WASHINGTON — As he orders airstrikes in a growing Middle East conflict, President Joe Biden faces fresh demands that he ask Congress to vote on a new authorization for military action before he proceeds further. Those calls, however, are falling on deaf ears, with the White House insisting that the commander in chief already has […]
Jan. 25—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Public Works Committee in a 4-0 vote recommended approval to enter into a guaranteed maximum price with Ferguson Waterworks for more than $2.6 million for new radio-read water meters contingent on approval from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. Councilman Brian Kamlitz was not present at the meeting on […]
Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden’s membership of Nato in an official gazette, finalising the ratification that brings the country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Hungary now remains the only Nato ally not to have ratified Sweden’s accession. Turkey’s parliament endorsed Sweden’s accession in a vote on Tuesday. The ruling party […]
The Toy Show musical, which recorded losses of €2.2 million, had not been granted written approval from the RTÉ board, according to the findings of a new report. Minister for Media Catherine Martin confirmed on Wednesday that she had received a report into the production. The report was carried out by auditing firm Grant Thornton […]
Jan. 23—MORGANTOWN — Mon Power, Potomac Edison and the various parties involved in the companies’ base-rate increase case have filed a proposed settlement with the Public Service Commission and await the PSC’s approval. Joining the companies in the Joint Stipulation and Agreement filed Tuesday are PSC staff, the PSC’s Consumer Advocate Division, the West Virginia […]
WASHINGTON ― A key Democratic senator is calling on President Joe Biden to seek formal congressional approval for U.S. airstrikes against Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen, signifying growing unease with the administration’s strategy in the region amid fears of broader U.S. entanglement in another Middle Eastern conflict. “I am eager to hear from the administration about […]
A parenting programme designed to help families in a north Dublin suburb has become the only Irish initiative of its kind endorsed by US authorities. Preparing for Life is a plan produced by Northside Partnership, a development company working to improve the lives of people in north-east Dublin. The early intervention model, which helps parents […]
RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — After years of secretly snapping up farmland for a new city northeast of San Francisco, the CEO of a company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires pitched voters Wednesday on his vision for a walkable, affordable community that would appeal to their California pride. Jan Sramek, a former Goldman Sachs trader […]
After plunging in 2022, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) got its mojo back, more than doubling in 2023. The end of the crypto winter came in large part because of anticipation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might finally grant approval to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) seeking to own Bitcoin directly. Indeed, that optimistic scenario came to […]
Two multimillion-dollar contracts for the handling of day-to-day operations of city-owned homeless shelters are slated to be finalized Thursday. The Austin City Council will vote on contracts for outside service providers to run the Northbridge homeless shelter, currently managed by the city, and the Southbridge shelter, currently managed by the nonprofit Austin Area Urban League. […]
Detroit City Council turned down a six-figure contract to pay for murals that the city did not authorize. Street Art Mankind Corp., which brought international artists to Detroit to paint seven murals ahead of the NFL draft around the downtown area, did not get a $215,000 contract for services already rendered because City Council did […]
Ukraine’s recent security agreement with the UK has energised talks about Ukraine-Canada security treatment. Source: Natalka Tsmots, Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine, in an interview with European Pravda Details: Tsmots said that Canada has presented a draft agreement to Ukraine. “I am very glad to tell you that on Friday Canada sent a copy of the […]