Новости за 15.06.2022

Wheat for Jul. was off .25 cent at $10.50 a bushel; Jul. corn rose 5.75 cents at $7.74 a bushel, Jul. oats dropped 5.50 cents $6.6125 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans fell 4.75 cents at $16.9375 a bushel.

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana school district that adopted a Native American mascot nearly a century ago has dropped a basketball pregame routine where students dressed as American Indians performed a “peace pipe" ceremony.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum’s expensive effort to influence the GOP primary and reshape the Legislature with more people who support his spending and policy goals was a mixed bag, with one of his main political foes ousted but some others winning their races.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot plans to focus its hearing Thursday on the pressure that Donald Trump put on his vice president, Mike Pence, in a last-ditch and potentially illegal plan to stop Joe Biden’s election victory.

American Airlines sent an email to SFO travelers warning of long lines. 

Someone please get Andrew Wiggins a replacement "E" for his Range Rover

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A city and two law enforcement agencies in a North Carolina county will pay $336,000 to a group of plaintiffs to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2020 protest in which demonstrators were pepper-sprayed during a get-out-the-vote rally.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A $13.8 billion budget that sends hundreds of dollars of rebates to many South Carolina taxpayers and also cuts cuts their income tax rates is on its way to Gov Henry McMaster's desk.

And another new Bay Area location is coming soon.

CT Forecast for Friday, June 17, 2022

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City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index

Bridgeport;A t-storm around;73;68;S;11;67%;88%;5

Chester;Not as warm;72;67;S;9;66%;87%;5

Danbury;A t-storm around;74;65;SSW;10;66%;74%;5

Groton;Partly sunny;71;66;S;10;71%;84%;5

Hartford;Not as warm;73;68;S;10;63%;61%;5

Meriden;Not as warm;72;67;S;9;63%;83%;5

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge this week gave final approval to a lawsuit settlement that commits the city of Los Angeles to sheltering or housing thousands of homeless residents within five years.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two million New Jersey property taxpayers and renters will get a tax break worth up to $1,500 under a deal Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democrats in the Legislature unveiled Wednesday.

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A commission formed to review the government structure in Portland, Oregon, has voted by a supermajority to send a sweeping slate of reforms to voters in November amid rising dissatisfaction with livability issues and the current leadership structure.

Northern California has been on a weather roller coaster.

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com.

In a bold move Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points. As recently as mid-May, Fed Chair Jerome Powell had signaled a 50-point increase, but following unexpectedly high inflation numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as geopolitical turmoil and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, the Fed acted more decisively in an attempt to rein in inflation.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Recognition of Juneteenth, the effective end of slavery in the U.S., gained traction after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. But after an initial burst of action, the movement to have it recognized as an official holiday in the states has largely stalled.

An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union urged a federal appeals court Wednesday to continue blocking Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments or surgery for children, saying reinstating the restriction would create uncertainty for families around the state.

DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:

TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX

1215 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

TXZ211-152100-

Austin-

Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville

1215 PM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022

.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.

South winds 10 to 15 mph.

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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has taken another step to reign in new religious groups in the Catholic Church after their unregulated proliferation in recent decades led to abuses in governance that allowed spiritual and sexual misconduct to go unchecked.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated a New Orleans magistrate to become the first minority woman on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

WEST STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man was arrested in New Hampshire on a harassment charge alleging that he threatened to kill people if daughter was exposed to drag queen shows and transgender people at her high school.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions on asylum seekers are lifted.