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Today in History Today is Friday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2023. There are 233 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift. On this date: In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was found in a wooded area near Hopewell, New Jersey. In 1933, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration were established to provide ...

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Today...A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 15 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms at night, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday...Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Breezy, with an east ...

Virginia judge says law banning sales of handguns to young adults is unconstitutional

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Payne in Richmond, if not overturned, would prevent dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds. In his 71-page ruling, Payne wrote that many of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are granted at the age of 18, including the right to vote, enlist in the military without parental permission and serve ...

Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO

Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called — and it’s a woman. He did not name her but said she will be starting in about six weeks. Musk, who bought Twitter last fall and has been running it since, has long insisted he is not the company’s permanent CEO. The Tesla billionaire said in a tweet Thursday that his role will transition to being Twitter’s executive chairman and chief technology officer. In mid-November, just a few weeks after buying the social media platform for $44 billion, he told a Delaware court that he does not ...

Justices back California law requiring more space for pigs

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday backed a California animal cruelty law that requires more space for breeding pigs, a ruling the pork industry says will lead to higher costs nationwide for pork chops and bacon. “While the Constitution addresses many weighty issues, the type of pork chops California merchants may sell is not on that list,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in an opinion for the court. Industry groups have said the law would mean expensive, industry-wide changes even though a majority of the farms where pigs are raised are not in the nation’s most populous ...

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Making the healthy choice may not change everything immediately, but your confidence will be strengthened each time your choices are aligned with your best self. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When the balance is off between people, it doesn’t sit right with you. People have different roles to play. While some come with more status and perks, all the roles are important and deserving of respect. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re a problem-solving machine, processing a heap of unknowns. You’ll gather information and figure out what’s important. You’ll ...