Mdvd High court sides with property owners in wetlands case Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace President Obama asked Middle East leaders Wednesday before a White House dinner kicking off renewed peace negotiations.Over the past 24 hours, the Middle East leaders have offered their insights, hopes and expectat ions for the resumption of talks. Some have been hopeful, though cautious; others have offered a more sobering picture of what to expect from the opening round of talks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks in with these reservations: We want the skyline of the West Bank to be dominated by apartment towers, not missiles. We left Lebanon, we got terror. We left Gaza, and we got terror once again. We want to ensure that territory we concede will not be turned into a third Iranian-sponsored terror enclave aimed at the heart of Israel.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu counterpart in the direct talks, sees significant potential for the talks, as he seeks to gain the creation of a Palestinian state. Abbas has said, however, that failure by Israel to renew the settlement freeze that is to expire in September would derail the talks. We call on the Israeli government to move forward with its commitment to end all settlement activities and completely lift the embargo over the Gaza Strip, Abbas said on Tuesday.Abbas offered these words on his vision o f peace:We want a peace that will correct the historical injustice caused by the inaudible of 1948, and one that brin Igbf Detectives in Breonna Taylor case face termination hearing LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥?Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died. He was 85.Bunning family said the ex-senator and baseball great died late Friday of complicat ions from a stroke suffered last October. Bunning was the patriarch of a large family that included his wife, Mary, and their nine children, 35 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.The family is deeply grateful for the love and prayers of Jim friends and supporters, his family said in a statement. While he was a public servant with a Hall of Fame career, his legacy to us is that of a beloved husband, caring father and supportive grandfather.Bunning won 224 games in a workman-like 17-year major-league career, mostly with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The big right-hander, known for his intimidating mound presence, p itched the first perfect game in modern National League history and became the first pitcher after 1900 to throw no-hitters in both the American and National Leagues.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday that Bunning led an extraordinary life in the national pastime and in public service.Bunning success in baseball carried over into politics, as the Kentucky Republican served stints on a city council and in the state Senate before a nearly quarter-century career in Congress.U.S. Senate Major
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Jotd President Bush Tells Saddam, Sons to Leave Iraq Or Face War WASHINGTON AP 鈥?President Donald Trump is expected to relax ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States ; single-biggest effort s against climate change.The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule T uesday on mileage standards through 2026, watering down a tough Obama mileage standard that would have encouraged automakers globally to ramp up production of electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient gasoline vehicles.Trump Cabinet heads have continue d a push to rollback public health and environment regulations despite the coronavirus outbreak riveting the world attention. The administration 鈥?like others before it 鈥?is facing procedural rules that will make changes adopted before the last six months of Trump current term tougher to throw out, even if the White House changes occupants.The Trump administration says the looser mileage standards will allow consumers to keep buying the less fuel-efficient SUVs that U.S. drivers have favored for years. Opponents say it will undercut the Obama administration legacy effort to cut climate-damaging fossil fuel emissions, and will kill hundreds more Americans a year through dirtier air, compared to the Obama standards.The standards have split the auto industry with Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen siding with California and agreeing to higher standards. Most other automakers con Csvc Trump blasts Georgia indictment in fundraising email PALM BEACH 鈥?After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding b ill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump was golfing on Christmas for a second straight day.Failure to agree on the bill could deny checks to millions of Americans on the brink.Trump had no events on his public schedule on the first day of his winter vacation Thursday, but traveled to his Palm Beac h golf club, where he was spotted by CNN cameras on the links. Reporters were given no details of his schedule for the day, but told that, As the Holiday season approaches, President Trump will continue to work tirelessly for the American People. His schedule includes many meetings and calls. Trump departure came as Washington was still reeling over his surprise, eleventh-hour demand that an end-of-year spending bill that congressional leaders spent months negotiating give most Americans $2,000 COVID relief checks 鈥?far more than the $600 members of his own party had agreed to. The idea was swiftly rejected by House Republicans during a rare Christmas Eve session, leaving the proposal in limbo.The bipartisan compromise had been considered a done deal and had won sweeping approval in the House and Senate this week after the White House assured GOP leaders that Trump supported it. If Trump refuses to sign the deal, which is attached to a $1.4 trillion government funding bill, it will force a federal government shutdown, in
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Iotw Same-sex couples in Australia marry at midnight on first day eligibility A Mukwonago family has found that removing a splinter can be considered surgery.Maddie Prigge got a splinter on her foot over the summer, and they were unable to get it out themselves. Another Delayed Flight Airlines Ranked By LatenessThey decided to avoid the high cost of urgent care or the ER, and went to their primary physician at Froedterts Westbrook Health Center in Waukesha. Her dad, Brian Prigge, was expecting a $30 co-pay for a routine doctors visit, but instead the bill was $377.49. He then called Call 4 Action for help. With the co-pay, that cost jumped to more than $400. And that was with health insurance through United Health Care. If the Prigge family was uninsured, it would have cost $705. The hospital considered the procedure to remove the splinter a surgery. I just casually mentioned to the physician hey this was billed as surgery, do you think that what happened in that room was surgical And her answer was no. She didn t believe it was surgical, Brian said. Brians physician responded to his complaint saying in an email he tried to change the name of the procedure, to change the billing code, but found there really isnt an alternative. The hospital investigated the complaint and found that because the physician used a scalpel, it was considered surgical. In a final decision letter they called the charges valid.Froedtert declined an interview for this story, and instead se nt us the following statement: At the request of Mr. Prigge, we reviewed the char Cnik Proposed Maine law could make Fido in the car s front seat illegal GREEN BAY -- A Packers offensive lineman will be going under the knife after being ruled out for 2017.Kyle Murphy will have foot surgery next week, accordi ng to the Journal Sentinel s Michael Cohen.Baseball s Best Fans Milwaukee Brewers Fans Certainly ContendThe Packers placed him on injured rese rve after he hurt his foot on Sept. 24 against the Cincinnati Bengals.Green Bay signed Ulrick John as a replacement for Murphy in a very thin corps of offensive tackles due to other injuries, including some to starters David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga.
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Ikph WATCH: Trump to speak at Made in America event at White House WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The confidence of American consumers slipped this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated for an extended period.The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 103 in September from 108.7 in August. Analysts were expecting a smaller decrease, to a reading of 105.The index measures both Americans assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months.Most troubling was the decline in the index measuring future expectations, which tumbled to 73.7 in September from 83.3 in August. Readings below 80 for futur e expectations historically signal a recession within a year.Relatedly, consumers 82 17; perceived likelihood of a recession in the nex t year rose, after it declined over the summer.Consumers may be hearing more bad news about corporate earnings, while job openings are narrowing, and interest rates continue to rise 鈥?making big-ticket items more expensive, said Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board.The downturn in spending is beginning to reveal itself in the quarterly financial reports of some of the nation biggest retailers. Target recently reported its聽first quarterly sales decline聽in six years. Home Depot, the nations largest home improvement retailer, also聽reported a decline in sales, with a fall-off in big-ticket items like appliances and other things that often requ Wyct California governor derails plan for LA-SF high-speed train Gov. Deval Patrick honors President John. F. Kennedy by laying a wreath at the Massachusetts State House JFK statue on the 50th anniversary of the president assassination. Photo By Eric Haynes / Governor OfficeA young John F. Kennedy, forever striving forward. This is how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts chose to immortalize Kennedy in a bronze statue on the grounds of the Massachusetts State House. On the 50th Anniversary of JFK assassination, the public has been granted access to the statue for a limited time.Public access to the statue was closed after 9/11 when security concerns caused the plaza where the statue stands to be closed to visitors, along with other entrances to the statehouse. The site was open for a short time after the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., in 2009 and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of JFK inauguration in 2011. While John F. Kennedy did not serve in the Massachusetts State House, he represented the commonwealth in the United States House of Representatives and Senate from 1946 until he was elected to the presidency in 1960. He spoke of his Massachusetts roots at the State House as president-elect in 1961.In a speech that became known as his own City on a Hill address, Kennedy said, The enduring qualities of M assachusetts the common threads woven by the Pilgrim and the Puritan, the fisherman and the farmer, the Yankee and the immigrant will not be and co
