Tag: Draft

LeBron James’ son Bronny to enter 2024 NBA draft

LeBron James’ son Bronny has confirmed he will enter the 2024 NBA draft as he looks to follow in his father’s footsteps. The 19-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest last July and had surgery to repair a congenital heart defect during his first year as a USC student. But, providing he clears the required medical check, […]

Clashes in Jerusalem over military draft exemption

STORY: The exemptions offered to the ultra-Orthodox Haredi community date back to the early days of the state of Israel in 1948. The Haredi resistance to joining the military is based on their strong sense of religious identity, which many families fear risks being weakened by army service. For secular Israelis, whose taxes subsidize the […]

input on Bears Ears National Monument Draft Plan Wanted

(Photo/U.S. Dept. of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management) The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service are seeking public input on a draft plan to guide management of the Bears Ears National Monument, incorporating considerable input from the Bears Ears Commission, the State of Utah, other cooperating agencies, and the public. The […]

Details of 40-day Gaza truce draft proposal being studied by Hamas

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a senior source close to the talks said on Tuesday. Based on a statement provided to Reuters by the source, the draft proposal for the […]