Organisers of competing abortion measures in Nebraska say that they collected enough signatures to get on the November ballot. Officials with Protect Our Rights, which seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, said they turned in 207,000 signatures to the Nebraska secretary of state’s office. SBA Pro-Life America says 205,000 signatures have been […]
It’s been nearly five months since the city lost $1 million in a “cybercrime” and while the city has no update on the investigation, they say they’ve updated their protocols. While the investigation is ongoing, the topic was brought up at the last city commission by Commissioner Jeremy Matlow. He asked if there were any […]
Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world, yet it is running out of water. It’s a slow-motion disaster decades in the making, caused by a litany of issues including human-induced climate change. Residents are deeply concerned about the impending water crisis. In Mexico City, many treat every drop of water with […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — For most of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s two terms in office, he approached the job like a CEO running a business. The wealthy former software executive, now on a shortlist to be Donald Trump’s running mate, was laser-focused on priorities like strengthening the state’s economy and cutting taxes. He mostly […]
Russia’s Defense Minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of U.S. drones over the Black Sea, saying […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) has a vision of “Children First.” After several high-profile issues, like children sleeping on office floors, DCS has tried to start fresh. The department’s 2023 Annual Report revealed that the Department is going in “a new direction.” The new mission statement contends that the department […]
(Bloomberg) — Kenya’s National Assembly dropped a number of controversial tax proposals even as opposition lawmakers refused to participate in voting for the bill that’s caused street protests. Most Read from Bloomberg Proposed levies on bread, mobile-money transfers and banking services, and motor vehicles were scrapped by ruling coalition lawmakers. They also dropped a levy […]
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese transport ministry panel on Monday proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety, more than six months after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The panel recommended hiring more air traffic control staff at the country’s […]
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Sunday sought to clarify Republicans’ stance on contraceptives and in-vitro fertilization (IVF), arguing GOP lawmakers are not against these but the less obvious measures included in some reproductive bills. “Democrats right now are saying that Republicans are against contraceptives, they’re against IVF, none of those things are true,” Lankford said […]
Chinese car firms have asked Beijing to take “the most stringent measures” against the European Union after the bloc raised import tariffs on its electric vehicles (EV). An online media outlet under state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday also made accusations of “snooping” into China’s EV technology. The Yuyuantantian news outlet’s social media account cited a […]
By Liangping Gao and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s latest property support measures have boosted transactions in its biggest cities, but activity in smaller localities is struggling to get off the ground, pointing to more pain ahead for most of the country’s real estate market. On May 17, China cut minimum mortgage rates […]
By Liangping Gao and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s latest property support measures have boosted transactions in its biggest cities, but activity in smaller localities is struggling to get off the ground, pointing to more pain ahead for most of the country’s real estate market. On May 17, China cut minimum mortgage rates […]