Thursday, April 28 top stories
It is Thursday, April 28. Here are today’s top stories.
Biden asks Congress for $33B for Ukraine
President Biden said he sent Congress a request for $33 billion to provide humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion. The U.S. has already provided Ukraine with about $17 billion in aid since the start of the Russian invasion.
Biden said “The cost of this fight is not cheap, but caving to aggression is going to be more costly.” He said NATO allies and EU partners would pay their fair share as well.
14-year-old charged with killing Lily Peters
Prosecutors in Chippewa County, Wisconsin said they have charged a 14-year-old boy with killing a 10-year-old girl named Lily Peters, whose body was found on Monday morning in a wooded trail. She disappeared on Sunday night while riding a bike between her aunt’s home and her home.
Prosecutors said the boy, who is only identified as C.P-B., admitted to police that on Sunday night, he attacked the girl, strangled her, and then sexually assaulted her. The boy was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault and a related charge. The boy is being held in custody on a $1 million cash bond.
Many in the local community are mourning and have put up purple ribbons or balloons to honor Lily. Her school district said they are inviting all students and staff to wear purple on Friday in honor of Lily.
Olivia Wilde served custody papers while giving speech
Actress Olivia Wilde was giving a speech at a convention on Tuesday when someone walked up to the stage and slid a large brown envelope towards her. Inside of it were custody papers from the legal team of her ex-fiancé and father of their two children, Jason Sudeikis. Wilde continued her speech while holding the envelope.
A spokesperson for Sudeikis said he had no idea that this would happen and that it was inappropriate.
Wilde was promoting her upcoming film, “Don’t Worry Darling.”
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Disney’s special district says Florida must pay off debts
Disney’s special self-governing district in the Orlando, Florida area, called the Reedy Creek Improvement District, said the state of Florida cannot dissolve the district next year if it doesn’t pay off the district’s $1 billion in outstanding bond debt.
Florida lawmakers and its governor recently passed a law to dissolve the special district on June 1, 2023 after Disney spoke out in opposition to a controversial new law that bans instruction or discussion of LGBTQ+ related topics in grades K-3. Disney said it hopes the law will be repealed or struck down by courts.
The Reedy Creek Improvement District was created by state law in 1967. The law says that the state cannot alter the district’s rights until it pays off all bonds and related expenses.
Disney / Reedy Creek said because of this large debt, it expects to continue business as usual in running the special district.
Lake Mead levels dip to new lows
An image of Lake Mead in Nevada shows that water levels have lowered below one of its original water intake values. The intake is now no longer in use.
The lake has been going lower and lower for years, but this is a new level. The western U.S. is going through an extreme drought. Water officials are now using a newer intake valve at a deeper level to draw water and support about 2.2 million people in Southern Nevada, including Las Vegas.
Moderna requests vaccine authorization for very young children
Moderna submitted a request to the FDA for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine in children 6 months to under 6 years of age. This age range doesn’t have a vaccine available and Moderna is hoping to fill this gap.
Moderna said last month that its vaccine is 43% effective for children 6 months to 2 years and 37% effective in children ages 2 to 6 in preventing infection. Trials showed those who were vaccinated did not have a severe case of the coronavirus and that the majority of cases were mild.
That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/us/lily-peters-wisconsin-juvenile-suspect-bond-hearing/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/NowThisEntertainment/posts/5351818981546287
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bm8yRovohc
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/us/reedy-creek-disney-florida/index.html