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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho women are suing the state in federal court over its expensive training requirement for professional hair-braiders. The women, represented by the Institute for Justice, filed the lawsuit against the Idaho Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board in Boise’s U.S. District Court on Tuesday, the Idaho Statesman reported. Idaho is one of five states that still require cosmetology licenses for professional hair braiding. The licenses require 1,600 hours of training and can cost up to $20,000, even though cosmetology schools aren’t required to teach braiding techniques for naturally textured hair. Scott Graf, spokesperson for the...

CLAIM: Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne (IA) claimed inflation is not caused by the increase in government spending mainly advanced by Democrats during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Verdict: Mostly False.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed civil claims against Republican Representative Mo Brooks alleging he helped incite supporters of former President Donald Trump's to attack the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, saying Brooks' speech to the crowd was constitutionally protected free speech. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta represents a setback for U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, including Eric Swalwell, who last year filed the lawsuit against Trump and his allies alleging they encouraged the crowd to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mehta in February had dismissed claims against several of Brooks' co-defendants,...

Putin was deeply involved in securing the Minsk Agreement long before Zelensky came to power. Although people are calling the current attack on Ukraine unprovoked, Putin attempted to achieve some diplomatic relations with Ukraine regarding the Donbas region and Russian-speaking Ukrainians years ago. Above is a conference in Normandy with Macron, Merkel, Zelensky, and Putin. He directly states that any revision to the Minsk Agreement would “create a situation where nothing can be done.” Putin also points out to Zelensky that 38% of Ukrainian citizens speak Russian. “I would like to point out that 38 percent of Ukrainian citizens regard...

Tuesday was a historic day for the trans community in Northern California. Cristina Arias became the first transgender woman in the region to receive her amended birth certificate recognizing her chosen gender identity. As of January, all Mexican consulates in the United States began to issue amended birth certificates to transgender Mexican people without having to travel to the country. Arias immigrated to Sacramento five years ago from the Mexican state of Jalisco. "I believe that being a woman goes beyond a biological body,” Arias said. “I do not believe that being a woman is reduced to a womb, and...

As coronavirus cases improve across the Bay Area and United States, local health officials are loosening safety guidelines. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDC's 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.) Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco's policy of requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test for indoor settings likes bars, restaurants, and gyms will be lifted Friday. Businesses can decide to be more restrictive than local health guidelines and can continue to require proof of vaccination or a...

The Mesa County grand jury indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley on 13 counts, on Monday evening. These charges are all related to an investigation into allegations of election equipment tampering and official misconduct. PETERS CHARGES Three counts of attempting to influence a public servant (F4) One count of conspiracy to commit attempting to influence a public servant (F5) Criminal impersonation (F6) Two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation (F6) Identity theft (F4) First-degree ofiicial misconduct (M2) Violation of duty (M) Failing to comply with the secretary of state (M)

VIENNA (Reuters) -Parties trying to revive the Iran nuclear deal scrambled on Wednesday to resolve last-minute Russian demands that threaten to scupper negotiations, diplomats said, with the United States appearing unwilling to engage with Russia on the matter. Just as the final issues were being resolved, Russia presented a new obstacle by demanding written guarantees from the United States that Western sanctions targeting Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine would not affect its trade with Iran. European negotiators from France, Britain, and Germany had already temporarily left the talks as they believed they had gone as far as they could...

There is a known $41 billion in Credit Default Swaps (CDS) on Russian debt. There is likely many billions more in unknown amounts. There are also billions more in Credit Default Swaps on state-owned Russian corporate debt and non state-owned Russian corporate debt. In addition to Wall Street not knowing which global banks and other financial institutions are on the hook to pay out on the Credit Default Swap protection they sold in case of a Russian sovereign debt default (or Russian corporate debt default), there is also approximately $100 billion of Russian sovereign debt (whose default is looking more...

Just sayin... In America, Pi Day is 3-14-2022 In Europe, Pi Day is 31-4-2022. Anyone see an obvious problem here??

The Texas Democratic Party nominee for governor told followers that Governor Greg Abbott’s deployment of the National Guard to the border is “a solution in search of a problem.” The nominee made the comment to supporters at a rally on Tuesday. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke told supporters at a campaign stop in College Station that the decision to deploy guardsmen under Operation Lone Star is a “solution in search of a problem.” His comments come after more than 2 million migrants crossed the border illegally into the United States under President Joe Biden’s first year in office — more than...

Russian troops stranded in the 40-mile long convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles stalled on the outskirts of Kyiv could face freezing to death in their vehicles this week as temperatures are set to plunge. A pronounced cold snap in Eastern Europe will see temperatures drop to -10C overnight in the middle of the week around Kyiv and Kharkiv – down to -20C when wind chill is taken into account. The icy conditions are expected to make a difficult situation even worse for the invaders, who have been stuck roughly 20 miles from Kyiv for days amid mechanical problems, fuel...

Ukraine has a long land border with Russia. Taipei: Taiwan's military strategists have been studying Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the country's resistance, for the island's own battle strategy in the event its giant neighbour China ever makes good on its threat to take them by force. While Taiwan's government has not reported any unusual activity by the military in China, which views the island as its own territory, Taipei has raised its alert level. Russia's use of precision missiles, as well as Ukraine's tactically well thought through resistance despite being outmanned and outgunned, are being carefully watched in security...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. A waiver approved Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency allows California to set tough emissions rules for cars and SUVs and impose mandates for so-called zero-emission vehicles that do not contribute to global warming. Former President Donald Trump’s 2019 decision to revoke California’s authority to set its own limits on auto emissions was one of his most high-profile actions to roll back environmental rules...

HOUSTON – As U.S. gas prices hit record highs amid Russia's war on Ukraine, energy industry insiders say Americans can expect soaring prices to linger at least as long as Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion lasts.

The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra is facing ridicule after removing the Russian composer Tchaikovsky from its forthcoming programme dueThe Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra is facing ridicule after removing the Russian composer Tchaikovsky from its forthcoming programme due to the conflict in Ukraine. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture, which celebrates Russia’s victory against the invasion of Napoleon, was due to be included in the orchestra’s upcoming Tchaikovsky concert at St David’s Hall on 18 March, but the entire programme has been abandoned due to events in Ukraine. to the conflict in Ukraine. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture, which celebrates Russia’s victory against the invasion of Napoleon, was...

Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of bombing a children’s hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol during an agreed ceasefire to enable civilians trapped in the city to escape. Russia had said it would hold fire to let thousands of civilians flee Mariupol and other besieged cities on Wednesday. But the city council said the hospital had been hit several times by an air strike. “The destruction is colossal,” it said in an online post. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it an “atrocity.” “Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital. People, children are under the wreckage,” he said on...

The Syrian opposition figure, Majdal-Din Al-Mahsoun, in an exclusive interview on Israeli TV::"أنا مستعد لمحاربة الروس في #أوكرانيا "I am ready to fight the Russians in Ukraine because they destroyed my city and my country, and there is an arena of blood between the Syrian and Russian peoples." .@kaisos1987 pic.twitter.com/U4I6wErSkY— جاي معيان Guy Maayan (@guy_telaviv) March 9, 2022 In clip he says, "Rivers of blood were shed because of the Russians."

Six Democratic governors — five of whom are up for re-election in November — have urged Congress to adopt legislation suspending the federal gas tax until next year as prices at the pump hit record highs after President Biden ordered a ban on importing Russian oil. The six governors — Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Jared Polis of Colorado, Tim Waltz of Minnesota, Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Tony Evers of Wisconsin — noted in a letter to House and Senate leadership Tuesday that the average price of a gallon of gas had hit $4.173...

Poland has officially offered to turn over its entire fleet of MIG-29 fighter jets to the US free of charge to be deployed in Ukraine to fight Russians. Meanwhile, Pentagon has warned that if Poland sends jets to Ukraine, it would mean that NATO is at war.According to the statement by Polish authorities:The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and the Government, are ready to deploy – immediately and free of charge – all their MIG-29 jets to the Ramstein Air Base and place them at the disposal of the Government of the United States...