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- ‘Self-serving STUNT’: Idaho governor returns home to revoke order banning mask mandate, signed by his lieutenant while he was away
Idaho's ban on local Covid-19 mask mandates lasted just one day, as Governor Brad Little revoked an executive order issued by his lieutenant while he was traveling out of state, and rebuked her for "irresponsible abuse of power." - ‘Americans won’t stand for it’: Outrage and protests as mother arrested for letting children play in parkThe case of a mother in Meridian, Idaho, who was arrested after police say she violated a city order by letting her children play in a playground has sparked a furious backlash and protests against Covid-19 restrictions.
- Idaho rocked by 6.5 earthquake, 2nd strongest on record (VIDEOS)A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has rocked southern Idaho, the second largest ever recorded in the state. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the epicenter was near the town of Challis.
- Barred: New laws in Idaho BAN transgender athletes from competing in female sportsIdaho has become the first state in the US to ban transgender athletes from taking part in female sports leagues, after a two new laws were passed to prevent it.
- Biden projected to prevail in Idaho after winning Michigan in a major blow for SandersDemocratic Party front-runner Joe Biden seems to have edged out socialist Bernie Sanders in the primary in Idaho, while the two are tied in Washington. Many votes are coming in via mail due to fears of coronavirus.
- Teacher who fed puppy to snapping turtle found not guilty of animal crueltyJurors in Idaho have found a science teacher not guilty of feeding a live puppy to a snapping turtle as students looked on. The incident sparked huge public outcry and spawned a petition to have the teacher fired.
- Top wildlife official resigns after posing on hunt with dead baboons & giraffe (PHOTOS)An intense backlash has prompted the resignation of Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer after he was pictured posing with a family of dead baboons and a dead giraffe while on an African hunting trip.
- Wildlife official who killed ‘whole family of baboons’ faces backlash, calls for resignationAn Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner who shared graphic images of animals he killed in Africa, including a “family of baboons,” is facing calls to resign.
- ‘Nobody has a clue where the goats came from’: Idaho city overrun with mystery farm animals (VIDEO)Is it a sign of the impending rapture? No it isn’t, but some runaway goats-for-rent (this is a thing) did flood a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho.
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