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The EPA is rejecting calls for tougher regulation of big livestock farms. It’s promising more study

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration Tuesday rejected pleas to strengthen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways, promising more study instead.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it had denied two petitions from environmental and community groups seeking revision of rules dealing with the nation’s biggest animal operations, which hold thousands of hogs, chickens and cattle.“A comprehensive evaluation is essential before determining whether any regulatory revisions are necessary or appropriate,” an agency statement said.In a letter to advocacy groups, Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox said EPA will look closely at its program overseeing the farms as well as existing pollution limits. The agency will establish a panel with representatives of agriculture, environmental groups, researchers and others to develop recommendations, she said.“We want to hear from all voices and benefit fr...

New Paraguay president stresses South American country’s ties with Taiwan at swearing-in ceremony

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — President Santiago Peña said Paraguay and Taiwan are “not just allies, but also brothers” when he was sworn in as the South American country’s new president on Tuesday.Peña took the presidential oath outside the government palace in the capital of Asunción in a ceremony attended by several regional leaders and Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai. Paraguay is the only country in South America, and a member of a dwindling group of 12 governments around the world, to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. It lost a key ally in the region earlier this year when Honduras cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan. “We will build alliances and cooperation with a geostrategic vision, seeking horizontal agreements,” Peña said, noting that the country’s relationship with Taiwan “is an example of this and of Paraguay’s friendly and cooperative spirit with nations for which we have deep affection and with whom we feel not only as allies, but also like brothers.”Before leaving on...

West Virginia Public Broadcasting chief steps down in latest shake-up at news outlet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting has stepped down after one year on the job, the latest sign of upheaval at a news outlet recently shaken by a reporter’s allegation that she was fired for writing an unfavorable story about a division of the state health department. Butch Antolini, former communications director for Gov. Jim Justice and the state Department of Agriculture, didn’t give a reason for his resignation in a brief letter submitted to the board chairman of the West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority on Friday. The EBA, which comprises 11 voting members, including Justice and seven Justice appointees, accepted the resignation at a meeting Monday. The board then appointed Eddie Isom, Public Broadcasting’s chief operating officer and director of programming, as interim director, according to a recording of the meeting aired on YouTube. Antolini joined Public Broadcasting in October 2021 as the interi...

IDOT employee dies after industrial accident in Kendall Co.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

KENDALL COUNTY, Ill. — An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) employee has died after an industrial accident Tuesday morning, according to the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to the accident at a maintenance yard in the 8000 block of Route 47 in Kendall Township just after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The employee was injured after he became pinned between two large pieces of equipment. CPD: Man critical after tow truck drive-by shooting in Little Village Authorities say staff members attempted life-saving measures following the accident, but the employee died from the injuries they sustained in the accident. IDOT issued the following statement after the fatal accident: “We are aware of an incident this morning that resulted in the fatality of an IDOT employee working at a maintenance yard in Kendall County. The department is working with the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office as part of its investigation. We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss. Ou...

Tuohys call Michael Oher's filing 'hurtful' and part of a shakedown attempt

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher's claims that they enriched themselves at his expense “outlandish," “hurtful and absurd" and part of a “shakedown” by the former NFL offensive tackle, whose relationship with the family was the inspiration for the movie “The Blind Side."In the statement first issued Tuesday by attorney Martin Singer to TMZ.com and later obtained by The Associated Press, Singer said the Tuohys are heartbroken and accused Oher of threatening to plant a negative story about them unless they paid him $15 million. Michael Oher, subject of ‘The Blind Side,’ says he wasn’t adopted, report says Singer said the Tuohys hope Oher regrets his recent decisions and that they can reconcile. “In the meantime, however, they will not hesitate to defend their good names, stand up to this shakedown and defeat this offensive lawsuit,” the statement says. Oher filed a petition Monday in Shelby County Probate Court asking a judge to terminate a conservatorship initiate...

Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. returns to starting lineup after finger injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. is back in the starting lineup after being sidelined by a sprained right pinky finger.Robert got hurt on a slide into third base during Wednesday’s 9-2 victory over the New York Yankees. He served as a pinch runner in the 10th inning of Friday night’s 7-6 loss to Milwaukee, but Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field against the crosstown Cubs was his first start since the injury.The All-Star slugger said he isn’t 100 percent, but he thinks he can play.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines“I said it before, my goal this year is to play as many games as I can,” Robert said through a translator. “I won’t let any minor issues or soreness or stuff keep me out of the field. I’m going to do everything in my power to play every day and have a strong finish to the season. That’s my goal, to try to be able to finish this season strong and if I have to get extra treatment before the game to be able to play, I’ll do it because that’s my ...

2 migrant families removed from shelters for missing curfew, later relocated elsewhere

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

CHICAGO — At least two migrant families said they were kicked out of a shelter this weekend for missing curfew by a few minutes.According to City officials, two new arrival families were asked to leave the Super 8 Motel near the intersection of North Sheridan Road and West Chase Avenue on Saturday for missing curfew multiple times. The two families were offered alternate shelter at the Inn of Chicago, but refused the accommodation.Those close to the situation said they were late once by seven minutes, and they had no choice but to resort to camping out at a nearby park.City officials said a second attempt to locate the families on Sunday was unsuccessful, until Tuesday, when they were found and offered shelter at the Inn of Chicago again and this time they accepted."A lot of these people, they don't know the City," said Baltazar Enriquez, President of the Little Village Community Council. "They don't know where to stay. They don't have family here so, we have to find them somewhere ...

Eggo releases 'Brunch in a Jar' liqueur for boozy breakfasts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Whatever you do, don't get waffle wasted. Kellogg has teamed with Gatlinburg's Sugarlands Distilling Company to create the Eggo Brunch in a Jar Waffles & Syrup Sippin' Cream — a 20% alcohol-by-volume beverage aimed to spice up breakfast. What happens to airline passengers when a plane loses cabin pressure? Sugarlands says the adults-only treat combines the taste of Eggo waffles in maple syrup along with Sugarlands' Appalachian Sippin' Cream and comes in a packaged mason jar, according to the company.Eggo Brunch in a Jar Waffles & Syrup Sippin' Cream (Coutresy of Eggo via Sugarlands)Eggo Brunch in a Jar Waffles & Syrup Sippin' Cream (Coutresy of Eggo via Sugarlands)Among the recipes recommended for creation are the Eggospresso Martini, the Eggo Mocha Macchiato and an alcoholic Bananas Foster. Eggo joins other brands like Arby's, Dunkin and Taco Bell, which have all released alcohol collaborations, though Eggo cocktails are unlikely to resemble Arby's french ...

Security guard accused of killing driver leaving Ford Heights strip club  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

COOK COUNTY, Ill. – A private security guard is charged with first-degree murder charge after the Cook County Sheriff's Office says he shot and killed a driver leaving a Ford Heights strip club last Saturday.At around 5:30 a.m. on August 12, deputies responded to the 800 Block of E. Lincoln Highway in Ford Heights for a shooting outside the Atlantis Gentlemen’s Club. Responding officers found 29-year-old Jesus Galvan, of Pharr, Texas, shot in a white pickup truck that had crashed nearby. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. ‘I am a murderer:’ Glenview son stabbed father to death over marijuana use before work, court doc reveals Deputies learned that Galvan and three others had left the club and got into his truck. According to deputies, one of the passengers fired a gun multiple times and struck a parked vehicle belonging to the club’s security guard, 52-year-old Michael Long, of Grand Boulevard.When a club employee approached Galvan’s vehicle, Galvan allegedly displayed a fi...

Cubs minor league pitcher suspended for performance enhancer use

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:15 GMT

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball suspended one of the Cubs' minor league pitchers on Tuesday, and it comes down to the use of a banned substance. Dalbert Mosquea, who is pitching for the Cubs' rookie team in the Dominican Summer League, was given a 56-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol. This was announced just ahead of the big league club's start of their City Series with the White Sox at Wrigley Field.Use of that performance-enhancing substance is a violation of MLB's Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.The 18-year-old pitcher was signed by the club as a free agent on June 29, first assigned to the DSL Cubs Red team before joining their DSL Blue team. In nine games with that squad, Mosquea had a 3.14 ERA in 14 1/3 innings with 23 strikeouts compared to three walks with a WHIP of 1.05.