At the same time, Ms. Caprara said the Pritzker administration regularly boasts about the state’s welcoming political environment, where abortion rights are codified and companies will never find themselves in the position that the Walt Disney Company now occupies in Florida — sandwiched between the restrictions of conservative government gay and transgender rights and liberal consumers demanding a corporate pushback. “Companies don’t want to have to deal with people boycotting their business or struggling to get people to move to them, especially younger workers,” he said....

Dr Bob Hodges, a veteran of the frontline of primary care, had invited me to his practice in Gloucester to witness the more complex reality behind these headlines. Hodges is a large, genial man with an easy smile, one of nine partners in his Aspen practice near downtown and vice president of the local medical board representing the county’s general practitioners. He wears hospital scrubs because he doubles as a subspecialist in dermatology doing minor surgeries....

In May, the Alberta Court of Appeal struck down the impact assessment law, calling the controversial law an “existential threat” to each province’s right to control its own resources. Previously known as Bill C-69, the IAA received royal assent in 2019. It allows federal regulators to consider the impacts of large construction projects — such as pipelines — on a range of environmental and social issues, including climate change. The Liberal government was quick to announce its plan to refer the Alberta court’s non-binding opinion to the Supreme Court, and in recent weeks, the Office of the Attorney General of Canada completed its notice of appeal and filing deadlines have now been set....

Highland Park Police Chief Chris O’Neill, the incident commander at the scene, urged people to stay put as authorities search for the suspect, described as a white male wearing a white or blue T-shirt. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference that the gunman apparently opened fire on the marchers from a rooftop using a rifle found at the scene. He didn’t know which building....

Monkeypox patients in the UK have markedly different symptoms to those seen in previous outbreaks, according to researchers in London, raising concerns that cases are being missed. Patients reported less fever and fatigue and more skin lesions in the genital and anal areas than usual with monkeypox, according to the study of 54 patients at London sexual health clinics in May this year. Monkey pox, a usually relatively mild viral disease endemic to many countries in west and central Africa, has caused more than 5,000 cases and one death outside those areas – mainly in Europe – since early May....

As a Taurus you’re ready to celebrate stability, so the very thought of change usually requires careful thought and planning. Last year you had an eclipse on November 19th with an emphasis on Taurus at 27 degrees, which affected you if you were born within five days of May 18th. Two more eclipses came this year, on April 30 and May 15, affecting Taurus born within five days of those dates....

Premier Jason Kenney said the province will extend the previously announced $50 rebate on electricity bills for another three months. “We know Albertans are struggling with the rising cost of living, especially with energy inflation driving so much,” Kenney told Global News on Tuesday, before the province publicly announced the rebate extension on Wednesday. “We’re hearing from Albertans that more needs to be done to help them deal with this cost-of-living crisis....

In an appeal filed last month, Brady Robertson’s lawyer claims the judge erred in upholding the constitutionality of Canada’s law that sets a legal limit for THC blood concentration while driving. The notice states that Robertson is seeking to have the section of the law related to THC blood concentrations invalidated and his impaired driving convictions vacated. Robertson, 22, was sentenced in May to 17 years in prison, minus nearly three years of credit for time already served....

Scotland Yard said on Friday that officers wishing to take part in the celebrations should do so in civilian clothes and not in police uniform, after hearing the “reasonable concerns” of the activists. Uniformed officers will continue to patrol the annual parade, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Saturday with performances by American singer-songwriter Ava Max and British star Emeli Sandé. The decision comes after human rights activist Peter Tatchell expressed concern about the “homophobic” handling of the investigation into serial killer Stephen Port....

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register This content was created in Russia, where the law restricts the coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, June 29 (Reuters) – The ruble offset gains in volatile trade on Wednesday as Russia’s finance minister hinted at possible measures to ease upward pressure on the currency as it approached 50 against the dollar for the first time since May....

Xiaomi made the announcement on its Weibo account, which was located by the Android Authority. The company says that its new 12S Ultra will use Sony’s largest mobile phone sensor currently offered, resulting in better low light performance, faster focus and better dynamic range than expected from the small format of smartphones. This is not the first smartphone to use a 1-inch sensor. Last year, Sony announced the Xperia Pro-I, which was the first smartphone to feature a 1-inch sensor with phase detection....

When she came in, her son was steady. But it got worse, and so MacLeod talked to a nurse. “The nurse looked at her system and again there were no beds available. She was obviously disappointed. She told me she could tell the system was broken,” McLeod said. The nurse was able to find a bed in another unit and McLeod’s son finally managed to ask for help. But the whole test lasted about eight hours....

Lalani Erika Walton, huit ans, a été retrouvée dans sa chambre “suspendue à son lit avec une corde autour du cou” après avoir passé des heures à regarder des vidéos du “Blackout challenge”, comme le suggère l’algorithme de TikTok. Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, neuf ans, a également tenté le défi, cette fois suspendue à une laisse de chien dans son sous-sol, selon les poursuites, rapporte le Los Angeles Times. Le défi du blackout, le dernier d’une série de frénésies virales dangereuses circulant sur la plateforme, favorise une forme d’autostigmatisation, incitant les utilisateurs à voir combien de temps ils peuvent retenir leur souffle....

The release says the driver of the SUV fled the scene after the collision, around 8:20 p.m. “Another driver in the area stopped to assist the officer, helping her out of the vehicle [safely]”, the press release said. Although he suffered minor injuries in the collision, the RCMP officer “immediately began searching for the driver of the SUV,” the release said. He found an injured woman hiding in tall grass about 300 yards from the crash site and arrested her, according to the news release....

The joint memorandum underscores the commitment of Finland, Sweden and Turkey “to extend their full support to each other’s security threats,” Niinistö said. “The concrete steps of our NATO membership will be agreed by NATO allies in the next two days, but this decision is now imminent,” he added. The two nations formally applied to join the security alliance in May, spurred on by Russia ‘s invasion of Ukraine. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly stated that Turkey will not support the candidacy, accusing the two countries of hosting members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, also known as the PKK, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization....

The ministry said in its statement that a committee has been set up to look into the circumstances of the attacks and any scientific reasons behind them. It also reported that the Governor of the Red Sea Governorate, Major General Amr Hanafi, had ordered the suspension of all activity in the area surrounding the attacks. The first victim was taken to a local private hospital, a source from the Red Sea Health Affairs Directorate told Reuters....

13:09 Uhr: Russland feiert Johnsons erwarteten Rücktritt Russland bejubelt Medienberichte über den erwarteten Rücktritt des britischen Premierministers Boris Johnson. „Die „besten Freunde“ der Ukraine gehen. Der „Sieg“ ist in Gefahr!“, schreibt der stellvertretende Chef des russischen Sicherheitsrates, Ex-Präsident Medwedew, im Nachrichtendienst Telegram. Johnsons Abgang sei „das faire Ergebnis britischer Unverschämtheit und Politik auf niedrigem Niveau. Besonders auf der internationalen Bühne“, sagte Medwedew. Johnson ist einer der glühendsten Unterstützer der ukrainischen Regierung im Kampf gegen den russischen Angriffskrieg....

Ukrainian borscht production was “inscribed today on Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection,” Unesco said in a statement on Friday. “Whether as part of a wedding meal, at the center of food-related competitions or as a guide for tourism, borscht is considered part of the fabric of Ukrainian society, cultural heritage, identity and tradition,” it added. He was careful to describe Ukrainian borscht as a national take on a dish eaten in many countries in the region....