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From local happenings to national topics and global events, here is the news worth knowing from the week of Dec. 25, 2023.
Local
Governor DeWine vetoes HB 68
On Friday, Dec. 29, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed House Bill 68, which would have banned gender-affirming healthcare and prevented transgender people from participating in women’s sports, according to a press release from the governor.
“Ultimately, I believe this is about protecting human life,” DeWine wrote in his veto message. “Many parents have told me that their child would be dead today if they had not received the treatment they received from an Ohio children’s hospital.”
DeWine still shares concerns about the clinics providing care and the age of people receiving treatments.
National
College Football Bowl games
On Saturday, Dec. 30, the University of Georgia beat Florida State University 63-3 in the Orange Bowl. This was the largest margin of victory in bowl history, according to a release from ESPN.
On Friday, Dec. 29, Ohio State lost to Missouri 14-3 in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Dangerous waves strike California coast
On Saturday, Dec. 30, Southern California’s Ventura County issued a temporary evacuation due to the high surf on the West coast, according to an Associated Press release. This week, the powerful waves were expected to reach over 20 feet near the Pacific Coast Highway.
“Elsewhere along the California coast, flooding led to closures of some streets and bike paths. A high surf warning in the San Francisco Bay Area was downgraded to an advisory, with the National Weather Service saying wave heights had declined,” the release reads.
Global
World population at 8 billion people
According to the United States Census Bureau, the world population grew by 75 million people this year and is currently over 8 billion people. The U.S. population stands at 335 million people.
“This combination of births, deaths and net international migration will increase the U.S. population by one person every 24.2 seconds,” an Associated Press release reads.
