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Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | August 8, 2025
The calendar may say we’re in the August doldrums, but it seems no one in the space business is taking the summer off. In Washington, Congress continued to push back against President Trump’s proposed NASA budget cuts, while the acting NASA Administrator unveiled plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon and replace the ISS with a commercial space station by the end of the decade.
Memorial Day ceremony honors oldest living veteran, Ned Schreiner
(CIRCLEVILLE) - With Jack Mader serving as the Master of Ceremonies, the Soldier’s Monumental Association (SMA) will honor Pickaway County’s oldest living veteran, Ned Schreiner, on Monday, May 26 at 10:00 a.m. inside Forest Cemetery (905 North Court in Circleville) at Soldier’s Glen. kAm%96 46C6>@?J H:== 368:? H:E9 E96 r:C4=6G:==6 w:89 $49@@= 32?5 A=2J:?8 @FC }2E:@?2= p?E96>[ 7@==@H65 3J E96 =@H6C:?8 @7 E96 p>6C:42? 7=28 E@ 92=7\DE277 3J $E277 $6C862?E (:==:2> w2>:=E@? 2?5 p:C>2?
The future of military logistics is predictive
Among the many lessons of the Ukraine war is that traditional reactive logistics models are dangerously outdated. Russia’s experience shows this. From February 2022’s 40-mile stalled convoy outside Kyiv to more recent ammunition shortages at the front, the Russian military's sustainment failures have proven as devastating as any weapon system. Russia's forces waited until units ran out of fuel before attempting resupply. They discovered parts shortages only when vehicles broke down.
BIS Eliminates Almost All EAR Controls for Australia and the United Kingdom
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On April 19, 2024, BIS removed almost all controls over exports and reexports to, and transfers within, Australia and the United Kingdom of items subject to the EAR. The action is the first change to U.S. export control regulations to implement AUKUS Pillar II. Except for a small number of crime control and firearms-related items, the EAR controls over trade with Australia and the U.K. are the same as for Canada.
By Opher Shweiki, Thomas McCarthy, Thomas Mccarthy, Anne E. Borkovic, Michael C. Mineiro, Thomas Krueger, Charles Hamilton Verified, Ragan Updegraff, Alex Lopes, Kevin Wolf Verified
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For 2023, Super Lawyers Recognizes 13 Lawyers in New York Metro Edition and 6 Rising Stars
Monday, October 16, 2023 On September 22, 2023, Super Lawyers announced its annual list of "New York Metro" and "New York Metro Rising Stars" lawyers, including: To learn where Windels Marx is benchmarked in many other surveys, visit the Recognition page of our website. About SuperLawyers A "rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Returning Passenger Trains to a Station Near You: Why and How
By Charles Hamilton Advocates Meet to Discuss Restoring Passenger Rail Service in Eastern Oregon and Idaho Passenger rail advocacy groups All Aboard Northwest (AANW) and The Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Advocates are bringing their 2023 Train Trek to Weiser, Idaho, and Ontario, Oregon on Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22. We will focus on collecting feedback from citizens, community leaders, and elected officials about their transportation needs.
To get pandemic response right, we must get our politics right
Pandemic response tends to be a top-down technocratic affair. Responsible decisionmakers mobilise the best available science and engineering knowledge to implement social, public health and clinical interventions on a scale that is commensurate with what it takes to manage, control and possibly eliminate the circulation of infectious agents. But as we have learnt, there is a caveat: for this to work requires the consent and active co-operation of the people.
Concomitant Aorto-Caval Reconstruction for Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma
Abstract Introduction Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) is a rare smooth muscle neoplasm typically presenting in the fifth to sixth decades of life with both intraluminal and extraluminal growth patterns. Surgical resection remains the gold standard for non-metastatic disease and often requires vascular reconstruction. We present an atypical case of leiomyosarcoma involving both the IVC and infrarenal abdominal aorta necessitating reconstruction with intraoperative veno-venous bypass.
'Don't shoot me': Complete chilling account of La Loche mass shooting now public
On Jan. 22, 2016, a teen began a shooting spree in the small northern Saskatchewan town of La Loche that left four people dead and seven wounded. The Supreme Court has decided it won't hear the shooter's appeal of adult sentence, so CBC News can identify the shooter and report some chilling details for the first time. Randan Fontaine, now 22, murdered four people and shot and injured seven others in La Loche, Sask., in January 2016.
Dynamite
The tragedy of our exploding ghettos has historical roots in the false expectations of the Reconstruction era, as well as in the refusal of American citizens to sense the frustration and violence gathering in the slums. Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton trace this legacy.
Fay Fuller becomes the first woman known to reach the summit of Mount Rainier on August 10, 1890.
Fay Fuller becomes the first woman known to reach the summit of Mount Rainier on August 10, 1890. By Charles Hamilton Posted 5/29/2006 HistoryLink.org Essay 7786 On August 10, 1890, journalist, schoolteacher and Yelm resident Fay Fuller (1869-1958) becomes the first woman known to reach the summit of Mount Rainier.
City council to vote on Saskatoon Tribal Council's controversial Montgomery Place preschool plan
New A controversial plan for a preschool in Saskatoon's Montgomery Place neighbourhood could get a final stamp of approval Monday night. Residents had mixed reactions to the Saskatoon Tribal Council plan to build preschool Charles Hamilton · CBC News · Posted: Jan 28, 2019 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 28 Saskatoon city council will vote Monday night on a plan by the Saskatoon Tribal Council to convert this detached home along 11th Street W. into a preschool for Indigenous children.
Saskatoon councillor wants to revisit compost decision | CBC News
One Saskatoon city councillor wants to have another look at the city's proposed composting program before it becomes mandatory city-wide. 'I'm not wanting to kill the program. What I'm wanting to do is to take a look at how we implement the program,' says Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer. (CBC) One Saskatoon city councillor wants to have another look at the city's proposed composting program before it becomes mandatory city-wide.
Saskatoon police investigating after video appears to show officer punching suspect
Saskatoon police investigating after video appears to show officer punching suspect | CBC News Loaded Saskatoon Saskatoon police are investigating after a video was posted online that appears to show one of their officers punching a suspect who was laying face down on the pavement.
Dress sale held to raise money for Safe House for Women
Graduate assistant for student involvement Karley Smith hosted the sixth annual Fancy That! Dress Sale along with SE Serves to raise funds for the Safe House for Women on Oct. 19. The event was hosted at the University Center’s third floor. “We’re just trying to bring awareness to [domestic violence],” Smith said. SE Serves used the gently worn dresses that did not sell in their last event in January, but further reduced the dress prices at this event.
'I had no intercourse with her or anybody else': Saskatoon motel owner denies sex assault allegations
WARNING: This story has language and content that may be disturbing to some readers The owner of a Saskatoon motel denies outright that he extorted a tenant for sex and then raped her. "I had no intercourse with her or anybody else," John Pontes told the court during his trial Tuesday at provincial court in Saskatoon.
Saskatoon eyes banning glass bottles, jars from household blue bins | CBC News
Glass bottles and jars could soon be banned from Saskatoon's blue bin recycling program. A new city report says approximately 90 per cent of glass bottles and jars people toss into their recycling bins are broken by the time they get sorted. That means the vast majority of that glass ends up in the landfill.
'It's not easy to live like this': Saskatoon woman living in partially demolished house
Gillian Snyder has been camping in her own house. Seven months after a fire ravaged her Caswell Hill home, she has only one working power outlet on the main floor, no lighting and no walls. While the gutted house makes a great jam space for the local musician, living day to day can be tough. "It's like camping, but it's still not easy. It's not easy to live like this," Snyder said. A fire in January severely damaged her house. It started in the attic and spread quickly.
Saskatoon police questioning suspect in downtown homicide | CBC News
Saskatoon police say they have a suspect in one of the city's two homicides that took place over the weekend. On Friday night, police found an injured man in a hallway of a downtown apartment on the 200 block of Fifth Avenue N. The man was transported to hospital, where he died. "We do have a suspect in the Fifth Avenue homicide at this point, so we are in the process of questioning that individual. It's a long process in many cases," said police spokesperson Alyson Edwards.
'I don't know how to explain it to my kids': Pain still fresh for family after father of 5 killed
For Tyler Applegate's family, it's been a year of heartbreak. Even as his murder case winds it's way through the court process, the pain of the 27-year-old's death a year ago is still fresh. "I don't know how to explain it to my kids with them understanding it…I can't explain it without seeing them hurt," said Kathy Cardinal, his common law partner with whom Applegate fathered five children. The details of what happened that night have yet to come out in court.
Humboldt Broncos arena tribute flower ring to be removed Friday
A ring of flowers laid in tribute to the Humboldt Broncos will be removed Friday as the ice surface at Elgar Petersen Arena is removed. The flowers circling centre ice at the Humboldt, Sask., arena were placed in memory of 16 people killed and 13 injured in a highway crash as the team travelled to a playoff game. Mourners will still be allowed to pay their respects on the ice until 9 p.m. Thursday.
'He's very fortunate': Man who killed Adam St. Denis-Katz in fight won't serve more time behind bars
A man who pleaded guilty to killing a 24-year-old during a fight at a Saskatoon apartment building will spend no further time behind bars in what lawyers agree is a "remarkable" sentence. Blair Christopher French was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in January to manslaughter in the killing of Adam St. Denis-Katz on March 30, 2016. During the fight, French punched St. Denis-Katz five times and after a scuffle ended up throwing him to the ground, according to the agreed statement of facts.
Rise in hard drugs, guns on streets led to more officers using force: Saskatoon police inspector
Saskatoon police say an increase in crystal meth and guns on the city's streets has led to officers using more force, more often. "The chance of a weapon being involved now is more so than in the last two decades for police officers," said Saskatoon Police Service Inspector Patrick Nogier. "That's real." Overall, police used more force in 2017 then in years prior, according to a new report by the service.
Family of man shot by police calls for better oversight in Saskatchewan
This story is part of Deadly Force, a CBC News investigation into police-involved fatalities in Canada. Barbara Lord had nightmares for months. She would wake up screaming, reliving her son's death. Now she says she is living a second, waking nightmare, haunted by the belief that her son's death was entirely preventable. "Gerry was my only child and I was devastated," Lord said from her home in Collingwood, Ont. "It's hard to believe.
Most people who died in police encounters in Sask. were Indigenous | CBC News
This story is part of Deadly Force, a CBC News investigation into police-involved fatalities in Canada. Christina Bigsky believes things would have been different if her son hadn't been Indigenous. He likely wouldn't have been pulled over, she said, meaning he wouldn't have ended up shot dead by a police officer. "I think it was a lot to do with racism," Bigsky said in an interview with CBC News.
'It's been almost two years': Family of man who died in police encounter still waiting for answers
This story is part of Deadly Force, a CBC News investigation into police-involved fatalities in Canada. Josh Megeney's family still doesn't know what happened inside that bedroom. They don't know why Megeney was in that house. But they do know the 28-year-old died from bullet wounds after an encounter with police. "We don't even know what happened to Josh and it's been almost two years," said John Megeney, Josh's father, in an interview from his home in Medicine Hat.
'I saved some lives today': Man uses naloxone to help brother, other man during overdose
When Spring Gagne showed up to a Riversdale basement suite early Monday morning, he found a terrifying scene. His brother and another man were both on the floor, apparently overdosing. His brother was drooling, Gagne said. Luckily, Gagne had brought his anti-overdose kit containing naloxone with him. "I feel like I saved some lives today," Gagne said, just minutes after the two men were taken away by ambulance.
Saskatchewan teenager who killed baby had long history of violence, troubled childhood | CBC News
Years before Jacqueline Danielle Henderson walked into the bedroom of six-week old Nikosis Cantre and killed the baby in his sleep, she showed disturbing signs of violence. The teen girl's identity, and the full details of her disturbing past heard during a sentencing hearing in Saskatchewan provincial court in Saskatoon can now be revealed for the first time. At 11 years old, Henderson began torturing animals and admitted skinning and hanging them alive.
Incoming U of S student union president 'bewildered and appalled' over allegations and campus protests
The incoming president of the University of Saskatchewan Students' Union (USSU) is "extremely appalled and bewildered" by allegations against him after his election Thursday. "I never imagined that running as a candidate for USSU would be this sickening," said Coden Nikbakht, who ran uncontested and was elected Thursday evening as the U of S student union president while facing campus uproar. "... I want to reassure you that these allegations are nothing but false.
Legal think tank doing 'deep dive' into Gerald Stanley trial | CBC News
A little over a month since Gerald Stanley was acquitted in the shooting death of Colten Boushie, a group of prominent academic lawyers are promising a deep dive into the Saskatchewan trial. Stanley is the Biggar-area farmer who was charged with second-degree murder after Boushie, 22, was shot on his rural farmyard in August 2016.
Howard Students Continue Sit-In As University Seeks Injunction
WAHINGTON, March 21--More than 1000 students at predominantly Negro Howard University continued their sit-in today, occupying the administration building for the third day in a row. University officials closed the school yesterday and are seeking a federal injunction to remove the protesting students as tresspassers. Other students are fortifying their positions in school dormitories, vowing to violate a University order that they 'clear out" by midnight Friday.
Saskatoon woman finds her dogs chewing on rat poison-laced meat in backyard
Deb Schick's dogs narrowly avoided serious harm after a dangerous discovery in her backyard this week. The Saskatoon dog owner says she and her husband found their dogs chewing on a piece of meat. Upon further inspection, it turned out the meat was poisonous. Two veterinarians, she said, found little grains that turned out to be rat poison in the meat. "The last thing you would expect someone to do is try and poison your dogs, to harm them," Schick said.
Possible manslaughter charge for alleged drug dealers would hinge on knowledge drugs were tainted: lawyers
A string of overdoses and two deaths in Saskatoon are raising the possibility of a manslaughter charge for the three people police allege sold the deadly drugs. Jagmanjot Grewal, Shervin Beeharry and Azam Kabani all face trafficking and weapons charges in relation to what police say was the sale of lethal mixture of cocaine and fentanyl. They were arrested and charged over the weekend.
Saskatoon police consider murder charges after 2 fatally OD on cocaine suspected of containing fentanyl
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Saskatoon police say they are considering whether murder charges are warranted after two fatal drug overdoses involving cocaine suspected to contain fentanyl occurred on the weekend. Police released the street name — Lil Joe or Joe Bro — and the phone number of the alleged drug dealer who they suspect is responsible after two people fatally overdosed on Saturday after taking cocaine. This is a move Saskatoon police Supt. Dave Haye said he has never seen in his time with the service.
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'You can't trust a drug dealer': 2 dead after fentanyl-laced cocaine hits Saskatoon
Police are issuing a stern warning to people buying cocaine in Saskatoon from someone named Lil Joe or Joe Bro: your life is at risk. Police released the street name and the phone number of the suspected drug dealer after two people died over the weekend after taking fentanyl-laced cocaine. Fentanyl is the deadly opiate that is 100 times more powerful than morphine.
Sask. coroner's inquests could provide model for Indigenous jury reform: lawyers
The lawyer for Colten Boushie's family says an experience inside a different Saskatchewan courtroom this week gave him an idea about how Canada's jury system could be reformed. Chris Murphy represented the Boushie family at a trial in Battleford, Sask. last month, in which Gerald Stanley was acquitted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie. Murphy is also representing the family of Jordan Lafond, whose death is the focus of a coroner's inquest in Saskatoon.
Boushie family lawyer says there were grounds for an appeal in Stanley case
Anecdotes from the general public about "hang fire" and a decades-old gun malfunction should not have been allowed at the Gerald Stanley trial, says the lawyer for Colten Boushie's family. That testimony from non-expert gun owners is one reason the Crown should have appealed Stanley's acquittal, stated lawyer Chris Murphy in a six-page letter obtained by CBC News. "The Trial Judge had an obligation to keep irrelevant and prejudicial evidence away from the jury.
Crown won't appeal not guilty verdict in Gerald Stanley murder trial
Crown prosecutors won't appeal the acquittal of Gerald Stanley, the Saskatchewan farmer who was accused of fatally shooting a young Indigenous man in the head. Stanley, of the Biggar, Sask. area, was found not guilty by a 12-person jury last month in the shooting death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie from Red Pheasant Cree Nation. Many people, including Boushie's family and supporters, had been calling for an appeal.
Crown will not appeal verdict in Gerald Stanley murder trial
Crown prosecutors will not appeal the acquittal of Gerald Stanley, the Saskatchewan farmer who was accused of fatally shooting a young Indigenous man in the head. Stanley, of the Biggar, Sask. area, was found not guilty by a 12-person jury last month in the shooting death of 22-year-old Colten Boushie. Many people including Boushie's family and supporters had been calling for an appeal.
As deadline for appeal loom, Boushie's uncle says it's 'like waiting for a verdict all over again'
Alvin Baptiste says the days, weeks since Gerald Stanley was acquitted of Colten Boushie's shooting death have been difficult. But as the deadline for the Crown to appeal the verdict in his nephew's case approaches, he's re-living old, terrible feelings. "It's almost like waiting for a verdict all over again," Bapsiste said. "To see if we are going to receive justice.
Family hoping for answers as inquest into Jordan Lafond's death begins
Jordan Lafond died after the stolen truck he was riding in crashed into a fence on the outskirts of Saskatoon. But whether or not it was the crash that killed him — and whether police could have played a role in his death — is still unclear. An inquest into Lafond's death is scheduled for this week in Saskatoon and his family is hoping for answers. They want to know whether or not the injuries from the crash killed him. "Emotions have been up and down.
Newly-elected First Nations Chief says military helped 'mould' his leadership
Chief Kelly Wolfe says he wouldn't be the leader he is today without the discipline and camaraderie he learned during his 10-month tour in Afghanistan. Wolfe was elected chief of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation earlier this week, winning by more than 100 votes. "The leadership qualities and skills developed in the military helped mould me to become a leader in our community. We have a rich history as First Nations serving in the Canadian forces," Wolfe said.
Teen who killed baby Nikosis Cantre to be sentenced in Saskatoon today
A judge will decide today whether or not a teen who confessed in chilling detail to killing six-week old Nikosis Cantre will spend the rest of her life in custody. The teenager has already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of the baby boy in July 2016. Even though the teen was underage when she killed the baby, Crown prosecutor Jennifer Claxton-Viczko is seeking an adult sentence.
Teen who pleaded guilty in deadly La Loche, Sask., shootings to be sentenced as an adult
The teen who pleaded guilty in the 2016 shooting spree in La Loche, Sask., will be sentenced as an adult, a provincial court judge decided Friday. People inside the courtroom began applauding as the decision was read by Judge Janet McIvor. "I think it's the right decision," said La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre.
'Frustrated and helpless': Rural residents say Stanley trial sparked concerns about crime and safety
Feelings of frustration and helplessness are again simmering in rural parts of Saskatchewan as leaders seek solutions to combat rural crime. "I want the country to know it's a problem we have here," said Lee de Coninck Smith, the founder of a Facebook page called Farmers with Firearms. Smith said the page was created to help people living in rural parts of the province cope with what he says is a growing issue of crime and slow RCMP response times.
Gerald Stanley trial on 2nd-degree murder charge gets underway in Saskatchewan
Colten Boushie died after being shot in a rural farmyard only a few dozen kilometres from his home on Red Pheasant First Nation northwest of Saskatoon. Boushie and a group of friends drove onto a farm in the rural municipality of Glenside on the evening of Aug. 9, 2016. A short while later, Boushie was shot and Gerald Stanley, the farm's owner, is set to stand trial for second-degree murder.
Woman pleads guilty to killing Brittney Gargol, teen found gravely injured on city outskirts in 2015
A 20-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to killing 18-year-old Brittney Gargol, who was found fatally injured on the outskirts of Saskatoon in 2015. Cheyenne Rose Antoine was initially charged with second-degree murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter inside a Saskatoon courtroom. Her sentencing hearing is now underway. The teenager was found gravely injured near Cedar Villa Estates on the outskirts of Saskatoon on March 25, 2015.
Legal pot won't slow market for medical marijuana: advocate
Medical marijuana advocates say the number of patients using medical cannabis will continue to grow even when the drug becomes legal for recreational use. The federal government has said it intends to see recreational pot use legalized by July 1, and Saskatchewan announced earlier this week that it will be sold in 60 licensed stores across the province. But medical cannabis is already prescribed to thousands of people across Canada to treat everything from pain to disorders like Crohn's disease.
Sask. liquor vendors want in on pot sales
Would you like a bag of Kush with your beer? How about some hash oil with your vodka? As the debate rages in Saskatchewan about where people should be able to buy pot, liquor vendors are now making their pitch. "We already deal in a controlled substance, which is liquor," said Jim Bence, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association. "It's already heavily regulated; it's taxed.
Saskatoon could see major bylaw changes in wake of legalized marijuana
The City of Saskatoon says major bylaw changes could be coming to deal with legalized marijuana. Pot venders could see higher business licensing fees, smoking the drug could be banned in public areas and shops could be forced to sell pot far away from schools. But Mayor Charlie Clark said no final decisions can be made until the province decides how, and where, legal marijuana will be sold.
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