DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on Thursday called on top Republicans to drop litigation seeking to curtail aspects of mail balloting now that Donald Trump has begun to embrace the method. Trump for years falsely claimed voting by mail was riddled with fraud, but his 2024 campaign began a program this month […]
The City of Ames may be changing the way it collects and disposes of the town’s solid waste, citing inefficiencies and cost-cutting initiatives. The Ames City Council discussed switching the city’s Resource Recovery Plant to a transfer station model and perhaps partnering with a new waste management company during their Tuesday, June 11 meeting. The […]
By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party has applied to the country’s top court to block the newly elected parliament from sitting this week on the grounds that the May 29 vote was marred by fraud, it said on Tuesday. The National Assembly is due to […]
Breakout pop star Chappell Roan on Sunday said she turned down an offer to perform at the White House for a Pride celebration, calling on the the administration to work toward “liberty, justice and freedom for all.” “As a response to the White House, who asked me to perform for Pride,” the queer singer-songwriter said […]
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross-border crime. More than 500 people from the Bajau Laut, a mostly stateless sea-faring community who live on rickety houseboats […]
The commander of the Gaza Division of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Brigadier-General Avi Rosenfeld, has announced his resignation, taking responsibility for the Hamas attack mounted from the Gaza Strip on October 7 last year. “On October 7, I failed in my life’s mission to protect the Gaza border communities. Everyone has to take responsibility […]
Last week’s Consensus crypto conference in Austin was billed to be a triumphant celebration of the budding bull market, but it really felt like an extended campaign rally gloating over the blockchain industry’s recent wins in D.C. At the annual CoinCenter dinner, the libertarian-minded think tank invited House Majority Whip and crypto crusader Tom Emmer […]
BATAVIA, Ill. — The Comedy Vault in Batavia has canceled the upcoming shows of actor/comedian Michael Rapaport, which had been scheduled for this Thursday through Saturday (June 6-8), citing safety concerns. Rapaport, who is Jewish, has been an outspoken and controversial defender of Israel’s war in Gaza. The Comedy Vault says Rapaport’s scheduled appearances led […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Friday he has registered as an independent, raising questions about his future political plans. Manchin, who would have faced a tough reelection in November if he had chosen to run, has long been an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party and an obstacle to […]
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it would be “’hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with arrangements that appear to point to Beijing’s strongly pro-Moscow stance. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that “China’s hopes appear to be hard to meet at the meeting. “There is still a clear […]
Small Cap Stocks At Lowest Valuation In Decades, But Analyst Holds Off Buying, Citing $600B Debt Concerns With the S&P 500 index hitting new highs 22 times in just 2024 alone, casual investors can be excused for thinking the stock market is booming. However, given that the S&P 500 is a market-weighted index of some […]
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies’ businesses in the country, citing national security concerns. The companies, Bluvec Technologies Inc and Pegauni Technology Inc, were given the dissolution order and asked to cease all operations in the country under a law that governs foreign investments in […]