Fired BA bus driver, KOTFM in LA, and abortion advocacy intensifies
VNN Weekly Digest October 16-22
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
GoFundMe set up for fired Broken Arrow school bus driver
(OKLAHOMA) A GoFundMe has been set up to provide financial help to a Broken Arrow Public Schools bus driver who lost his job after being arrested. The fundraiser to help 68-year-old Thomas Young with living expenses will be active until Oct. 28, said organizer Krystal Byrd.
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ premieres in Los Angeles
(CALIFORNIA) On a clear sunny Monday as rush hour traffic passed the famous Dolby Theatre, motorists and tourists heard the sounds of drumming and voices singing in the Osage language. Wahzhazhes had gathered to sing on the red carpet laid out on Hollywood Boulevard for the Oct. 16 film premiere of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Michigan Voters Backed Abortion Rights. Now Democrats Want to Go Further.
(MICHIGAN) Nearly every day, Halley Crissman and her physician colleagues in Michigan must tell patients seeking abortions they’re very sorry that they can’t proceed with their scheduled appointments. “Patients tell me, ‘Doctor, why are you stopping me from getting the care that I need?’” said Crissman, an OB-GYN who provides abortions as part of her practice and is also an assistant professor at the University of Michigan.
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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Cool for the Northeast with a freeze possible in the Upper Ohio Valley, much above average high temperatures continue for much of the central and western U.S., precipitation chances inland from the West Coast to the Northern Rockies/Plains, and some lingering rain showers and breezy winds for New England.
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