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OTTAWA — A bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic received royal assent Friday, assuring continued financial support now that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit has come to an end.
Royal assent was granted shortly after the Senate passed Bill C-4 on a simple voice vote.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff, spoke with Arquit about the FTC role, both people said. They spoke anonymously to speak candidly about the private interview process. White House officials have also spoken to Gail Slater, a lawyer for Fox Corp. who previously worked at both the FTC and the
The $25 million collected by a statewide organization to pay fines and fees for former felons will keep them from having to choose between food, rent or the ballot box, the leader of the effort said Sunday in Fort Myers.
![a man holding a sign: Desmond Meade, left, executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, and, Neil Volz, right, deputy director, spoke about the restoration of Florida felons' voting rights Sunday during a stop in Fort Myers to display a $601,000 check they said was recently given for that effort the Lee County Clerk of Courts.](https://www.msn.com/{"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"45","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19GXFh.img?h=450&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"35","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19GXFh.img?h=351&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"35","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19GXFh.img?h=351&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}})
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Desmond Meade, left, executive director of the
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Sleeping Giant State Park closed Saturday afternoon due to an investigation involving DEEP, Connecticut State police and Hamden police.
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection made the announcement just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Hamden Police said they were investigating the park on a report of
“Endeavors is dedicated to employing individuals with disabilities and our culture thrives when all employees can contribute in meaningful ways,” said Jon Allman, Endeavors President and CEO. “We are committed to investing and developing our teams to ensure diversity and inclusion is understood in the workplace. Endeavors Unlimited is
“I have been serving in this job for over two and a half years and I have done a lot of work defending some of the agency’s most high-profile regulations, and it was just the right time for me and my family to move on from public service and back
A Norfolk wedding photographer has dropped a lawsuit he filed this summer claiming a new state anti-discrimination law would force him to promote same-sex marriage.
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Chris Herring, owner of Chris Herring Photography in Norfolk, interacts with a bride at a wedding
One day in January, a pair of thieves in black ski masks drove into a restricted area behind a post office in Phoenix. They jumped out of their car, snatched several trays of mail that had just been dropped off and sped away.
Over six days in early April, thieves
Laura French, an elder care attorney in Georgia, sees it all the time. A family is in denial about a parent or another older relative’s deteriorating physical or mental health until there’s a crisis, and “all of a sudden everyone realizes ‘we can’t do this alone.’”
That’s often when the
Today, we have some updates on the theft at the city’s voting machine warehouse, including more security lapses that have come to light and changes officials have promised to increase security. Philly officials are stressing that they have every confidence that the integrity of the Nov. 3 election has not
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 1, 2020) – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an observance tied to the Army’s commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce. The theme, “Increasing Access and Opportunity,” promotes educating employees and hiring authorities about disability employment issues and celebrating the many and varied contributions of
Have you tried logging in to your account, only to find out your password was changed just a couple of hours ago? Believe us, it’s extremely nerve-wracking! With cybercrime and cybersecurity issues on the rise, we can’t stress enough the importance of having secure passwords, and that’s what you’re going
Sooner or later, almost all of us
BELEWS CREEK — The Trump administration’s overhaul of the Clean Water Act earlier this year removes Belews Lake from its protection and environmentalists are at odds with federal and Duke Energy officials over how this potentially affects that and at least a dozen other lakes.
Environmentalists are suing the federal
The “Father of Identity Theft” was sentenced to
ANN ARBOR, MI – A group of parents are asking Ann Arbor Public Schools to open an external investigation into alleged equity issues and the educational climate at Pioneer High School.
The group, Ann Arbor School Parents Intent on Racial Equity, said it’s committed to advancing racial equity within the
“This is an unprecedented change, to remove these lakes from coverage of the Clean Water Act, Holleman said.
But Duke Energy officials say changes have no real impact on how the company monitors the lake and that the state permitting process assures safety.
“We still have very, very strict state
Lady Freethinker
A new undercover investigation into a commercial dog meat auction house in South Korea found hundreds of dogs being kept in cages.
Over the summer, the nonprofit animal welfare organization Lady Freethinker captured footage from the Nakwon Auction House in the city of Namyangju, which is believed to
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Legal advice used to justify a curfew as part of Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown must not be kept secret ahead of a court fight, a judge has ruled. The validity of a curfew, still affecting metropolitan Melbourne, will be tested in a Supreme Court trial next week. Mornington Peninsula
Former England captain Sam Burgess has stepped down as South Sydney Rabbitohs assistant coach while police investigate allegations made against him.
The Australian newspaper reported on Friday that the National Rugby League (NRL) club had covered up alleged drug use
By Philip Van Slooten, CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE
ANNAPOLIS, MD — An update to Maryland’s hate crimes law, named for slain Army 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, is one of several anti-discrimination measures going into effect Oct. 1. Other notable bills address crime, the environment and healthcare, including an infectious disease
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As per the latest news update in the Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case has come in the form of the late actor’s family lawyer speaking about the CBI chargesheet. As per a news report by Times of India, Vikas Singh says that the AIIMS report is
A man from Tennessee who served time for impersonating Hollywood stars and Wall Street executives is going back to prison — this time for stealing from dead people, federal prosecutors say.
James Jackson, 58, was sentenced to 17 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of fraud, identity
![Slide 1 of 2: Chester Pitts, former Houston Texans Guard & Altus Foundation Board Member is thanked by a young man for giving him food during a distribution for families in need.](https://www.msn.com/{"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19bVKD.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1560&y=662","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19bVKD.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1560&y=662","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19bVKD.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1560&y=662"} "Your resource guide for food assistance, utilities, legal help for evictions and volunteering - Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer")
![Slide 2 of 2: Paige Daniels, 17, right, and Neha Shaw, 17, center, load boxes of food into a trunk during a food distribution at Imagen Venues in Houston. “I honestly just like to give up my time to others,” Daniels said.](https://www.msn.com/{"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19bVKI.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19bVKI.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19bVKI.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Your resource guide for food assistance, utilities, legal help for evictions and volunteering - Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer")
