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Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6.Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that's become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion last year. It's stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.With some states enacting abortion bans and others enshrining protections and expanding access to birth control, the machines are part of a push on college campuses to ensure emergency contraceptives are cheap, discreet and widely available.There are now 39 universities in 17 states with emergency contraceptive vending machines, and at least 20 more considering them, according to the American Society for Emergency Contraception. Some, such as the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, are in states where abortion is largely banned.Over-the-counter purchase of Pl...

Silver Alert discontinued for 82-year-old Kerrville woman

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

KERRVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — A Silver Alert that was issued Sunday for an 82-year-old woman was discontinued overnight. The Kerrville Police Department issued the alert late Sunday night after the woman had not been seen since Sunday afternoon. The alert was discontinued after the woman was found safe.

Pets our Morning Report subscribers shared in July

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

At the end of every Morning Report, we share photos and stories of our subscribers’ pets.Sign up for our free, weekday newsletter at twincities.com/newsletters.Monday, July 3 (Memorial Monday)Boss“This is Boss, named after Bruce Springsteen,” Patricia writes. “Recently passed in early June, just shy of his 13th birthday on July 25.”Related ArticlesLocal News | Here the pets our Morning Report readers have shared in June Local News | Extra, extra: Here are pets our Morning Report subscribers shared in 2022 Local News | Morning Report pets: Meet Ein, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi from St. Paul

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Would You Date A Friend's Ex-Husband? 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is a bit complicated. It came from Susan, and it's about dating the ex of a friend. This is what Susan wrote. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! I have a dilemma Jaime. I listen everyday and most of the time I hear good advice for the dilemmas you do so I'm hoping the same happens for me. I have a great friend group. We've been friends for over 20 years. I don't want this to be a long story so I'll cut to the dilemma part. One of my friends, Jackie was married to a guy Brad. They divorced about ten years ago. Jackie is happily remarried. I myself am divorced. Recently Brad started hanging around the places that we go. Brad and I always go along, we always enjoyed each other's company. Well, here's the dilemma. Brad and I have been dating now for about a month. I hadn't told Jackie because at first I thought it was just going to be two old friends catching up, but now we ...

Troy police investigating homicide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department is currently investigating a fatal shooting in the area of 102nd and 2nd Avenue. According to Troy Police, a male victim died. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Troy Police say that two individuals were involved in an altercation that resulted in the victim being injured. The victim was taken to and treated at a local hospital where he later died. Troy Police are urging any witnesses of the incident or anyone with information to contact detectives at (518) 270-4421 or report online at troypd.org.

GasBuddy: Avg. Albany prices fall .6 cents in last week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Average gasoline prices in Albany have fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.71/g on Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in Albany are 0.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 110.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.80 per gallon. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $3.43/g on Sunday while the most expensive was $3.89/g, a difference of 46.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.99/g while the highest was $4.85/g, a difference of $1.86/g.The national average price of gasoline has fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.50/g Monday. The national average is down 1.9 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 12...

UAlbany men building winning relationships

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The UAlbany Men's basketball has been putting in some off season work with some of the old, and new faces to the team. One of the area's they've been working on other than the team chemistry on the floor, are the relationship's off the court. An area that head coach Dwayne Killings believes that last season wasn't the strong point of his team. Building that chemistry early has brought some optimism about what can be expected from the Great Danes in 2023. "I didn't think we had the kind of deep relationships we needed to be a really strong team last year," Killings said. "So, we're spending time off the court, we've done some things already, we'll have what we call mentality meetings on Sunday's or culture meeting's to talk about things that are most important to us, relationships, discipline, commitment, energy, trust, selflessness, toughness those things are really important to our program, but I think we need to define them and really understand them and r...

Ask Amy: Reader remains in a COVID lockdown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

Dear Amy: I’m stuck in a deep hole.I didn’t think the COVID lockdown would affect me much because I’m an introvert and a homebody, but I’m finding it difficult to make myself leave the house. I only go to the grocery store and to my doctors’ offices — and occasionally to a family member’s house.One factor is that I moved to a new town just a couple of months before COVID hit, so I don’t have any local friends.I’m retired, so I don’t have any work buddies.I know that joining groups is a good way to meet people.I joined a church, but rarely go. I “plan to” join a quilting club and to get together with a group that plays an AR (augmented reality) game I used to play all the time.My husband sometimes suggests we go somewhere, but when I think about going out my stomach tightens, and I feel like I want to cry.How do I get past this?— Want Out!Dear Want Out!: Your recognition that this is a problem, and your desire to change your situation, are very good signs that you can creep out of th...

France unrest: Riots spread, thousands march in memory of shot teenager

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

President Emmanuel Macron fought to contain a mounting crisis on Thursday (29 June) as unrest erupted for a third day over the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb.Forty thousand police officers were to deploy across France - nearly four times the numbers mobilised on Wednesday - but there were few signs that government appeals to a de-escalation in the violence would quell the widespread anger.In Nanterre, the working class town on the western outskirts of Paris where 17-year-old Nahel M. was shot dead on Tuesday (27 June), protesters torched cars, barricaded streets and hurled projectiles at police following a peaceful vigil.Protesters scrawled "Vengeance for Nahel" across buildings and bus shelters.Local authorities in Clamart, 8 km (5 miles) from central Paris, imposed a nighttime curfew until Monday (3 July).Valerie Pecresse, who heads the greater Paris region, said all bus and tram services would be halte...

Human Rights Watch reports new evidence of Ukrainian use of anti-personnel landmines

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:41 GMT

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday (30 June) that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022.The group called on Ukraine's government to follow through with a commitment made earlier this month not to employ such weapons, investigate their suspected use and hold accountable those responsible."The Ukrainian government’s pledge to investigate its military’s apparent use of banned anti-personnel mines is an important recognition of its duty to protect civilians," Steve Goose, Human Rights Watch's arms director, said in a statement.HRW said it shared its findings with the Ukrainian government in a May letter to which it received no response.Ukraine's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Ukraine in 2005 ratified a 1997 international treaty banning such mines and mandating the destruction of stocks of the weapons.Russia did not join ...