Nations – Page 31833 – Prologue Journal

Maine Gov. Janet Mills signs law making to-go cocktails permanent

Fox News Maine’s pandemic rule allowing to-go cocktails is going to be sticking around. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill Monday evening to make booze-to-go from restaurants and bars permanent, joining more then a dozen states that allow carry-out mixed drinks. To-go cocktails gained popularity nationwide during the pandemic when restaurants and…

Civilians completely banned from using watercraft in Kherson Oblast

Pravda Ukraine All civilians have been banned from using any watercraft in Kherson Oblast. Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration Quote: “Ships and other watercraft have been banned from entering and staying on water facilities in Kherson Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399403/

Eurozone’s Labor Demand Could Support Consumption, Growth

Wall Street Journal Strong demand for workers in the eurozone could boost spending and support economic growth in the region even as bank lending slows, RBC Capital Markets analysts write in a note. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eurozones-labor-demand-could-support-consumption-growth-bf18c4cb

The Hot Issue Bedeviling Arizona’s New Governor: Tamales

New York Times Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have allowed an informal network of home cooks to sell perishable food legally. The backlash has been fierce. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/us/arizona-tamales-katie-hobbs-veto.html

West uses Ukraine to divert developing countries’ attention from Middle East issues

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Thus, the crises, which the developing countries have long been striving to settle, fall victim to the hypocrisy and colonial instincts of the West, which is obsessed with its selfish interests to dictate its demands to the whole world, ignoring other peoples’ culture…

US Senate bill aims to deter child labor by barring violators from federal contracts

Fox News U.S. Democratic Senator Cory Booker will introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to deter child labor at meatpacking plants by barring some offending companies from important government contracts, the latest response to a rise in underage labor in dangerous U.S. industries. The bill Booker’s office shared with Reuters, called the Child Labor Exploitation and…

Former Labor Secretary Reich says election officials should refuse to put Trump on 2024 ballot over ‘treason’

Fox News Former Democratic Labor Secretary Robert Reich called for secretaries of state to refuse to place former President Trump’s name on the ballot in 2024, accusing the former president of “treason.” “The most obvious question in American politics today should be: why is the guy who committed treason just over two years ago allowed…

Prologue Journal

Category: Nations