CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Chance of rain showers  in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 70 percent.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast

winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds

5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the

evening, then slight chance of rain showers and snow showers

after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers possibly

mixed with snow showers in the morning, then slight chance of

rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of

precipitation 20 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

 

Flood updates and water level updates  for the …

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

James River level through Jamestown.

Jamestown Dam

National Weather Service 

Water amounts in the snow pack

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Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum held his daily COVID-19 News Briefing Monday afternoon at the state capital in Bismarck.

With Monday’s Information on COVID-19 statistics  11-a.m.

NDDoH

Monday, May 4, 2020 – 11:00am

Categories: Coronavirus

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED MONDAY

  • Burleigh County – 3
  • Cass County – 25
  • Grand Forks County – 2
  • Morton County – 2
  • Stark County – 2

 

BY THE NUMBERS

34,754 – Total Tested (+1,401 individuals from yesterday)

33,529 – Total Negative (+1,367 individuals from yesterday)

1,225 – Total Positive (+34 individuals from yesterday)

94 – Total Hospitalized (+4 individuals from yesterday)

31 – Currently Hospitalized (+0 individuals from yesterday)

540 – Total Recovered (+23 individuals from yesterday)

25 – Total Deaths (+0 individual from yesterday)

Burgum said, testing the key to help contain the spread of COVID-19, in North Dakota.

He said an outbreak can occur any place in the state, such as shown in Grand Forks, with the large number of positives at the LM Wind Turbine plant last month.

Burgum said, testing the key to help contain the spread of COVID-19, in North Dakota.

He said an outbreak can occur any place in the state, such as shown in Grand Forks, with the large number of positives at the LM Wind Turbine plant last month.

 

He said the state will continue to step up testing and contact tracing.

In the testing supply chain, there is a shortage of testing component  plates, testing equipment, which has temporarily slowed the testing process.

80-percent of tests are performed at the state lab in Bismarck.

Fargo Cass Public Health said the event planned at the Fargodome on Monday was cancelled due to a shortage of supplies at the state’s microbiology lab.

 

With Parks and Recreation, Burgum said he North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department announces the reopening of state park campgrounds. In alignment with the North Dakota Smart Restart Campaign, the department will be opening all campgrounds, except Little Missouri State Park, on May 9 for no-service camping. Starting May 21, all parks will be opened with limited service for this season.

A number of changes customers will be experiencing this season include limited access to restrooms and comfort stations, no multi-unit camping, and limited access to concession and rental items.  The limiting of services will help us not only protect our visitors and staff but will also allow staff time to thoroughly clean high traffic areas.

The department has also moved the purchase of entrances fees and horse permits to online only to help limit close-range interactions where possible. They are also asking that camping reservations are made online or by calling the call center before visiting the park.

Special events, facility rentals, and shelter reservations have been canceled or postponed until further notice to comply with the CDC guidelines on group gatherings. For a full list of park changes and updates, visit https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/covid-update.

 

The department would also like to remind park visitors to follow the CDC’s recommendations on social distancing and personal hygiene while visiting their properties.

 

With unemployment, over the weekend 1380 regular claims were filed, with a total of claims since March 16 through Sunday at 69,857.

 

The North Dakota Department of Commerce Monday announced that Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari will join Commerce for a special edition of the Commerce Business Briefing call on May 7.

Kashkari will discuss the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including North Dakota-specific observations and thoughts on what the future may hold.

The session will be moderated interview style with the option for participants to submit questions in advance.

He pointed out that this week is Tourism Week in North Dakota, tourism employees over 42,000 people in the state. He pointed out since April this year 281,000 has been lost in the revenues, and specifically, seven million dollars has been lost in tax revenue.

He said tourism is well positioned to rebound quickly  from the pandemic economic downturn, with the possibility of increased rural vacations and an uptick in car and air travel in the future.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich on Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 said, With the COVID-19 pandemic there are daily meetings with members of the Emergency Operations Center, including city officials along with Stutsman County Emergency Management, and city and county officials, and the medical community.

In other state news…

Organizations and nonprofits, particularly those dependent on revenue from admissions, ticket sales, and other sources of earned income, are a segment of the North Dakota arts and cultural community especially hard-hit by this public health emergency. Artists and contract workers also engaged in producing art and arts and cultural events are facing unprecedented loss of income due to widespread cancellation of events, residencies, and production contracts.

NDCA received emergency funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its related effects through the CARES Act. The NDCA CARES Act Fund will disperse these funds to individuals and organizations in North Dakota in need of financial support directly related to losses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health State of Emergency Declaration issued by Governor Burgum on March 13, 2020. Individuals and organizations eligible for this funding are defined as those whose primary mission is to promote and provide connections through creative expression by sharing creative experiences, expressing our own creativity, or connecting us with others and ourselves.

The NDCA CARES Act Fund, a one-time emergency relief fund, is administered by NDCA.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council met in Regular Session, Monday evening at City Hall.  Present in person at City Hall were: Mayor Heinrich, and Council Members Phillips and Steele.  Joining by conference phone call were Council Members Brubakken, and Buchanan.  City Attorney, Leo Ryan.

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NO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY ..

REGULAR AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:

The City Council voted unanimously to award the bid for the 2020 Watermain Improvements District 20-61, to Scherbenske  in the amount of $1,596,678.12.   The original bid submitted earlier, By Scherbenske was higher than the estimated costs.

Interstate Engineering and Sherbenske and other city engineers met and discussed costs.

The bid approved Monday was 11.9 percent over the estimated costs, however a reduction of $76,000 from the original bid, and contingent on changes and environmental approvals.

The City Council considered the bid for the Sanitary Sewer Lift Station No. 20 Improvement Project, to C. Steele of Fargo, in the amount of $1,421,870. Subject to approval by Cavendish Farms, and environmental quality approval. The lift station is failing, is near Cavendish Farms and the options are, to be paid by Cavendish, by user fees, or special assessment.

The City Council tabled any action until progress on negotiations between the city and Cavendish Farms.

The bid opened was above the project cost estimates.

The City Council approved a Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of $2,123,000 Water Treatment Assessment Warrant, Series 2020.

ORDINANCES:

A SECOND READING: Ordinance No. 1530, introduced by Council Member Buchanan, to amend and re-enact Section 2-5.9 of the City Code pertaining to residency qualification for employees was approved.

A SECOND READING: Ordinance No. 1531, introduced by Council Member Steele, to AMEND AND RE-ENACT Section 3, Appendix B, and to ENACT Section 5.1, Appendix B, of the City Code pertaining to subdivision definitions and authority to authorize lot combinations. Language changes were made, by City Attorney, Leo Ryan.

The City Council approved the Second Reading.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER’S REPORT:

Council Member Brubakken reminded voters to fill out and mail the June 9, 2020 election application, and later, when the ballot is received to mail it back to the county courthouse, by mail of drop box, by June 8, and in person not later than June 9 at 4-p.m.

 

Council Member Phillips reminded residents to fill out the 2020 census form, and Council Member Steele said those living on campus at UJ will be counted as Jamestown residents. He added that Jamestown Regional Airport currently has two flights daily, until further notice, when boardings improve.

Mayor Heinrich said the Jamestown city Fire Department has the new ladder truck on order, to be delivered in August this year, pending transportation issued during the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, with thanks to local businesses for contributing to the costs.  He had more information on Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2.

OTHER BUSINESS:

The City Council approve the request from the Jamestown Fine Arts Association, Inc., d/b/a/ The Arts Center, for a street closing on 2nd St SW from 1st Ave to the alley, every Thursday in June, July and August from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, for the weekly Downtown Arts Market and request a waiver of the street closing fees. The approval is pending restrictions in place at that time concerning social distancing.

Considered was a Resolution approving the NDDOT Agreement to Permit Use Of Highway Right-Of-Way for Temporary Sidewalk Extensions, on First Avenue, pending review by City Attorney, Leo Ryan.

The City Council considered having the city attorney draft a Resolution to have businesses use the sidewalk to serve customers, including outdoor seating for restaurants serving food.

Mayor Heinrich said any Resolution should be on a trial basis for 60-90-days, during the summer of 2020, and make adjustments based on the outcome of the trial basis.

The City Council voted to approve the NDDOT agreement.

The City Council approved a Resolution approving a temporary permit due to the COVID-19 pandemic for outdoor dining and merchandising and an encroachment agreement, pending reviews by the City Attorney.  Allowing the serving of alcoholic beverages would be a sub-section.

The actions would come to the City Administrator for approval.

Jim Boyd from Sabir’s Grill said he would ask the approval be extended to First Street East, where the restaurant has a door to the outside.  He said under current state mandates concerning reopening with social distancing Sabir’s has lost 71 seats.

Jamestown Downtown Association President, Lynn Lambrecht said she agrees with taking the steps outlined earlier to approve the NDDOT agreement, and the sub-section.

The City Council approved  extending the moratorium allowing restaurants off sale of pick up of alcoholic beverages to May 21, 2020.

Jamestown  (CSi) At the Jamestown Public Schools board meeting, for graduation,  Superintendent, Robert  Lech has recommended waiting for more guidance from Governor Doug Burgum before moving graduation.

He says their intentions should be to plan for May 24th unless told otherwise while meeting social distance guidelines.

School Board President Jennifer Schmidt says to  keep a second graduation date in mind if the May graduation date wouldn’t work.

Valley City  (VCSU)  To honor the graduating class of 2020, VCSU will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, starting at 10 a.m.

The virtual ceremony will be played on the university’s YouTube channel, VCSUVikings (www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings). The event will appear on the YouTube channel that Saturday morning.

(Note that all Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 graduates have been invited to participate in one of our next in-person commencement ceremonies in December 2020 or May 2021.)

The annual Senior Awards Program will be a live streaming event through Microsoft Teams on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. During the Senior Awards Program, each of the VCSU academic departments will recognize their outstanding seniors with award presentations. All seniors graduating with honors will also be recognized.

Read more at www.vcsu.edu/news/virtual-commencement-2020.

Jamestown  (JPD)   Jamestown Police reports, a Jamestown woman was arrested Sunday afternoon after discharging a firearm within city limits.

Shortly after after 3-pm, police and the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office were sent  to 1804 7th Avenue NW to a shots fired call.

Police Chief Scott Edinger reports, “Officers met with a victim who claimed his ‘on-again off-again girlfriend’ pointed a shotgun at him and fired it either into the air or in his general direction.  The victim was not physically injured during the dispute. A shotgun and shell casing were recovered at the scene.”

After further investigation and speaking with the suspect in this case, 22 year old Kelsey Lou Kamoni, of Jamestown, was arrested on charges of Terrorizing, Reckless Endangerment and Discharging a Firearm within the City Limits.

Kamoni is currently awaiting formal charges in the Stutsman County Correctional Center.

Jamestown  (CSi) For graduation, at Jamestown Public Schools, Superintendent, Robert  Lech has recommended waiting for more guidance from Governor Doug Burgum before moving graduation.

He says their intentions should be to plan for May 24th unless told otherwise while meeting social distance guidelines.

School Board President Jennifer Schmidt says to  keep a second graduation date in mind if the May graduation date wouldn’t work.

 

Jamestown (JRMC) – A new mechanical CPR device will help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in this region.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center received a LUCAS mechanical chest compression device to work alongside the hospital’s existing LUCAS device. This is thanks to a gift from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

A LUCAS device automatically performs CPR on a patient. In emergent situations with COVID-19 patients, using the LUCAS instead of traditional CPR means one less healthcare worker is potentially exposed to the virus.

Walter Panzirer, a trustee for the Helmsley Charitable Trust, says, “We don’t want frontline healthcare workers to choose between saving a patient or risking coronavirus exposure to themselves and others. LUCAS is a proven and effective tool in saving lives during cardiac arrest. Having more of them available during this pandemic will save even more lives, including those of the doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers.”

As many as one in five COVID-19 patients show symptoms of cardiac damage, leading to heart failure and death even among those who show no signs of respiratory distress. The rise in cardiac complications caused by COVID-19 exposes both patients and healthcare workers to greater risk, as hands-on CPR can be needed for extended periods and personal protective equipment can become less effective in keeping the virus from spreading to medical providers.

Deploying LUCAS devices is part of a multimillion-dollar effort made by The Helmsley Charitable Trust to save the lives of COVID-19 patients and protect the frontline healthcare workers caring for them.

Sheila Krapp, JRMC Emergency Department manager says, “This is huge. The LUCAS eliminates risks related to COVID-19. This means we need one less healthcare worker to directly administer CPR. It means one less person is potentially exposed.”

Support from the community and foundations like Helmsley give patients and teams additional protection, said Lisa Jackson, JRMC Foundation Director.

She says, “We are so grateful for this partnership with the Helmsley Charitable Trust. It understands the needs of our frontline teams.”

Mechanical CPR’s benefits
Emergency medical responders and hospitals around the globe adopted mechanical CPR because of its ability to deliver extended CPR in compliance with American Heart Association guidelines.

Multiple studies have demonstrated equivalence to high-performance CPR, as well as increased provider safety and higher rates of adequate compressions for patients in transport situations. The Department of Defense COVID-19 Practice Management Guide identified the LUCAS chest compression system as the best practice for managing patients in cardiac arrest to reduce the risk of exposure to care providers.

The Helmsley Charitable Trust is partnering with medical facilities in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska to ensure the devices are in place before the peak of COVID-19 hits. The devices will remain in place after the pandemic as part of the hospitals’ cardiac system of care.

Panzirer adds, “We were able to go from concept to delivery of the devices in two weeks, and that’s been an incredible effort of teamwork with the manufacturer and the hospitals to get them in place ahead of the peak needs.  It’s wonderful to see competing entities working together during a national crisis for the good of all.”

Meanwhile JRMC’s  Medical Foundation has received $5,000 for testing supplies and a new x-ray stretcher for the hospital’s emergency department.

The North Dakota Community Foundation (NDCF) awarded $248,714 in its first round of COVID-19 response grants. NDCF awarded grants to 54 organizations including JRMC.

To learn how to support frontline workers at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com/giving.

Jamestown  (CSi)    A virtual COVID-19 Stutsman County news briefing will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 2:30-p.m.

Representatives scheduled to given presentations include:  Central Valley Health District,City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, and Two Rivers Activity Center.

The meeting airs live with replays on CSi TV 10 -The Replay Channel & CSi 67.   To view the briefing online, view it here at CSiNewsNOW.com or go to the CSi LiveStream at Facebook.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The All Vets Club in Jamestown will reopen for dinner on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. All organizations and groups who regularly meet there should contact the club at 252-8994 concerning new health and social distancing guidelines and observe posted guidance measures. The club welcomes all in the community and appreciates the support of people while it was closed.

At this time, family bingo is planned for Wednesday, May 13.

 

In sports…

Virus affecting sports…

— The NFL is moving its five games scheduled for London and Mexico City this season back to U.S. stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic. All five regular-season games will be played at the stadiums of the host teams. Scheduled were two home games for the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London and two at Tottenham’s new facility, with the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins as hosts. The Arizona Cardinals were to be the home team for the game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Opponents had not been announced.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The new baseball season has begun in South Korea with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher’s mitt echoing around empty stadiums.

Umpires wore protective masks and cheerleaders danced beneath rows of unoccupied seats as professional baseball got back on the field today after a weeks-long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic.

There were many faces in the stands in at least one stadium but they were pictures instead of real people because fans aren’t allowed into the venues.

The country’s professional soccer leagues will kick off Friday. They will also play without spectators in the stadiums.

NFL-OBIT-SHULA

Winningest NFL coach Don Shula dead at 90

MIAMI (AP) — Former Buffalo Bills coach Mark Levy, a longtime rival of Don Shula, says the late Miami Dolphins coach was “one of the great credits to the game that has ever been.”

Shula, who died Monday at age 90, won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history. He retired following the 1995 season with 347 wins, 173 losses and six ties, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

Shula became the only coach to guide an NFL team through a perfect season when the 1972 Dolphins went 17-0.

Levy says Shula “was the winningest coach in the history of the league and did it by playing by the rules and honoring the game.”

 

— The Dallas Cowboys have made room for new backup quarterback Andy Dalton by waiving the player who sat behind Dak Prescott for most of the past three seasons. Cooper Rush saw mop-up duty in five games. Prescott hasn’t missed a game in his four seasons. Dalton, a former Cincinnati starter, is guaranteed at least $3 million in his one-year contract.

— Former third-round pick Nazair Jones was one of four players waived by the Seattle Seahawks as the team reached its 90-man roster limit. Jones, running back Adam Choice, defensive tackle Shakir Soto and linebacker Pita Taumoepenu were all released Monday. Jones was the only one to have played in a game for Seattle.

— The Chicago Bears have signed wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. to a one-year contract. A 13-year veteran who has played in Super Bowls with San Francisco and Carolina, Ginn caught 30 passes for 421 yards and two touchdowns with New Orleans last season. He has 409 receptions for 5,702 yards and 33 touchdowns for Miami, San Francisco, Arizona, Carolina and New Orleans.

MLB-RED SOX-VERDUGO

Red Sox OF Verdugo says he’ll be ready for start of season

BOSTON (AP) — New Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo said on Monday that he is fully healthy and he will be ready for the season — if there is one.

Verdugo has used the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic to rehab a stress fracture in his spine he already had when Boston acquired him from the Dodgers in the deal that sent Mookie Betts to Los Angeles on the eve of spring training. At the time, the Red Sox said he was not expected to break camp with the rest of the ballclub; Verdugo had said he may be ready “slightly after” opening day.

Verdugo said he remained active at home after the Red Sox complex in Fort Myers, Florida, was shut down. But things have been easier since he was allowed to return to the ballpark last week, and he is now working out four days a week. Because of social distancing mandates, the only other player he has seen there is pitcher Chris Sale.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-LOUISVILLE

NCAA accuses Louisville basketball of recruiting violations

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that accuses its men’s basketball program of committing a Level I violation with an improper recruiting offer and extra benefits and several Level II violations that accuse former Cardinals coach Rick Pitino of failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.

The notice is the completion of a nearly two-year NCAA investigation.

Louisville acknowledged its involvement in federal corruption investigation of college basketball related to the recruitment of former player Brian Bowen II, which led to the ousters of Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich in October 2017.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole aren’t the only major leaguers with a big financial incentive to get back on the field.

While they head a starry quartet that would take in more than $200,000 per game, 65 players would earn at least $100,000 each time their team wins or loses.

That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of their contracts.

Most rookies and those making the minimum would get nearly $3,500 each from a major league payroll of about $24 million per game. Clubs would benefit, too, with huge revenue streams flowing from regional sports networks and national broadcast contracts.

GOLF-SEMINOLE MATCH

Golf returns to TV with charity skins match

UNDATED (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Dustin Johnson headline a $3 million charity match on May 17 that marks the return of televised golf. They will be partners against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff in a skins match called “TaylorMade Driving Relief.” All the money goes to COVID-19 relief.

McIlroy and Johnson will be playing for the American Nurses Foundation, while the Oklahoma State alumni team will be playing for the CDC Foundation.

The match will be played at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida. It will be the club’s first event to be shown on TV.

RAYS-BIVENS

Rays minor leaguer talks about killings of 3 family members

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer Blake Bivens says he learned through social media of the deaths of three family members last summer.

Speaking publicly for what is believed to be the first time about the Aug. 28 deaths of wife Emily, 1-year-old son and mother-in-law Joan Bernard, Bivens on Sunday recalled details of traveling home to Keeling, Virginia, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he had been on a road trip with the Rays’ Double-A Montgomery affiliate.

The 24-year-old pitcher’s brother-in-law, Matthew Bernard, was arrested, charged with three counts of murder and is awaiting trial.

Bivens spoke for more than 30 minutes with interim senior pastor Travis Gore of The River Church during a conversation aired live on Facebook.

The athlete said his faith has helped him cope with the deaths.

In world and national news…

LONDON (AP) — French scientists say they may have identified a possible case of the new coronavirus dating back to December. That was about a month before the first cases were officially confirmed in Europe. In a study published on Sunday, doctors at a hospital north of Paris reviewed the medical records and samples of 14 patients admitted for atypical pneumonia between early December and mid-January. Among those was a 42-year-old fishmonger who had lived in France for years and had no recent travel history. He was admitted to the hospital with symptoms doctors say were consistent with COVID-19 patients in China and Italy.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the last two months, President Donald Trump has rarely left the grounds of the White House as he’s dealt with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and sought to minimize his own exposure to the disease. That changes Tuesday, when Trump is scheduled to travel to Arizona to visit a Honeywell facility manufacturing N95 masks. The president suggests it will mark the return to more regular travel. The trip means a small army of advisers, logistical experts and security staff will also resume regularly hitting the road and taking a measure of risk to assist Trump.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s second day of arguments by phone is devoted to a new version of a case it decided seven years ago involving federal money to fight AIDS around the world. The justices are taking up the Trump administration’s appeal to force the foreign affiliates of U.S.-based health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition of receiving taxpayer money. As they did Monday, the justices and two lawyers representing the administration and the organizations will meet by telephone, with live audio available to the public. The court scheduled the arguments by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

ROME (AP) — The Vatican says internal migrants should have the same legal protections as refugees. A new document says their children should also have the right to birth certificates, education and being reunited with their parents if separated. The Vatican on Tuesday published a booklet of pastoral guidelines to care for internally displaced people. They are migrants who are forced to flee their homes because of conflict, natural disasters or persecution but don’t cross international borders to seek asylum elsewhere. Pope Francis has made the plight of refugees a hallmark of his papacy, calling for countries to welcome, protect, promote and integrate anyone who is forced to leave their homes.