Steve Nedved
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Feb 27
Young North Korean defectors in South Korea have found success and fulfillment
ABC News(SEOUL) — 12-year-old Choi Hyunmi could feel the cold hitting her chest despite her warm layers. She had been marching through curvy roads, deep woods and a frozen river for about an hour with her mother and older brother in the middle of a violent snowstorm with winds blowing in freezing temperatures. It was …
Feb 27
Wisconsin proposes pollution credits clearinghouse for farmers, municipalities
A bill in Wisconsin’s Senate might help farmers and the state’s water quality. The proposal from Senators Robert Cowles, Jerry Petrowski, and Representative Joel Kitchens calls for improved pollutant trading, where a clearinghouse would provide payments to farmers for adopting nutrient management practices or new technologies to prevent phosphorus, nitrogen, and other pollutants from entering …
Feb 27
Lake Erie Bill of Rights passes
Citizens of Toledo have passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, which says Lake Erie and the Lake Erie Watershed has the right to “exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.” Ohio Farm Bureau says this will allow people to file a lawsuit on the lake’s behalf against any businesses in the Lake Erie Watershed. Joe Cornely …
Feb 27
New bioengineered labels coming soon
The new labels for foods that contain GMOs do not say “GMO.” They say “bioengineered” and derived from “bioengineering.” Michael Stebbins with the Council for Biotechnology Information explains… “The term bioengineered is being used because that’s what the law that was passed in 2016 states and bioengineered is a much more specific term to the …
Feb 27
NYPD may never determine who fired fatal shot in detective’s friendly fire death: Source
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two weeks after NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen died by friendly fire, investigators have been unable to determine which officer fired the shot that killed him, an NYPD spokesman told ABC News. The round that struck Simonsen was recovered but “the ballistics examination was inconclusive,” meaning “we are not able to …
Feb 27
Train crash kills at least 20 in Egypt
Manakin/iStock(CAIRO, Egypt) — A rail car crashed into a concrete barrier at Cairo’s main train station, causing a fire that killed 20 people and injured 40 others on Wednesday. CCTV footage shows travelers walking on the platform as the speeding rail car derailed. There were no passengers on the train. The 163-year-old station is located …
Feb 27
Man, woman arrested at Florida airport after luggage dispute delays flight, injures deputies
(Broward Sheriff’s Office) Ida Shafir and Nick Bogomolsky in booking photos.(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — A man and a woman were arrested at a Florida airport following a luggage dispute that delayed a flight and sent two sheriff’s deputies to the hospital, authorities said. The incident unfolded as Ida Shafir, 67, and her companion, Nick Bogomolsky, …
Feb 27
Active-duty transgender service members set to testify before Congress about President Donald Trump’s potential ban
Bumblee_Dee/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Transgender service members and top Pentagon officials head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about the Trump administration’s transgender service policy. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King, and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt will be the first-ever active-duty …
Feb 27
Woman faces deportation after allegedly assaulting man in MAGA hat
David Cliff/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested a woman who allegedly assaulted a man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat earlier this month. Rosiane Santos was detained by federal agents after video surfaced on Feb. 15 of her grabbing a man’s red cap and throwing it on the …
Feb 27
Three killed in LIRR train crash and derailment in New York
KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images(WESTBURY, N.Y.) — At least three people were killed in New York on Tuesday when a truck collided with a Long Island Rail Road train, causing it to derail, authorities said. There were about 800 passengers on board when a truck tried to beat a westbound train at a crossing late Tuesday, killing …