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On Monday November 13th Slade Sohmer (East Otis, MA) was arraigned in Southern Berkshire District Court. Mr. Sohmer was charged with: 2 counts: Possession of Child Pornography 2 counts: Dimensions of Child Pornography The Berkshire County Law Enforcement Task Force* opened an investigation into the Defendant on June 16, 2023, following a CyberTip** from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Law enforcement conducted a search warrant on October 17, 2023, and seized Mr. Sohmer’s phones and multiple electronic devices.

On December 17, the order of the Ministry of Defense “On Approval of the List of Specialties and/or Professions Related to the Relevant Military Accounting Specialties, After Which Women Are Registered in the Military” came into force. According to the order, the list of professions of women who can be mobilized was expanded. Despite the martial law, no changes have been made to the order, so women must be registered from October 1, 2022. Yuriy Hryva, head of the legal group of a regional territorial recruitment center, informed Suspilne outlet about the details of women's mobilization. What categories of women...

Sometimes you may get a reaction to it, sometimes you may not get a reaction to it,” Al-Alasadi said. You can expect reactions to the booster similar to a flu shot, and higher protection against COVID and its variants. “I highly recommend getting it. I don’t know why you wouldn’t. Especially if you got the first two doses. With all these new variants, things are opening back up, we’re going back to normal life. Why would you not get the booster shot? It can’t hurt,” Srestha Shing, a vaccinated medical student said.

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced Monday that coronavirus lockdown measures were being extended to the entire country, with travel to be restricted to reasons of work, health, and emergencies. The measures would become effective Tuesday and last until April 3, he said. (Please see link for full article)

On Wednesday, January 3, 2018, the President signed into law: H.R. 4661, the “United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017,” which authorizes appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) U.S. Fire Administration; and reauthorizes three FEMA firefighter assistance grant programs; S. 1536, the “Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicle Act,” which requires the Department of Transportation to: designate an official to coordinate human trafficking prevention efforts across the Department and with other Federal agencies; establish an advisory committee on human trafficking; and expand the scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...