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Youth go to trial in a test of state’s obligation to protect Montana residents from warming

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Youth plaintiffs said warming temperatures were harming their health and threatening their futures as a closely-watched climate trial kicked off Monday in Montana. But a lawyer for the fossil fuel-friendly state argued its emissions were “minuscule” on a global scale and that eliminating them would have little impact.The case over state government obligations to protect people against worsening climate change is the first of dozens of similar lawsuits to reach trial. It’s scheduled to last two weeks.The 16 young plaintiffs — supported by a parade of leading climate experts — are trying to persuade state District Judge Kathy Seeley that the state’s allegiance to fossil fuel development endangers their health and livelihoods and those of future generations.Plaintiffs attorney Roger Sullivan said in opening arguments that his clients and their families already were suffering health problems and economic losses as climate change dries up rivers and worse...

Monday Forecast: Temps in low 70s with mostly sunny conditions, showers arrive late

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

Monday: Mostly sunny, NNW 10-15 G20, isolated late day shower. High: 71Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, chance for rain & storms, W 10-15 G25. Low: 617-Day Forecast | Chicago, Illinois | WGN TVTuesday: Mostly cloudy, showers and storms, W 10-15 G30. High: 67 Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here

Pride Train returns Monday to CTA’s Red Line

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

CHICAGO — The CTA announced Monday the return of the Pride Train, "which celebrates the dynamism and continuing evolution of the LGBTQIA community in Chicago and nationwide," according to the transit agency.The train is celebrating its sixth anniversary and will be in service on the Red Line now through the fall. This year's train will feature designs that represent the “Philly Flag” and the Transgender Flag, as well as the traditional Pride Flag."In Chicago, we're proud to champion the LGBTQIA community and will continue to make our city a beacon for freedom, hope, and love for all," said Mayor Brandon Johnson. "The Pride Train is a reminder to residents and visitors that members of the LGBTQIA community are welcome and celebrated here."The CTA and Ventra have launched a Pride Signature Ventra Card, which is available through the Ventra website.For more information on the Pride Train, go to: transitchicago.com.

'Eat, Pray, Love' author Elizabeth Gilbert pulling latest book over 'enormous' pushback to Russian setting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

(The Hill) - The bestselling author of “Eat, Pray, Love” says she’s pulling her latest book from its planned publication following a “massive” backlash about its setting in Russia.Elizabeth Gilbert had announced the publication of her latest novel, “The Snow Forest,” last week, describing it as a story “set in the middle of Siberia in the middle of the last century" that tells "the story of a group of individuals who made a decision to remove themselves from society to resist the Soviet government and to try to defend nature against industrialization.”But on Monday in a video posted on Twitter, Gilbert said she was “making a course correction.”“Over the course of this weekend, I have received an enormous, massive outpouring of reactions and responses from my Ukrainian readers expressing anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain about the fact that I would choose to release a book into the world right now — any book, no matter what the subject of it is — that is set in Russia,...

Parts of Reddit 'going dark' in protest of developer fees

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

(The Hill) – Communities on the online message board Reddit are “going dark” to protest new fees the site is charging third-party developers. Some sections of the site are being set to private for 48 hours as part of the protest, which started Monday, meaning some of the largest communities on Reddit won’t be publicly viewable during the protest. The protest came after third-party developers that use Reddit said they would be shutting down over new fees to Reddit’s API, or application programming interface. For example, the creator of the Reddit app Apollo, which aims to help users navigate the platform faster, said it will shut down at the end of June because Reddit’s changes have “unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue.” Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathshmidt said the platform is in contact with a “number of communities to clarify any confusion around our Data API Terms.”“Expansive access to data has impact and costs involved; we spend multi-millions of doll...

Body of swimmer who went missing in Lake Travis located

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The body of a man who went missing in Lake Travis over the weekend was located Monday morning. The Travis County Sheriff's Office said it responded to a call around 7:28 p.m. Sunday to help EMS find a man who was last seen near Mansfield Dam Park. Authorities searched the area where he was last seen on Sunday night, and paused searching overnight. Search efforts continued Monday morning. The man's body was located around 8:30 a.m. A dive team was still working to recover the body as of 12:30 p.m. The man has not been identified, but TCSO said he was in his 20s. It's unclear how he ended up in the water. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Texas Crown Act formally signed by Abbott in ceremony

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for June 12, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN)— On Monday morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Crown Act into law in a formal signing ceremony at the Texas Capitol. The law bans discrimination against someone for wearing Black natural hairstyles like braids, locks and twists. Gov. Abbott signs CROWN Act into law, takes effect Sept. 1 The CROWN Act is an acronym for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair, and it prohibits school districts, colleges or universities, employers or labor unions to discriminate against any protected hairstyle as part of a dress code.Here’s the historic moment. 👑 #CrownAct #Texas @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/0fCcxxHLLk— Jala Washington (@Jala__WashTV) June 12, 2023The bill cleared its final hurdle on May 12 after it was passed by the Texas Senate 29-1. It was sent to Abbott's desk on May 16 and he made it law with his signature on May 28 It goes into effect...

Five storylines to watch at Vikings minicamp, including edge rusher Danielle Hunter’s plan to skip

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

After hosting a number of voluntary workouts over the past month or so, the Vikings will make attendance mandatory this week.It will be interesting to see which players show up Tuesday when the Vikings descend upon TCO Performance Center for minicamp, as well as on Wednesday when they break for the summer.No doubt the biggest names to keep an eye on are star edge rusher Danielle Hunter and star receiver Justin Jefferson. Neither was present for organized team activities. The decision to release star running back Dalvin Cook last week leaves no room for speculation on that front.Here are five storylines to watch:Danielle Hunter reportedly plans to skipAfter unsuccessfully trying to strike a deal on a new contract so far this offseason, Hunter plans to skip minicamp, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. This isn’t surprising considering Hunter is set to make $5.5 million this season when taking into account his base salary and bonuses.Looking big picture, especially in the...

School shootings are a real threat — so these students invented a technology to fight back

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

Rebecca Wang was just 7 years old the first time it happened.She remembers vividly her teacher’s panicked face, and her urgent voice telling Rebecca and her classmates to keep quiet, hide behind their desks and stay calm.They were barricaded in a Northern California classroom for four hours until police found the man who’d run across their campus with a gun. Wang didn’t understand what was going on, but when they finally walked outside, her entire family was waiting — and they looked terrified.“It was pure chaos,” said Wang, now 17. “We didn’t really know what was going on, but we knew the teachers were scared out of their minds.”After 10 years of waiting for things to change, Wang — a rising senior at San Jose’s Gunderson High — decided to take things into her own hands. This summer, she and three friends will be refining SIREN, an artificial intelligence device they’ve trained to detect gunshots and instantly communicate with all students, staff members and teachers at an affected...

Chicago Bears Q&A: What are some key matchups to watch?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:42 GMT

The Chicago Bears wrapped up their third week of organized team activities ahead of mandatory minicamp next week. What matchups should we be watching? And will the Bears finally sign an edge rusher? Brad Biggs addresses concerns in his weekly mailbag.What are some key matchups we should be paying attention to in minicamp and training camp? — @just_acyI don’t know that there are a lot of matchups that are super intriguing at training camp. Obviously you want to see how wide receiver DJ Moore performs when the pads come on and he’s competing against cornerbacks. I am talking specifically about work where it is starters versus starters. Moore facing the second-team cornerbacks doesn’t generate a ton of intrigue for me. It would be concerning (from an offensive standpoint, anyway) if the current group of edge rushers had a ton of success against the starting offensive tackles.Maybe more interesting will be the few battles for starting spots. I don’t know if it’s surprising how many firs...