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By Michael S. Derby May 1 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said Friday she dissented against the central bank holding on to an easing bias this week due to uncertainty around the economic and inflation outlooks. “Uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased in 2026 and makes the future path for monetary policy more uncertain,” Hammack said in a statement. The official said she voted […]

(SRN NEWS)-The legislation removes religious exemptions for all shots deemed mandatory by the state and is likely to be challenged in court, experts say.  The new measure contains language that states that Connecticut’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act cannot be applied to immunizations for children in public or private schools.  Some legal analysts predict an investigation of Connecticut by the Trump administration over the law. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)-A group of abortion advocates are challenging the law under Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.  They argue that banning abortion is a violation of their deeply held religious beliefs in FAVOR of the procedure.  It is a novel legal trick and the state Supreme Court’s decision may impact cases elsewhere.  The justices have granted a speedy hearing, letting the plaintiffs skip over intermediate courts.  Arguments are set for September. Brought […]

(SRN NEWS)-Proverbs 22:6  says “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.”  A study released by the Pew Research Center finds that American kids who were raised with a positive experience of religion are much MORE likely to cling to that faith in adulthood.  The poll also indicates that the more religious the household a youngster was […]

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) – A man who last year tried to enter Israel’s London embassy armed with two knives and carrying a “martyrdom note” was on Friday convicted in a London court of preparing an act of terrorism. Abdullah Albadri, 34, a failed asylum seeker from Kuwait, attempted to breach the embassy’s perimeter in April 2025 because he wanted to send a message about “the killing of children”, prosecutors […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves had plenty of lulls during the regular season, seemingly coasting at times while struggling to recapture the form that fueled them to consecutive Western Conference finals appearances over the last two years. The postseason switch sure got flipped against the rival Denver Nuggets, as the players promised all along. The energy and urgency was never greater than in the series-clinching Game 6 victory on […]

LONDON (AP) — The Eurovision Song Contest is turning 70, with a few political clouds hanging over its glitter-drenched party. The annual musical extravaganza that has been likened to a pop music Olympics takes place in Vienna, Austria, May 12-16. It will see singers and bands from 35 countries compete onstage for the continent’s musical crown — but with some high-profile absentees who are boycotting to protest Israel’s participation. Here’s […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An angry crowd rioted outside an Australian Outback hospital where a man accused of killing a 5-year-old girl was treated for a vigilante beating. The suspect, Jefferson Lewis, allegedly abducted the girl at an Indigenous community near Alice Springs in the central Australia at the weekend. The body of the girl, who is now known as Kumanjayi Little Baby because of an Indigenous ban on naming […]

By Nick Carey LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) – Registrations of Tesla cars continued to rebound in France, Denmark and the Netherlands in April, but fast-moving Chinese rivals such as BYD kept chipping away at the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s market share. Tesla’s sales have recovered strongly in Europe this year after two consecutive annual declines, including a drop of nearly 27% in 2025. The EV maker’s sales rose almost 45% […]