Giorno: 24 Febbraio 2023

Democratic AGs Sue FDA Over Abortion Pill Restrictions

A group of Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday to force the Food and Drug Administration to drop its remaining restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone.

West Virginia Officials Investigate Reports of Powder in Air

Reports of a powder in the air and on some vehicles in parts of the mid-Atlantic U.S. have prompted an investigation by state environment officials in at least one state.The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is working with state and local agencies to…

4 Alligators Removed After Woman Killed Trying to Save Dog

Four alligators were removed from a gated senior community in Florida after an 85-year-old female resident was killed by a 10-foot alligator named Henry.

Red flags: China, North Korea flex military capabilities as fears over new conflicts continue to rise in Asia

The Philippines and Taiwan sounded alarm bells after detecting dozens of suspected Chinese vessels and aircraft across the South China Sea on Friday. “To undermine the Taiwanese public’s faith in the ability of the armed forces to protect the island’s sovereignty, China’s near-daily aerial and naval incursions will probably increase in number and intensity over […]

Madeleine McCann disappearance: Polish police reportedly dispute woman’s claims she is missing British girl

Police in Wroclaw, Poland, are reportedly disputing a young woman’s claims that she may be missing Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared from a family vacation in Portugal in 2007. The Polish woman, Julia Faustyna, who also goes by Julia Wendlet, has been claiming on Instagram and TikTok that she may be the missing […]

M23 rebels gain more ground in Congo

A rebel group linked with neighboring Rwanda seized more territory Friday, threatening supply routes to the regional capital, as fighting intensified in conflict-ridden east Congo, local residents and aid workers said. As M23 rebels captured the village of Mushaki in North Kivu province after more than two days of fighting with government forces and militias, […]

TikTok claims EU didn’t notify them of continent-wide employee ban

TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over […]

10 killed in riots in Indonesia’s restive Papua province

Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province, police said on Friday. The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country’s easternmost province, amid reports of a child kidnapping. Local police who had responded to a report about the […]

VA hired hundreds of employees with drug-related criminal history, putting veterans at risk: watchdog

The Department of Veterans Affairs has hired hundreds and possibly thousands of people with criminal records to care for veterans, which a new report from the Government Accountability Office says is putting veterans at risk of harm. GAO’s report said these employees have criminal histories involving felony possession of a controlled substance, which is also […]

Morto Maurizio Costanzo, il suo salotto ha fatto la storia della tv

Read More È morto a Roma Maurizio Costanzo, giornalista, conduttore tv, autore, sceneggiatore. Aveva 84 anni. La camera ardente sarà allestita da sabato 25 febbraio alle 10.30 alle 18 nella sala della Protomoteca in Campidoglio, e proseguirà domenica dalle 10 alle 18. I funerali si svolgeranno lunedì 27 febbraio alle 15 presso la Chiesa degli […]