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Quieter hurricane season forecast Return of ārobustā El NiƱo likely
the coming season to produce 13 named HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTION storms, including six hurricanes. Two of From Colorado State University those are expected to develop into major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or above. A typical season brings 14 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurriBY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer canes, according to CSU. Named Hurricanes Major This yearās outlook is in stark contrast hurricanes storms Hurricane researchers at Colorado State to those of the past couple of years, when University are predicting slightly below-av- warm ocean waters and other factors fueled (Cat 3 or above) erage activity during the upcoming Atlantic abnormally proliļ¬c hurricane seasons. CSU issued its most severe hurricane prehurricane season thanks to the likely return of ārobustā El NiƱo conditions. diction in its 40 years of seasonal forecast- turned out to be right on the money. Last Scientists at the National Tropical Weath- ing in 2024, warning that the Atlantic could year saw more tropical activity than usual er Conference on Thursday said they expect give rise to 11 hurricanes ā a number that as well, with fewer storm formations than in
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Ƥ See HURRICANE, page 8A
2026 LEGISLATURE
Bill to license pregnancy centers stalls Anti-abortion groups push back
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The Artemis II crew, from left, commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen answer media questions during a video conference on Wednesday. By The Associated Press and Tribune News Service HOUSTON ā Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming āļ¬reballā return and reļ¬ected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound. As the next-to-last day of their ļ¬ight dawned Thursday, humanityās ļ¬rst lunar explorers in more than half a century were less than 150,000 miles from home with the odometer clicking down. āWe have to get back. Thereās so much data that youāve seen already, but all the good stuff is coming back with us. There are so many more pictures, so many more stories,ā said pilot Victor Glover, adding that āriding a ļ¬reball through the atmo-
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āThereās a lot that our brains have to process ā¦ and it is a true gift,ā Wiseman said late Wednesday during the crewās ļ¬rst news conference since before liftoff. While out of contact behind the moon Monday, Wiseman, Glover, Christina Koch and Canadaās Jeremy Hansen became the most distant humans ever, clocking in at a record 252,756 miles from Earth before heading back. As they emerged from behind the moon, they experienced a wondrous total solar eclipse The Artemis II crew photographed the as the orb blocked the sun from their permoonās surface on Monday. spective. Launching from Florida on April 1 disphere is profound as well.ā minished the amount of illumination on Being cut off from all of humanity for the lunar far side, Glover noted, but the nearly an hour while behind the moon was eclipse was the consolation prize āand it especially āsurreal,ā according to comƤ See ARTEMIS, page 8A mander Reid Wiseman.
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A bill that would require pregnancy centers that provide health care services to be licensed with the Louisiana Department of Health stalled in the House after facing pushback from Louisiana Right to Life, an influential antiabortion lobbying group. House Bill 611, by state Rep. Aimee Adatto Free- Freeman man, D-New Orleans, is based on a recommendation in a September report by the Legislative Auditorās Ofļ¬ce. That agency found gaps in how the state oversees pregnancy centers, some of which receive public funds. Currently, pregnancy centers in Louisiana are not licensed as medical providers, even though some perform ultrasounds, offer STI testing and prescribe medication, according to the legislative auditorās report. The centers are also not subject to patient privacy laws like HIPAA. Auditors reviewed 12 pregnancy centers that receive state funding through Louisianaās Pregnancy and Baby Care Initiative, which is administered through the Department of Children and Family Services. All facilities performed ultrasounds, but only nine reported having a physician with an active license on staff,
Ƥ See PREGNANCY, page 8A
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