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• Air travel news includes: 1) It has nothing to do with all of the above. Thankfully 2) That's some really cool news. Palm Springs International Airport has launched a program to allow people to get on and off planes. To access areas past security. According to the airport website:The new PSP Stay and Play Pass allows non-travelers to shop, dine, watch planes, greet friends and relatives upon arrival at the gate, accompany a traveler before their flight, and more. Individuals interested in obtaining a PSP Stay and Play Pass must complete an online application. Once approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the PSP Stay and Play Pass is treated like a boarding pass, allowing visitors access to terminals when TSA checkpoints open. Visitors must follow the same TSA screening and screening procedures as ticketed passengers, including having a government-issued photo ID. After passing through security, you can enjoy the entire airport terminal. ”
• NBC News headline: “Principal who moonlights as drag queen resigns under pressure from Oklahoma school officials.” Details: “For 20 years, Shane Murnane worked as an educator by day and a drag queen in Oklahoma City clubs by night and weekends. As he rose in his career and became a manager, he He said he never had a problem with his dual personality until last year. At the beginning of the fall 2023 semester, Murnane started his new job as principal of John Glenn Elementary School in the Western Heights School District. When he started, an anonymous newsletter published about his drag persona and the past criminal charges he had faced. Two days later, on August 31, the far-right social media account Lives of TikTok posted about Murnane, prompting Governor Ryan Walters to call for his firing. Shortly after, District and Murnan received a bomb threat, according to police records and interviews. Now, Murnane is quitting his job, while Walters is trying to enact rules that would make it easier to fire educators who engage in drug activity off-duty.” Sigh.
• ProPublica dug into a meeting between Republican lawmakers in Tennessee, which has one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation, and anti-abortion forces who want to make sure the law is not relaxed at all. Tennessee Right to Life and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America urged lawmakers to keep the country's “strongest” abortion ban as is. They argue that Tennessee's ban, with its small carve-outs for life-saving procedures and stiff penalties for doctors, means that pregnant patients have to face serious risks and trauma, even if they have to face serious risks and trauma. He said that he believes this is the best example of a law that protects people's lives. process. The group released a model bill suggesting it would like similar language to be adopted across the country, without being weakened by exceptions. During the conference call, one activist reminded the group of the law's strict requirements for doctors. “The burden of proof, or the burden of proving that he or she was right, lies with the doctor.'' Tennessee lawmakers on the call could mine health data to track and investigate doctors and see if the abortions they provided were truly necessary to save patients' lives. He suggested that there was.”
• After four years, I tend to get excited when I hear news about new diseases. Well, we now have news about a new disease. It's called Alaska pox, and just the first person died from it (an elderly person with a weakened immune system due to cancer). So far, it has only been found in Alaska. Is it time to panic? Probably not. Time magazine says: “It's not yet clear how widespread the Alaska pox virus is, but according to (Dr. Joseph McLaughlin, Alaska Department of Health physician and state epidemiologist) the Alaska pox virus has probably been around in animals for a long time. The virus is circulating in the country, and health officials say they have only recently discovered that people have been infected.'“Alaskapox remains a rare disease, and there is no evidence that its incidence is increasing over time,” he says. Still, health officials are urging people with unexplained lesions or rashes to report them immediately to their doctor, who will determine whether additional testing is needed at a public health laboratory to identify the virus. be able to.”
• There is a new vaccine for RSV that can save lives. Unfortunately, not many people are getting it. Politico reports: “Prior to this RSV outbreak, vaccination was finally approved for the first time for the most vulnerable groups of Americans, young and old. It was also recommended for those in late pregnancy to protect babies from birth. People Will they receive the jab? Now that the RSV outbreak is over, the answer is generally not. Only 16% of eligible pregnant women received the vaccine, according to the latest data from the CDC. Just over one in five people in the population were over 60. And uptake among infants and eligible young children was “low,” the CDC said.”
• And finally…California's reputation with the rest of the country isn't very good, according to a recent Los Angeles Times poll. According to naysayers, Golden State has lost its luster. Democrats and Republicans have different concerns and animosity toward California. Liberals believe the state is too expensive to support families. Conservatives don't support almost everything. These partisan divides are fueling negative sentiment, with the survey finding that 48% of Republicans think Californians are “not really American.” Not very American. What the hell does that mean? ” If you keep reading, you'll find that some of the “popular” opinions about California have value, while others have no value at all.
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