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AP Headline News - Feb 27 2024 21:00 (EST)
making news I'm Ben Thomas Alabama lawmakers are looking for ways to protect and veto fertilization in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos should be considered children meanwhile Norman Hall reports a cabinet secretary pay to visit health and human services secretary Javier Becerra visited a group of frustrated IVF patients in Birmingham the ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court raises doubts about the future some fertility treatments in the state Becerra says the uncertainty is due to the US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade when Roe went down and took away health care rights and access it did it to more than just abortion care for now the treatments are on hold in Alabama governor K IV says lawmakers are working to clarify the conflict and I anticipate having a bill on my desk very shortly but secretary Becerra says Congress may need to intervene to entrine protections nationwide I Norman Hall congressional leaders emerged from a novel office meeting with president Biden optimistic about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown but with a reluctant house speaker a few crane remains uncertain two men convicted of murder and the death of run DMC's jam master J you know he 22 years after the rap stars death and wildfires rapidly expanding in Texas fueled by surging winds that's prompted safety warnings for several towns in the state's rural panhandle the smokehouse Creek fire has more than doubled its size since it sparked Monday the National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings and fire danger alerts for several other states throughout the midsection the country as high winds of over 40 miles an hour combined with warm temperatures low humidity and dry winter vegetation make conditions ripe for wildfires in central Nebraska a mower sparked a prairie fire that has burned a huge swath of grassland roughly the size of the state's largest city of Omaha I'm Lisa Dwyer this is AP news fighting remains an element of the modern National Hockey League but they ferry reports its role has evolved and lessened somewhat fighting remains a staple in the NHL but not nearly as common places it was as late as 20 years ago when the flyers and senators combined for a league record 419 penalty minutes new rules in the implementation of a salary cap were put in place after the 2005 lockout making it forces like Riley Cote almost extinct guys like myself back in the day don't know no longer exist like one-dimensional fighters no longer exists the energy and minimize fighting with those throughout the league it's been a natural progression the salary cap made general managers more reluctant to spend money on one-dimensional players whose sole purpose was to drop the gloves the NHL has clamped down on stick and fractions and unnecessary hits through rules enforcement limiting the type of play that would necessitate the employment of a tough guy or goon I'm Dave ferry thanks Dave and I'm Ben Thomas AP news thanks for listening