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Walt Disney World has lifted the last of its mask requirements, meaning face coverings will be optional for visitors at all locations on the central Florida Disney property. The rule change was posted Tuesday on Disney’s website.
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Majority of Americans want masks for travel
FARGO, N.D. – A majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a new poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government’s transportation mask mandate on hold.
UK judge OKs Assange extradition
LONDON – A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, though the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal.
Intruder killed at home of diplomat
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder who was smashing windows at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States on Wednesday, authorities said.
Two methane explosions kill 5 in Poland mine
WARSAW, Poland – Two methane explosions at a coal mine in southern Poland killed five people and injured more than 20 early Wednesday, the Polish prime minister said. Seven people were missing.
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Arbery killers’ sentencing for hate crimes moved to August BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A federal judge Wednesday postponed sentencing for the white men convicted of hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery until Aug.
Conn. trooper charged with manslaughter
HARTFORD, Conn. – A Connecticut state trooper who fired seven gunshots into a car and killed a man in 2020 after a high-speed chase has been charged with manslaughter after a more than two-year investigation found the shooting not to be justified, officials said Wednesday.
Sherman pays $164k for help with FM 1417 right of way land acquisition
The Texas Department of Transportation will be getting some outside help in acquiring land for the expansion of FM 1417. The Sherman City Council approved a $164,540 contract Monday night with Halff Associates for assistance in acquiring right of way for the project and related utility projects.
3 Black churches in La. rebuilding after 2019 fires
OPELOUSAS, La. – Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black Baptist churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well under way.
New abortion law challenge filed
Former state Sen. Wendy Davis has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s near-total ban on abortion, the latest effort by abortion advocates to overturn the Texas law.