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New York solitary confinement

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New York law limits solitary confinement to 15 days

ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed a law banning long-term solitary confinement in the state's prisons. The HALT Solitary Confinement Act limits the amount of time a person can spend in solitary confinement to 15 days, reduces the number of disciplinary infractions that can cause someone to be placed in solitary confinement, and creates an exemption for certain vulnerable populations. "Generations of incarcerated men and women have been subjected to inhumane punishment in segregated […]

todayApril 1, 2021 5

AEW Thunder Rosa Britt Baker

AEW News

AEW Dynamite: Baker, Thunder Rosa collide in first women’s main event

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- Dr. Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa settled their differences in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match, which was the first-ever women's main event on Dynamite. An Unsanctioned Lights Out match has no rules and the bout is unofficial, meaning it will not count towards Baker and Rosa's win/loss record. Dynamite on Wednesday was titled St. Patrick's Day Slam. Baker was joined by her assistant Rebel who immediately got involved in the match by attacking Rosa with a […]

todayMarch 18, 2021 14

tax

Business & Lifestyle

IRS extends deadline for tax returns to May 17

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday pushed back the date by which Americans must file their federal tax returns to give people more time to pay what they owe during the pandemic-related economic downturn. The new filing and payment deadline is May 17, more than a month later than the traditional April 15 date.   "This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the IRS wants to continue to do everything possible to help taxpayers […]

todayMarch 18, 2021 17

NASCAR

NASCAR

NASCAR to use COVID-detecting dogs at Atlanta Motor Speedway

ATLANTA (UPI) -- NASCAR officials plan to use trained dogs to detect COVID-19 among essential personnel for Sunday's Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The procedure will be deployed on a trial basis as a potential first-line of at-track defense designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus. NASCAR said teams were notified of the plan Tuesday. "We think that these dogs and this capability is going to allow us to rapidly confirm that all of those people entering […]

todayMarch 17, 2021 25

COVID-19

National

Smithsonian acquires vial from first U.S. COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Smithsonian National Museum of American History announced Tuesday it's acquired the vial of the first-known COVID-19 vaccine doses in the United States along with other paraphernalia from the first inoculation. The acquisition is part of the museum's effort to document and preserve key milestones of the novel coronavirus, which has killed some 524,000 people in the United States as of Tuesday midday. Northwell Health administered the first Pfizer vaccine to one of its Long Island Jewish […]

todayMarch 9, 2021 3

Dak Prescott

Football News

Cowboys, Prescott reach 4-year, $160 million deal

DALLAS (UPI) -- The Dallas Cowboys and star quarterback Dak Prescott have agreed to a massive contract that will tie the two-time Pro Bowl selection to the franchise for the next four years. League sources told ESPN, NFL Media and the Dallas Morning News on Monday that he is signing a four-year, $160 million deal with the Cowboys. According to the outlets, his signing bonus is $66 million, the highest in league history. The first three years of the new contract […]

todayMarch 8, 2021 6

Roy Blunt

Decision 2022

Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt won’t run for re-election in 2022

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri announced on Monday that he won't run for re-election in 2022 after a quarter-century on Capitol Hill. Blunt, who is the ranking Republican on the Senate rules committee, made the announcement in a video message posted online. "In every job Missourians have allowed me to have, I've tried to do my best," he says in the video. "In almost 12,000 votes in the Congress, I'm sure I wasn't right every time, […]

todayMarch 8, 2021 6

Business & Lifestyle

Software mogul John McAfee charged with cryptocurrency fraud

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors have charged antivirus software mogul John McAfee and an adviser with conspiracy to commit fraud, among other crimes, in a scheme involving cryptocurrency investments, authorities said Friday. The founder of the McAfee antivirus software company and associate Jimmy Gale Watson have been charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy. Officials said the charges relate to two plots to fraudulently promote cryptocurrencies qualifying under federal law as commodities […]

todayMarch 5, 2021 10

snow

National

Early-week storm to threaten more snow for Midwest, Northeast

STATE COLLEGE, Penn. (UPI) -- Following an expansive swath of snow stretching from the central Plains to the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard this weekend, another round of snow is forecast to target some of the same areas early this week. Behind the weekend snow will be an Arctic blast of cold, thanks to the polar vortex. This will be a big contrast from the "feeling" so far this winter, which has been, on average, milder than usual. Many cities […]

todayFebruary 7, 2021 17

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