When Kim Cameron gets off a flight, he’ll often hand a couple of his Delta frequent-flier certificates to airport employees. “I just thank them when they serve me,” he tells me. In turn, they will respond with a hug, sometimes tears. He shares this story to make a point that he’s embraced a mindset of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time, which colors how they view U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media, according to a study on conspiracy theories. The study released Monday by the Pew Research Center examined the intersection of race and conspiratorial […]
Jun. 5—AUSTIN — University of Texas institutions have once again been ranked among the most innovative in the United States, securing the No. 3 spot on the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) annual Top 100 U.S. Universities List for the second consecutive year. In 2023, UT institutions were granted 235 U.S. utility patents, surpassing the […]
Kim Reynolds makes a wild claim, provides no evidence Once again an elected leader of Iowa called the trial of Donald Trump a sham. Gov. Kim Reynolds joins Attorney General Brenna Bird in citing no evidence to back up that statement. As Iowans, we want our elected leaders to make public statements that are based […]
Over 600 Financial Institutions Reveal Billions Invested in US Spot Bitcoin ETFs More than 600 firms have unveiled substantial investments in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in their 13F filings submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the past week. According to the disclosed data, professional investment firms have declared ownership […]
(Reuters) – Some 1,804 depository institutions tapped the emergency lending facility set up last March in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, amounting to about 20% of all eligible firms, the Federal Reserve said on Friday. About 95% of the borrowers, which included banks, credit unions, savings associations, and branches and agencies of foreign […]
Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. Our rules of government are established in the Constitution of the United States and the 27 amendments. They are the bedrocks of our government. They structure government; allocate and establish power […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has been using a Serbian national named Novica Antic to infiltrate EU institutions and spread pro-Kremlin views, Politico reported on March 5, citing Western intelligence briefs they had reviewed. According to the outlet, Antic, allegedly an “active agent of influence” of the FSB, met with members of the European Parliament […]
Former solicitor Michael Lynn, who was found guilty of stealing just over €18 million from six financial institutions during the Celtic Tiger era, has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Sentencing Lynn on Monday, Judge Martin Nolan set a sentence of 13 years and gave Lynn seven-and-a-half years credit for the time he spent in prison […]
A Massachusetts man was extradited from Sweden in connection with fires at Jewish institutions in Arlington, Needham, and Chelsea, Mass. in May of 2019. Alexander Giannakakis, 37, formerly of Quincy, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in 2019 for making false statements in a matter involving “domestic terrorism, falsifying, concealing and covering […]
Northeastern State University and Tulsa Community College have been awarded $4M through the Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) program, seeking to assist low income and Native American transfer students. The focus of this partnership is to create inclusive pathways for Native students, particularly those facing financial barriers, to transfer seamlessly between institutions. The NASNTI […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s institutions are gearing up for a fight over Hungary and a contentious transfer of 10 billion euros (nearly $11 billion) in funds to Budapest. The European Parliament decided to assess Thursday whether to take the bloc’s executive branch, the European Commission, to court over allegations that it gave into […]