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Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats can’t blame Joe Manchin anymore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection means the end of years of liberal Democrats blaming him for nearly everything that goes wrong. It will also end years of careful hand-holding and management by Senate Democratic leaders and Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.They’re going to miss him when he’s replaced by a Republican in 2025, worsening Democrats’ odds of maintaining their slim Senate majority.Manchin was once one of many less-liberal Democrats but their ranks have thinned, making him one of the least liberal — a necessity for a Democrat representing a conservative Republican state like West Virginia. Less informed progressives sometimes talked about finding a liberal primary challenger to defeat Manchin. But even if such a thing could be done Manchin, a former governor, was always personally popular. The state’s electorate could barely tolerate a moderate Democrat. A mainstream liberal would h...

Lara Williams: How to stop wind turbines killing bats and birds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

Wind power may be having a difficult year, but it’s still many times cheaper than oil or gas and remains a core piece of the energy-transition puzzle. A single rotation of a 260-meter-tall offshore turbine — General Electric Co.’s Haliade-X 13 MW, to be precise — can produce enough energy to power a household for more than two days, emitting no carbon or other pollutants.Not everyone is a fan. NIMBYism is one of the biggest barriers to green energy installations, as local residents protest “view-ruining” turbines and new grid infrastructure. But one concern regularly crops up that I have some sympathy for: how wind farms affect wildlife. After all, we’re facing a biodiversity crisis, too. But where wind turbines are truly impacting animals, effective and often cheap mitigation measures are available.Take bats. Around the world, our flying mammals are being taken out by wind turbines, either struck directly by a blade or suffering from barotr...

MSP Customs seize syringes of unapproved ‘vaginal tightening gel’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say a shipment of packages marked as “vaginal tightening gel” was seized last week at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.The shipment, which arrived Nov. 20 from Hong Kong and was bound for a Woodbury residence, contained 2,536 syringes filled with a gel. The pink packets appeared ready for resale, the agency said in a Monday statement.The items were seized for violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Had these items been sold, the total domestic value would have been more than $19,000, according to the agency.“This dangerous shipment is another example of someone using unregulated gels to prey on unknowing consumers with false promises,” LaFonda Sutton-Burke, director of operations for CBP’s Chicago field office, said in the statement. “Not knowing what you are inserting in your body can be deadly, and consumers believe they are getting a discount, when in fact they are purchasing an inferior product with unapprov...

Saratoga homeless task force issues recommendations to city council

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness held its final meeting on Monday. The task force was created to help the city determine a location for a permanent low barrier homeless shelter.The final report lists five potential locations for the new shelter and recommends a location over two miles away from the city center.  Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Mayor Ron Kim created the task force to determine where a permanent shelter should be located and to determine what agency should operate it. On Monday night members decided on the recommendations that the task force will send over to the city council in a final report. However some are still concerned about the proposed location because there are no sidewalks, crosswalks or bus stops nearby. The task force recommended the new shelter be located on Lake Avenue, near the Northway overpass. Task force member Hannah Hurley disagrees with...

Shenendehowa student charged with BB gun possession at school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 15-year-old was arrested on Monday for allegedly bringing a BB pistol to Shenendehowa High School East, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. The student was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police say that at 8:44 a.m. on November 27, the school's resource officer was alerted to a student reportedly possessing a pistol. The teen was found to have a BB gun on him and was then arrested, later being released into the custody of a parent with further action in the matter pending. Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo stated “I am happy that we were able to get to the bottom of this without anyone getting hurt. Our partners at Shenendehowa and our SRO did a great job and were instrumental in a successful resolution.”

Plans for AEDs required for camps and youth sports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law requiring camps and youth sports programs to have a plan to implement Automated External Defibrillators, also known as AED’s. "Automated External Defibrillators are the key to lengthening the ability to take care of patients who have an arrest in the field," explained Dr. Mandeep Sidhu, Board President of the American Heart Association Capital Region. "What we are trying to do is shorten the chain of survival to get patients from the field and to our emergency department and to the hospital."While AED’s have been already been implemented in schools, a new law signed by Governor Hochul on Friday now requires camps and youth sports programs to establish a plan to have them as well."They have to include in their plan that somebody is gonna be trained and that they’re gonna have an equipment checklist," explained Senator Shelley Mayer, who sponsored the bill. "But there is not a hard and fast deadline. Hopefully we are go...

Albany man gets time for failing to update sex offender registry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 43-year-old Albany was sentenced to prison for failing to update his sex offender registration information. Jason Burnash will serve 28 months in prison and five years of post-release supervision. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Burnash admitted that he did not update his residential address on the sex offender registry. By not doing so, he violated conditions of supervised release for his prior conviction in 2012.His actions count as a new crime as he also violated the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Upon release from prison, Burnash will again be required to register as a sex offender.

Man accused of shooting at vehicle after collision

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Police and prosecutors in St. Louis City claim a man involved in a minor car collision Sunday afternoon displayed a handgun and then shot at the other persons involved in the crash.According to a probable cause statement filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, the crash happened Nov. 26 in the 3600 block of Gravois Avenue, located in the Tower Grove South neighborhood.Investigators with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department claim Matthew Senechai, 24, merged into a lane on Gravois and bumped into another vehicle.Two people in the other vehicle attempted to exchange insurance information with Senechai, who allegedly reached into the back of his car and took out a gun. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW The two victims got into ...

Cardinals get AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray to anchor revamped starting rotation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

The St. Louis Cardinals made their biggest splash yet in an attempt to revamp their lackluster rotation, agreeing with AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray on a three-year contract Monday to anchor their staff heading into next season.John Mozeliak, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, already had signed free agent right-handers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn to one-year deals. Mozeliak indicated during a news conference announcing their arrivals that the Cardinals were not done, saying “this is not the finish line” and that “there's still a lot of work to be done.”Turns out the work produced the 34-year-old Gray, who went 8-8 with a 2.79 ERA for Minnesota last season. Gray turned down a qualifying offer from the Twins, and St. Louis will lose its second-highest pick in next year's amateur draft for signing him.The Cardinals finished 71-91 last season for their worst record since 1995, and the biggest culprit was their poor pitching. Their rotation had a 5.08 ERA, fifth worst in...

13-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder in fatal stabbing in Aurora

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:48 GMT

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder by the Aurora Police Department after officers found a man with multiple stab wounds to his torso in south Aurora on Sunday night, according to a news release from the department.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Interstate 70 westbound near Glenwood Springs reopens after crash Crime and Public Safety | Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death to spotlight Aurora paramedics’ role Crime and Public Safety | Suspect connected to Centennial shooting death arrested in Wyoming Crime and Public Safety | One person hospitalized, numerous horses killed in early morning barn fire in Franktown Crime and Public Safety | Murder-suicide shuts down part of Jefferson County with shelter-in-place order, road closures The man, identified as 40-year-old Dominic Robinson, was found by officers responding to a report of a stabbing at an apartment comp...