurrency is a security or a commodity. The industry wants that bill to go to a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. Coinbase on Tuesday is launching a comprehensive paid media campaign which will include advertisements in Washington, DC and calls-to-action on its own platform urging crypto users to

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Israel’s Netanyahu says he will likely advance legislation to change judges selection committee

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted as saying on Sunday that he would work to change the committee that selects judges, amid a wave of protests over planned legislation which could see the highest court stripped of many of its powers. Asked about the next phase of legislation on the judiciary, Netanyahu said “it would probably be about the composition of the committee that elects judges”. He told Bloomberg: “That’s basically what’s left.” “Because other things I think we should not legislate,” he said, without elaborating. Proponents of the legislation say it restores balance to the

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Ukraine says its forces advance in all directions of counteroffensive

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are advancing in all directions of their counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces, a senior defence official said on Friday. Since the start of the counteroffensive this month, Ukraine says it has reasserted control over clusters of villages in the southeast although Russia still holds swathes of territory in the east, south and southeast. “If we talk about the entire frontline, both east and south, we have seized the strategic initiative and are advancing in all directions,” Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar told Ukrainian television. Reuters was unable to verify the situation on the battlefield. Russia,

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Ukrainian forces advance ‘slowly but surely’ at front -official

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(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are advancing “slowly but surely” on the front lines in the east and southeast of the country as well as around the longstanding flashpoint of Bakhmut, senior military officials said on Wednesday. Since launching an anticipated counter-offensive this month, nearly 16 months into the war, Ukraine says it has reasserted control over clusters of villages in the southeast. Officers also say they are gaining ground along the flanks of Bakhmut, captured by Russian forces last month after protracted battles all but reduced it to rubble. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhniy told Chairman of the U.S. Joint

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‘No-Brainer’: DeSantis Promises To Advance Keystone XL Pipeline, ‘Open Up’ American Energy Production

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‘No-Brainer’: DeSantis Promises To Advance Keystone XL Pipeline, ‘Open Up’ American Energy Production Nick Pope on June 26, 2023 Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that support for the Keystone XL pipeline is a “no-brainer” while promising that if elected president, his administration would support other fossil fuel pipelines and infrastructure projects. DeSantis made the remarks at a campaign event in Texas, saying that he “100%” supports advancing the Keystone XL pipeline and other pipeline projects. “I think it’s critical infrastructure, I think it’s good for the economy, and I think it’s good for our national security,” DeSantis said

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US House committee votes to advance debt ceiling bill

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling and avert a disastrous default advanced on Tuesday when a key House of Representatives committee voted to send it to the full chamber for a Wednesday vote. The Republican-controlled House Rules Committee voted 7-6 to advance the bill to the floor for a vote on Wednesday. (Reporting by Moira Warburton and Kanishka Singh; Editing by Scott Malone)

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‘A Tactical Decision’: Left-Wing Activists See State Courts As Avenues To Advance Their Agendas

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‘A Tactical Decision’: Left-Wing Activists See State Courts As Avenues To Advance Their Agendas Katelynn Richardson on May 28, 2023 Left-leaning legal groups quickly turned their attention to state courts after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, sending the power to make abortion laws back to the states. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced in May a new State Supreme Court Initiative, which aims to advance abortion, LGBT issues and more through litigation at the state level because they claim the Supreme Court is “increasingly not an option to protect, let alone expand, civil liberties and

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Israel aims to be ‘AI superpower’, advance autonomous warfare

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel aims to parlay its technological prowess to become an artificial intelligence “superpower”, the Defence Ministry director-general said on Monday, predicting advances in autonomous warfare and streamlined combat decision-making. Steps to harness rapid AI evolutions include the formation of a dedicated organisation for military robotics in the ministry, and a record-high budget for related research and development this year, retired army general Eyal Zamir said. “There are those who see AI as the next revolution in changing the face of warfare in the battlefield,” Zamir told the Herzliya Conference, an annual international security forum. He named GPT

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Los Angeles Unveils ‘Bus Stop’ To Advance ‘Gender Equity’, Immediately Gets Mocked

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Los Angeles Unveils ‘Bus Stop’ To Advance ‘Gender Equity’, Immediately Gets Mocked Laurel Duggan on May 19, 2023 The City of Los Angeles’s transportation department unveiled a new bus stop designed to provide commuters shade as part of its “Gender Equity Action Plan” Thursday, immediately prompting ridicule. The city designed four bus stops called La Sombrita, meaning little shade, which were designed to provide light at night and shade during the day in an attempt to make female riders feel safer, according to local outlet Spectrum News. The project, which cost around $10,000 compared to a typical $50,000 bus shelter,

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