Next week millions will look to the skies to view a rare total solar eclipse‚ but large portions of the U.S. may have to miss out on the event due to cloudy conditions. The dazzling celestial event will take place on April 8‚ and about 31.6 million people live in the path of totality‚ which extends through Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ Arkansas‚ Missouri‚ Illinois‚ Kentucky‚ Indiana‚ Ohio‚ Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ and Maine‚ according to NASA. People in parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also be able to see the show. The rest of the United States should be able to watch a partial solar eclipse. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASA (@nasa) However‚ early forecasts are showing cloudy conditions across much of the path during peak viewing hours. The NOAA believes the northeast U.S. has the best chance of clear views. MRP News has a more detailed forecast on its website. If You’re Watching The Total Solar Eclipse‚ Don’t Forget To Wear Proper Eye Gear! As we all know‚ forecasts frequently change‚ though. So don’t lose hope of watching the solar eclipse! To see if you live in the viewing path and to check peak times‚ you can use NASA’s interactive map here. Monday’s show will be the first total solar eclipse since 2017‚ and it’s projected to last up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds‚ which is longer than most eclipses that have happened in our lifetimes. While partial solar eclipses are somewhat more frequent‚ total solar eclipses are rare‚ and if you miss next week’s event‚ you’ll have to wait over 20 years to see another. For everyone planning to watch‚ remember to wear proper eye wear—normal sunglasses will not do. Eclipse glasses filter between 0.001% and 0.00005% of visible light‚ writes the American Astronomical Society. That means they can be over 1‚000 times darker than your typical sunglasses. And glancing at an eclipse without protective eye gear can cause permanent damage. See a list of approved solar eclipse eyewhere here. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post The Solar Eclipse Is Only A Week Away! Here’s An Updated Forecast On Viewing Conditions appeared first on InspireMore.

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A federal judge dismissed claims against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brought by attorneys representing illegal aliens that the Republican governor had flown to Martha’s Vineyard‚ Massachusetts‚ in 2022. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled Friday that illegal immigrants could sue the charter flight company Vertol Systems‚ which contracted with Florida to transport them in September 2022. But Burroughs dismissed other claims brought against DeSantis and state defendants‚ finding that the court lacked jurisdiction‚ while leaving open the possibility of future legal action. “On the present record‚ the court cannot ascertain what actions were undertaken by whom and therefore cannot determine which‚ if any‚ of the individual defendants transacted business or caused injury here‚ leaving it no choice but to find that‚ at least on this record‚ personal jurisdiction has not been established‚” Burroughs wrote in her 77-page ruling. However‚ the judge wrote that the facts “support an inference that Vertol and the other defendants specifically targeted plaintiffs because they were Latinx immigrants.” “The court finds that‚ for purposes of a motion to dismiss‚ the allegations that Latinx individuals were (1) specifically targeted‚ (2) the only ones approached‚ and (3) the only ones on the flight … allow for the inference that Vertol and the other defendants invidiously discriminated against plaintiffs because of their race‚” Burroughs held. The judge wrote that “no reasonable person should have to endure the anxiety that comes with being unwillingly inserted into a divisive national debate.” The organization Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston filed the class action lawsuit in September 2022 on behalf of the nearly 50 illegal aliens transported from San Antonio‚ Texas‚ to Martha’s Vineyard. Julia Friedland‚ deputy press secretary for DeSantis‚ told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the flights “were conducted lawfully and authorized by the Florida Legislature.” “We look forward to Florida’s next illegal immigrant relocation flight‚ and we are glad to bring national attention to the crisis at the southern border‚” Friedland said. In a written statement‚ Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston called the ruling a “major victory.” “The favorable ruling is a major victory in the Martha’s Vineyard case‚ and it sends a crucial message: Private companies can—and will—be held accountable for helping rogue state actors violate the rights of vulnerable immigrants through illegal and fraudulent schemes‚” the group said. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation The post Judge Hands DeSantis Legal Win in Lawsuit Over Flying Illegal Aliens to Martha’s Vineyard appeared first on The Daily Signal.

California Democrats’ incorrigible obsession with racial preferences is the definition of insanity: They keep trying and failing to legalize racial preferences‚ and yet‚ they expect a different outcome each time. When will they learn from their failures? Not any time soon. Their futile cycle has restarted with another effort to legalize racial preferences. The California state Assembly passed a proposed constitutional amendment‚ ACA 7‚ that would effectively nullify a provision of the California Constitution that prohibits the state from “discriminating against‚ or granting preferential treatment to‚ any individual or group on the basis of race‚ sex‚ color‚ ethnicity‚ or national origin.” That anti-discrimination provision‚ known as Proposition 209‚ affirms the constitutional right to equal protection under the law for all individuals‚ regardless of race. Left-wing politicians and activist groups have assailed it relentlessly and continuously since its adoption in 1996. They want to reinstate racial preferences within California’s institutions‚ but they have failed every time. Before ACA 7‚ California legislators had attempted to overturn the anti-discrimination provision in a measure known as Proposition 16‚ which was decisively rejected by California voters in the November 2020 general election. A comfortable majority of voters voted “No” on the measure‚ despite the “Yes” proponents outspending the opposition by more than 19 to 1. Although California voters emphatically rejected racial preferences in education and hiring‚ the supporters of racial preferences still have not taken “No” for an answer. This time‚ they’re hoping to trick the people into changing their minds. Whereas Prop 16 was open and honest about abolishing racial neutrality‚ ACA 7 is much more deceptive. Rather than repeal race neutrality‚ ACA 7 creates “exceptions” that look modest‚ but which would effectively nullify the rule. Assemblyman Corey Jackson introduced the bill to create a procedure for agencies to appeal to the governor for “exceptions” to Prop 209. The amendment would give the governor power to approve exceptions if a state-funded‚ “research-informed” program that uses racial preferences “increases the life expectancy of‚ improves educational outcomes for‚ or lifts out of poverty specific groups based on race‚ color‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ sex‚ or sexual orientation.” In other words‚ this bill is just an attempt to restore racial discrimination under the guise of science. Find some ideologically driven‚ low-quality research that appears to support a program that allegedly “increases the life expectancy” or “educational outcomes” of any minority group‚ and voila‚ racial discrimination is lawful again. Jackson insists that Prop 209 is an “unjust law” and a “barrier.” Yes‚ it’s unjust‚ he says‚ not to discriminate on the basis of race. He’s wrong about that‚ but he’s right about Prop 209 being a barrier. Prop 209 bars the state government from racially discriminating against the state’s residents.It guarantees one of the fundamental tenets of justice; namely‚ that all are equal before the law. Jackson is happy to sacrifice equal justice to “rectify the enduring disparities that have afflicted California for far too long.” But even assuming that racial discrimination would rectify disparities and would do so without causing even worse problems (both faulty assumptions)‚ that doesn’t change the fact that racial discrimination is unjust and immoral. Most Californians know this. So‚ thankfully‚ there’s still hope in the fight against racial preferences. The resounding defeat of Prop 16 in 2020 pointed to the reality that California voters‚ despite their infamously deep-blue political leanings‚ are not in favor of considering race in education or hiring decisions. According to Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies’ post-2020 election survey of Californians‚ although 56% of African American voters supported Proposition 16‚ only 30 percent of Latinos and just 35 percent of Asians did. If ACA 7 passes the California state Senate‚ it will appear on the November ballot. If past is prologue‚ California voters will demonstrate—as if twice wasn’t enough—that racial discrimination is not tolerated in California‚ no “exceptions.” The post Some in California Want to Legalize Racial Discrimination—Yet Again appeared first on The Daily Signal.