When India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took oath in the new session of parliament, many opposition MPs chanted “NEET” and “shame”. The MPs were protesting against a recent controversy that has engulfed a key national exam overseen by Mr Pradhan’s ministry. Every year, hundreds of thousands of aspiring doctors write the National Eligibility Cum Entrance […]
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) — A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict, according to court filings Thursday. The jury began weighing the case against Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover on Tuesday after a trial that began Monday. […]
Uber (NYSE: UBER) achieved impressive financial results for the past few quarters, but several billionaire investors have been unloading shares of the ride-hailing service. That group of high-profile sellers includes Larry Robbins, Lee Ainslie, Roberto Mignone, Steven Tananbaum, Daniel Loeb, and George Soros. High-profile stocks often have billionaires buying and selling in large quantities over […]
HILLSDALE — After much debate back and forth between city staff, the Hillsdale City Council and Drew Homovec, the owner of Corecoyle Composite LLC, a decision was made to adjourn a public hearing on June 17 to July 15 in order to give the council time to tour the facility and see improvements. City staff […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio’s sprawling 6th District along the Ohio River will decide Tuesday who will fill a U.S. House seat that’s been vacant since January. That’s when longtime Republican Rep. Bill Johnson left to become president of Youngstown State University. GOP state Sen. Michael Rulli and Democratic political newcomer Michael Kripchak […]
It’s easy to see what billionaire hedge fund managers buy and sell every quarter. Although you generally don’t get to watch it in real time, hedge funds are required to file a quarterly update with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and these filings are available to the public. It seems like a good idea […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Podesta was two months into his new role as President Joe Biden’s top climate diplomat when he faced his first international crisis — what to serve for dinner. He had invited his Chinese counterpart, Liu Zhenmin, over to his house but learned that his guest — perhaps not surprisingly — only […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Kenneth Griffin has not donated money to President Donald Trump‘s election campaign but will wait to see who the former U.S. leader picks as his running mate, he told attendees at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday. When asked if he had donated to Trump’s campaign, he said, […]
Under-fire manager Erik ten Hag is confident “common sense” will prevail as Manchester United’s decision-makers consider his future. The injury-hit Red Devils suffered a club-record 13th defeat of a Premier League season on Monday night, with the 4-0 hammering at Crystal Palace the nadir of an increasingly poor season. Eighth-placed United now limp into Sunday’s […]
As this school year draws to a close, it’s crunch time for districts who have yet to receive approval for next year’s school budgets. On Tuesday, May 7, residents for two Chittenden County school districts − South Burlington and Essex Westford − showed up at the polls again to vote on education expenditures, which dictate […]
Apr. 29—The Santa Fe Independent Salary Commission is on a tight timeline to decide the salary of the city’s next mayor, with a deadline Tuesday set by an ordinance. The commission, appointed April 19, will hold a meeting Tuesday evening with an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the discussion. The […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters on Tuesday were deciding on two Republican-backed constitutional amendments, one of which would ban the use of private money to run elections in reaction to grants received in 2020 that were funded by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. The other proposal would require that only election officials designated by law […]