Streetart – LadyBug @ La Garnache, France

Location: La Garnache, France Artists: LadyBug For: Festival Nouveaux RegArts Address: ruelle de l’église 85710 la Garnache Year: 2023 Photo Credits:…

Streetart – LadyBug @ La Garnache, France

Senate Confirms Remaining Senior Officers, Ending Tuberville’s Protest – The New York Times

The Senate confirmed nearly a dozen military officers to four-star positions on Tuesday, ending Senator Tommy Tuberville’s nearly yearlong blockade of promotions for senior generals and admirals.

In a last-minute turnaround, Mr. Tuberville, an Alabama Republican who had been protesting a Pentagon abortion policy, agreed to drop his objections to the promotions. That allowed the officers’ swift confirmation by unanimous consent — and enabled senators to wrap up a major piece of business standing between them and a holiday break.

“These 11 flag officers have now been approved, joining the rest of their colleagues,” Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, said on the Senate floor. “That’s good news.”

Survey Shows Residents Are Less Likely To Leave LA County | LAist

According to a survey of around 2,000 randomly selected residents by LABarometer, a research center within USC’s Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research, 10% of residents wanted to leave the county at the height of the pandemic. That number has now dropped to just 3% of residents saying they want to leave Los Angeles County next year. In 2019, when the center first began conducting the survey, 8% of residents indicated a desire to leave…

Source: Survey Shows Residents Are Less Likely To Leave LA County | LAist