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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future after the Trump administration abruptly halted construction, and the states’ Democratic governors, lawmakers and union workers called Monday for the president to reverse course. The administration said last week that the federal government needs to review the Revolution …

Officials are raising the alarm over a Covid surge in the US, as they advise Americans in five states to be on high alert for infections. Latest CDC wastewater data showed that Covid activity rose to ‘moderate’ nationwide in the week of August 9, the latest available, up from ‘low’ in the previous seven-day spell. Covid levels haven’t risen to this …

US President Donald Trump (PTI) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration has announced it will undertake broad discretionary screening of social media posts for “anti-American” views while adjudicating applications for visa, green card, and citizenship. In an updated guidance issued on Tuesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the nodal agency in charge of legal immigration, said its …

New heart guidelines urge people with high blood pressure to avoid alcohol  San Francisco Chronicle Cutting out alcohol and medicating sooner could prevent ‘silent killer,’ experts say  Fox News Top 10 Things to Know About the New AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline  www.heart.org 2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline-at-a-Glance:  JACC New blood pressure treatment guidelines add recommendations for renal denervation  Fierce Biotech Source link

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Desperate parents begged law enforcement officers to storm an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in the frantic minutes after a gunman opened fire in one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history, police body camera video released Tuesday shows. “Whose class is he in?” one parent can be heard asking. Another comes up and yells, …

Lawmakers urge Meta to shut down Instagram Map: “abysmal” at protecting children  Axios What to Know About Instagram Map, Location Sharing and Privacy Concerns  The New York Times Senators urge Meta to roll back Instagram Map feature that sparked uproar  NBC News Instagram rolls out new features including map, reposts and Friends Reels tab  ABC News What Even Is Instagram Now?  WIRED Source link

JD Vance will travel to Indiana on Thursday to encourage Republican lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map to be more favorable to the GOP, the latest in a brazenly nationwide push to reconfigure district lines ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Republicans already control seven of Indiana’s nine congressional seats, but Republicans have complete control of state government, which …

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A handful of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported on Staten Island so far this summer, and medical experts are advising vigilance. The disease is highly contagious, and the symptoms, including fever, painful mouth sores, sore throat and skin rash, are unpleasant and painful. It spreads quickly at schools and day care …

Federal prosecutors urged a judge this week to deny the latest bail request from Sean “Diddy” Combs while he awaits sentencing for his conviction on two counts of prostitution-related offenses. Last month, Combs was acquitted by a jury of sex trafficking and racketeering charges but convicted of transporting prostitutes to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons. The sex trafficking and racketeering …

In a bar in Neukölln there are bottles of spirits on a shelf. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images European wine and spirit makers are viewing their exclusion from the newly-etched U.S.-EU trade deal with caution as industry bodies call for a sector specific carve-out. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday that a framework deal …