CDC Says Cruises from U.S. Ports May Resume in July
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After preventing cruise ships from launching from U.S. ports for more than a year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta released a new timetable in the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order that may allow sailing from ports like Miami and Everglades in Florida as soon as July 2021.
Fla Senator Rick Scott
According to a report in
USA Today, the timetable depends on cruise organizations following guidelines that require either trial sailings or vaccination for almost the entire crew and passengers. CDC has been under pressure from the industry and Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio and Alaska s Sen. Dan Sullivan who filed a lawsuit and new legislation to resume cruises in the summer.
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West Virginia May Be Next State to Ban Trans Athletes April 08 2021 7:09 PM EDT
West Virginia is close to becoming the next state to bar transgender athletes from competing in school sports consistent with their gender identity.
The state’s Senate Thursday passed House Bill 3293, which includes such a ban, after the House of Delegates approved a version of it two weeks ago, the Associated Press reports. However, the House version covers only middle and high school athletics, while the Senate legislation includes college and university sports as well. The two versions must be reconciled before going to Gov. Jim Justice for his signature or veto. Justice hasn’t indicated what he’ll do.
West Virginia transgender athlete bill wins Senate approval
JOHN RABY, Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Transgender females in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under a bill that narrowly won state Senate approval Thursday.
After 90 minutes of passionate debate, the Senate passed the bill on an 18-15 vote. The bill heads back to the House of Delegates to address Senate changes with only a few days left in the regular legislative session.
The House passed a version of the bill earlier that focused on middle and high schools. The college component was added in the Senate version.
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