FILE – The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, pose for a group photo during their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday, June 27, 2024, proposed a $2.6 billion plan to […]
Just over 12 years ago, José Lainez, a construction worker and Honduran immigrant, died while building a bridge between Austin’s U.S.183 and U.S. 290 under a beating June sun. Employed by the state, he wasn’t guaranteed the right to water breaks, and his family believes he died of heat exhaustion. U.S. Rep. Greg Casar helped […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is set to propose requiring young men to register for potential military service, according to dpa’s sources, in a move that comes 13 years after Germany effectively abolished national conscription. The step would not reinstate conscription. But young men would have to provide information in a questionnaire about their willingness […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is set to propose the reinstatement of the registration of individuals fit for military service, 13 years after Germany effectively abolished national conscription, dpa can report. Young men would have to provide information in a questionnaire about their willingness and ability to serve and to undergo a physical examination if […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit U.S. officials from accepting money, payments or gifts from foreign governments without congressional consent, their response to a yearslong probe into former President Donald Trump’s overseas business dealings. The proposal led by Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal would enforce the Constitution’s ban on […]
Florida Lawmakers Propose Changing Tax Code To Give Homeowners Insurance Premium Relief Florida Congressman Byron Donalds is teaming up with his colleague Sen. Rick Scott on a bill to provide Florida homeowners a measure of relief from the Sunshine State’s insurance crisis. The bill, known as “The Flood Insurance Relief Act,” would change the Internal […]
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new rule that it said would streamline asylum processing at the southern border by quickly denying certain migrants deemed to “pose a national security or public safety risk”. The proposed rule would allow immigration officials to reject and deport migrants who are already ineligible for asylum at an […]
The Biden administration is expected to propose a new rule Thursday that would accelerate the pace at which certain migrants could be processed and barred from asylum after crossing the southern border, according to two sources familiar with the decision. The regulation, which had been in the works for months and will be published by […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border. It’s meant to affect migrants with criminal records […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he would provide a framework for addressing the risks and potential benefits of artificial intelligence in the coming weeks, which will then be translated into piecemeal legislation. The Biden administration and lawmakers, concerned about how AI could impact elections or influence Americans, have been pressing […]
Defying Gravity Scientists have come up with a surprising new way for astronauts to stay in shape once residing on the surface of the Moon: a “lunar Wall of Death” that allows them to take advantage of the weak gravitational forces. In other words, the same kind of cylindrical structure used by motorcycle-riding stunt performers […]
(Reuters) -Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion cash offer for movie group Paramount Global, the Wall Street Journal reported. The two companies submitted a non-binding offer letter on Wednesday, signed by Sony Pictures Chief Executive Tony Vinciquerra and Apollo partner Aaron Sobel, said the WSJ, citing people familiar […]