Joshua Lewis and Kearra Johnson knew they’d face obstacles as they prepared to bring their new hard seltzer beverage to market. Black creators were rare, perhaps nonexistent, in the seltzer industry, and theirs would be the first Black-owned line in Kansas City. In addition, the customers they were targeting — the Black community — weren’t […]
Israel and Hamas have given cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether, raising the possibility of a new round of diplomacy to halt a devastating Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian plan calls for a phased hostage […]
Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a ceasefire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said. Word of the proposal came as Israeli […]
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will expand its Gaza ground offensive in the coming days, despite international efforts to halt the fighting. Speaking to members of his Likud Party on Monday, Mr Netanyahu said the war “isn’t close to finished”. He spoke after returning from a visit to troops fighting inside Gaza, and as […]
The Jacksonville Humane Society will be getting a “mobile outreach vehicle,” allowing JHS to expand their impact on the community. The Jacksonville Humane Society has announced that they are the proud recipient of a $45,000 grant from The Players Championship. “This significant contribution will be utilized to purchase a dedicated vehicle for JHS, enhancing their […]
By Gram Slattery CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (Reuters) – Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley has risen in opinion polls in recent months largely on the back of college-educated, affluent, suburban professionals, many of whom have tired of Donald Trump‘s caustic rhetoric and legal troubles. If the former South Carolina governor is to ascend any further and […]
Dec. 22—A sweeping state constitutional amendment to protect and expand Ohioans’ voting rights took its first official step toward getting on the ballot this week. The proposed amendment would establish the right to vote as a fundamental right and bar the state from using “any means whatsoever” to intentionally or unintentionally interfere with an of-age […]
Ukrainian defenders are repelling Russian attacks on most fronts, exhausting the Russians on the Melitopol front and trying to expand the bridgehead in Kherson Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, information as of 06:00 on 22 December, the 667th day of the full-scale war. Details: A total of 95 combat engagements […]
Dec. 19—Simmons Bank in this past week approved a $25,000 grant to fund the Lincoln Academy Marketplace expansion programming for a second year through their “Make a Difference” Grant — opening more doors for students to provide for themselves and their families. Lincoln Academy Marketplace is a resource housed at Lincoln Alternative Academy gives students […]