As of Wednesday, July 1 in Vermont, thin-film plastic bags are no longer allowed to be used at stores.
Instead, shoppers are expected to bring reusable bags to stores or to pay 10 cents apiece for paper bags. The purpose of the new rule is to reduce the amount of plastic used in the state.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders might be in favor of cutting foreign military aid to Israel.
The democratic socialist signed on to a public letter drawn up by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York). The premise: that the United States either limit or withhold military aid to Israel if the country goes through with its plan to annex parts of the West Bank in Palestine, according to The Times of Israel.
