Well, the New Year is almost here. We’ll get a day’s break from trading, which means a chance to breathe easy, and maybe catch up on some market data before jumping back into the daily routines of the trading floors. We don’t know how the coming year will shake out, but we can prepare by […]
The Lummi Nation recently learned it is among 20 recipients of a Bureau of Indian Affairs Office grant to preserve native languages. The federal government this month announced the recipients of a total of $5.73 million in grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal Organizations across the nation. The grants are part […]
Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws, whose passage in 1935 stripped Jews of their German citizenship and banned “race-mixing” between Jews and other Germans. Eighty-eight years later, the United States is facing rising antisemitism and white supremacist ideology – including two neo-Nazi demonstrations in Florida in September 2023 alone. The Nuremberg […]
Ksenia Sobchak at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on November 2, 2013.Vladimir Tretyakov/Getty Images for Capital Partners Ksenia Sobchak, a socialite rumored to be Putin‘s goddaughter, attended a now infamous Russian party. Many celebrities have offered groveling apologies after the “almost naked” party sparked backlash. Sobchak is also releasing statements in a rush to […]
Actress Ksenia Sobchak attends a party at Ritz-Carlton Hotel on November 2, 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Vladimir Tretyakov/Getty Images for Capital Partners Socialite Ksenia Sobchak, rumored to be Putin‘s god daughter, attended a now-infamous Russian party. Many celebrities have offered groveling apologies after the “almost naked” party sparked a backlash. Sobchak is also releasing statements in […]
Two Ukrainians are among the victims of a large-scale traffic accident near Istanbul. Fortunately, there is no threat to their lives. Source: Oleh Nikolenko, speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as quoted by European Pravda Quote: “Two Ukrainian women were injured as a result of an accident in the Turkish province of […]
Dec. 28—Health and Human Services’ top executive is concerned with the number of children in Ohio that have been dropped from Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Ohio is among nine states that have seen large increases in children enrollment drops in the past year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says, […]
Utility bills are an important factor in every household budget and vary from month to month based on factors such as the weather, wholesale energy prices, and, of course, how much water, electricity and natural gas you use. A new report from doxoINSIGHTS has ranked every U.S. state and city based on the average cost […]
Dec. 25—Symmes Valley Elementary has been recognized as one of 26 Ohio schools for exceptional student performance in the past two years. “There are currently 2,536 Title 1 schools in Ohio, so being one of 26 puts Symmes Valley Elementary in the top 1% in the state,” said the school’s principal, Brandon Walker, in a […]
Have you ever wondered how many birds make Southwest Florida home, or visit for a winter pit stop? The bird lovers of Manatee County Audubon Society did their best to answer that question on Dec. 16, when they took part in the National Audubon Society’s 124th Christmas Bird Count. The results: The Bradenton Circle birder […]
The holiday season is in full swing but not every place you go will be as merry as the others. Recently, financial data outlet FinanceBuzz analyzed which U.S. cities have the fewest Christmas events and holiday activities — and some California cities came out seeing green. “Grinch”-green, that is. How rich was the McCallister family […]
Three people including a Massachusetts State Police trooper were injured during a crash on Route 24 in West Bridgewater, early Saturday morning. According to State Police, a trooper was conducting a motor vehicle stop when his cruiser was struck and pushed into him. Three people were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton with minor […]