The New Zealand government is introducing new personalised face mask exemption cards that will be legally recognised to help address the uncertainty that some businesses face around the current mask restrictions in the country. “We’ve recognised that for some people an impairment, health conditions, a physical disability or mental health reasons can mean wearing a…
New Zealand to Roll out Legally Recognised Face Mask Exemption Cards
April 26, 2022
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UVA Lacrosse Players Had ‘Rocky Relationship’ Before Killing
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—In her 9th-grade essay, Yeardley Love wrote about what she wanted to do with her life: to attend the University of Virginia, to play lacrosse there, to become a lawyer and to maintain her close relationship with her family. Many of her dreams came true, but ended abruptly and violently when she was brutally…
California Republican Party Leadership Accused of Pay-to-Play Politics Over Endorsements
ANAHEIM, Calif.—A political firestorm over alleged pay-to-play politics at the California Republican Party convention last weekend has burned some candidates who have claimed party leadership used proxy votes to favor establishment candidates for endorsements. After the reelection campaign for state Sen. Brian Dahle’s wife, Assemblywoman Megan Dahle, gave a $40,500 donation to the GOP on…
Los Angeles Supports Ellis Act Eviction Restrictions
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council is urging the state to pass legislation that would require homeowners to own a property for at least five years before they can invoke the Ellis Act—a state law that allows homeowners to evict tenants and take their properties off the rental market. On April 26, the city councilors…
San Diego to Ban Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products in 2023
April 26, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council voted on April 25 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol, effective in 2023. Passed in a 7–2 vote at the April 25 council meeting, the ordinance was introduced by Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert in an effort to address adolescent addiction to flavored e-cigarettes and was…
SoCal to Restrict Outdoor Watering to One Day per Week for 6 Million People
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Southern California’s water wholesaler took emergency action Tuesday in response to the regional drought, imposing unprecedented restrictions that will limit outdoor watering to one day per week for roughly 6 million people. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California officials said the restriction will apply to its member agencies that are heavily dependent on…
Aussie PM Scott Morrison Downplays Party Division on Net-Zero Targets
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has downplayed talk of division within the ranks of the coalition Liberal-National Party on the issue of net-zero carbon emissions commitments. The catalyst for the debate was the Coalition’s candidate for the Queensland seat of Flynn, Colin Boyce, who said on April 26 that there was “wiggle room” in the…
Western Australia to Ease COVID-19 Public Health Measures
April 26, 2022
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The Western Australian government will ease a raft of COVID-19 public health measures across the state from April 29, with the changes coming on the back of high vaccination rates across the state and lower than anticipated COVID-19 case numbers, as well as the stabilisation of hospital admissions. Masks will no longer be mandatory, except for…
Los Angeles Homeless Dying From Overdoses Spikes 50 Percent
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Homeless Overdose Deaths Spike in Los Angeles
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
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