The owner of an unpermitted firing range is facing jail time if he won't allow officials from the town of Pawlet to visit the property within 30 days, a Vermont judge said Monday.

The town has been working for years to get Daniel Banyai to comply with its zoning regulations, and later orders from the state Environmental Court.

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Jackson police are short-staffed, assistant chief says

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An assistant chief says the police department in Mississippi’s largest city is short-staffed by 98 officers and 67 civilian employees. Joseph Wade of the Jackson Police Department discussed staffing levels with City Council members Monday. He says the department is budgeted for 356 sworn officers but has 258. On the civilian side, JPD is budgeted for 199 employees and has 132. Wade says recruitment and retention are big issues, as they are with law enforcement agencies across the country. Capitol police officers working for the state Department of Public Safety also patrol in parts of Jackson where state government buildings are located.

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Chula Vista street team aims to save lives of its homeless residents

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — As the number of deaths among homeless people rises, the Chula Vista nonprofit Community Through Hope plans to launch a street medicine team this summer to improve the health, or even save the lives, of people living without shelter in the South Bay.

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Washington state retools first-in-the-nation long-term care benefit

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Patricia Keys, 71 and a stroke survivor, needs help with many everyday activities, such as dressing and bathing. Her daughter Christina, who lives near her mom in Vancouver, Washington, cares for her in the evenings and pays about $3,000 a month for help from other caregivers.

Latest apps promise fast service but can they deliver?
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Latest apps promise fast service but can they deliver?

  • By TALI ARBEL - AP Technology Writer

Venture capitalists have poured billions into the latest pandemic delivery craze: companies that promise to get you a bottle of Tylenol, an iced coffee, hummus, a cucumber and a roll of paper towels. In 30 minutes or less — or even 15 minutes or less. Experts say they're unprofitable. Bigger companies are muscling in. And officials in European cities and in New York, which has become the U.S. launching pad, have already started complaining about how they operate, saying it’s bad for employees and residents. Services are already shutting down, cutting workers or scaling back their fast-delivery promises.

United's Ronaldo won't play game at Liverpool after son dies
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United's Ronaldo won't play game at Liverpool after son dies

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Cristiano Ronaldo will not play for Manchester United at Liverpool after the death of one of his newborn twins. The boy’s death was announced on Monday by Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez. United said in a statement that “family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time.” Ronaldo thanked the doctors and nurses for their care. He said that “only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness.” United plays at Anfield on Tuesday night.

Instagram adds fundraising to Reels to help nonprofits
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Instagram adds fundraising to Reels to help nonprofits

  • By GLENN GAMBOA - AP Business Writer

Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, plans to celebrate Earth Day by expanding its offering of fundraising tools and making them more easily available to more than 1.5 million nonprofits on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, including those involved in fighting climate change. Starting Tuesday, Instagram users can attach donation buttons to their Reels, turning the short videos into fundraisers. As it does for donations on Facebook and other Instagram content, Meta will collect and pass along the donations to the nonprofits at no charge, paying the processing fees itself. More than $6 billion has been donated on Facebook and Instagram since fundraising began on the platforms in 2015.

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Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fall

  • By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer

Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine the original vaccine with protection against the latest variant. Now it's reporting a hint that such an approach might work. Before omicron struck, Moderna began testing a shot combining the original vaccine with protection against an earlier variant named beta. The company says people given that test combo shot developed more antibodies capable of fighting newer variants — including omicron — than today's regular booster. Studies are underway to see if a combination shot that adds omicron-specific protection works better.

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Millennial Money: Skipped college in 2021? Enroll this fall

  • By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet

Between fall 2019 and 2021, college enrollment nationwide fell by nearly a million students — and for a number of financial reasons, this fall is an ideal time for students to resume their education to attain a degree or credential. The advantage of earning a degree is still evident since higher education typically results in bigger lifetime earnings and postponing your education makes it less likely you’ll return to school. Also, colleges, and particularly community colleges, are ready to meet the needs of students: Flexible course offerings are becoming more common and financial support is much more widespread because of federal pandemic assistance funds.

Austrian avant-garde artist Hermann Nitsch dies at 83
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Austrian avant-garde artist Hermann Nitsch dies at 83

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Austrian avant-garde artist Hermann Nitsch has died at age 83. He was known among other things for works in which he used blood and animal entrails. Nitsch’s wife said Tuesday that Nitsch died at a hospital in the Austrian town of Mistelbach on Monday after a serious illness. Nitsch was versatile with performance art, painting, sculpting and composing among his activities. He was a co-founder of Viennese Actionism and best known for his Theater of Orgies and Mysteries. It was conceived as a visceral synthesis of the arts which peaked with a “6-day Play” in 1998. It featured 13,000 liters (more than 3,400 gallons) of wine, hundreds of liters of blood, kilograms of grapes and tomatoes, several animal carcasses and musical accompaniment.

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Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, US

  • By MARIA CHENG - AP Medical Writer

Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections in Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and the U.S. Last week, British officials reported 74 cases of hepatitis, or liver inflammation, detected in children since January. The usual viruses that cause infectious hepatitis were not found in the cases, and scientists and doctors are considering other possible sources, including COVID-19, other viruses and environmental factors. British officials ruled out any links to COVID-19 vaccines, saying none of the affected children was vaccinated. 

Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says
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Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says

  • By LYNN ELBER - AP Television Writer

Hollywood’s response to climate change has included donations, protests and other forms of activism. But it's apparently missing out on a solution close to home. According to a new study of TV and film scripts from 2016-20, less than 3% refers to climate change-related words and phrases. An initiative intends to help turn that around with a blueprint titled “Good Energy: A Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change.”  The playbook was created with feedback from more than 100 TV and film writers. Among its suggestions: show solutions to climate change in the background,  such as including solar panels in an exterior shot of a building.

Frontex sees big rise in EU migrant entries, no Ukraine link
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Frontex sees big rise in EU migrant entries, no Ukraine link

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European Union border and coast guard agency Frontex says the number of migrants trying to enter Europe without authorization has risen to its highest level since 2016. That does not include refugees trying to enter the 27-nation EU from war-torn Ukraine. New Frontex figures Tuesday estimate that more than 40,300 “illegal crossings” were made between January and March, up by 57% over the same period last year. Well over 1 million people, most from Syria but also many Iraqis, entered the EU in 2015, overwhelming reception facilities. Their arrival sparked a major political crisis in Europe as nations bickered over who should take care of them, and tensions still linger. Refugees from Ukraine have been widely welcomed.