2018 Laws Expanded Rights and Rules Across States
A USA TODAY excerpt lists new 2018 laws including public restrooms with diaper-changing facilities, seat belts for buses, and gender designation changes on birth certificates in California. It notes Illinois breastfeeding accommodations, cremated remains rules, pet custody in divorce, and Yelp style online reviews. Georgia allows firearms on public college campuses with exceptions, while Tennessee bans handheld phones in school zones. Free handgun permit exemptions for armed forces veterans, campus free speech protections, and Oregon relaxed reporting for minor fender-benders.
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USA TODAY Publisher and staff contact details
The USA TODAY local edition in McLean Virginia provides credits for John Zidich as president and publisher and Joanne Lipman as editor in chief. Kevin Gentzel serves as EF revenue officer with advertising and reprint services offered through GannettReprints and the Associated Press partnership.
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Kevin Gentzel
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GannettReprints.com
Associated Press
Democrats eye New York New Jersey seats in 2018 midterms
Nationally Democrats glow after Alabama win and victories in New Jersey and Virginia as they target toss up House seats in New York and New Jersey. Analysts cite Clinton era districts and GOP incumbents in Faso Tenney LoBiondo Lance Frelinghuysen and others as under threat while Jeff Van Drew is seen as a strong potential candidate.
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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Doug Jones
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Senate
Virginia
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Kinderhook
Claudia Tenney
New Hartford
Frank LoBiondo
Ventnor
N.J
Sabato
Crystal Ball
Kyle Kondik
University of Virginia Center For Politics
Kondik
Clinton
Obama
Leonard Lance
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Kim Guadagno
Brendan Gill
Murphy
Chris) Christie
Brutal cold and wintry mix threaten U.S. New Year
A arctic outbreak grips Montana to the East Coast with subfreezing lows 20 to 30 below normal, while a wintry mix with freezing rain slides from Texas and Oklahoma into the lower Mississippi Valley and Deep South. Travel risks rise as wind chills plunge and snow accumulates in the West and North, with Maine delaying events and oil deliveries eased by a DOT waiver.
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Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Alabama
Deep South
Rockies
Canada
Gulf Coast
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Federal Department of Transportation
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Mid- Atlantic
New England
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Mid-Atlantic
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Midwest
Bismarck
N.C
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
Nebraska
Pacific Northwest
Associated Press
Eating fish linked to higher IQ and better sleep in kids
Ivy League researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed over 500 Chinese children aged 9 to 11, finding weekly fish eaters scored about five IQ points higher than rare eaters and had fewer sleep disturbances. The study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, notes omega 3s may boost intelligence and sleep when introduced early, with guidance for practical, bone-free fish for young children.
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Alexandra Hanlon
Adrian Raine
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