PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the country donated equipment from its army storage, including aircraft and ammunition, worth 6.75 billion crowns ($288.42 million) to Ukraine as of the end of May. It said the Czechs have so far sent eight aircraft, including two this year. Supplies also included 94,860 […]
(Bloomberg) — Independent film and TV producer Skydance Media has reached a preliminary agreement to buy Shari Redstone’s National Amusements Inc. and merge with Paramount Global, the parent of CBS and MTV, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg National Amusements, the family company that controls Paramount, will refer […]
Hurricane Beryl remains on track to bring heavy rainfall, “life-threatening” winds and flooding to parts of the Caribbean this week, with forecasters warning that it could remain at least a tropical storm as it moves towards Mexico. The National Hurricane Center said in an update early Tuesday that the storm, which remains a Category 5 […]
The Boeing Co. has reached accord to repurchase Spirit AeroSystems in a stock deal valued at more that $4 billion, a major news organization is reporting. The Reuters news agency reported that the boards of the two companies met and agreed to the deal on Sunday, and it could be announced as early as Monday. […]
GAA The All-Ireland Football Championship reaches the quarter-final stages this afternoon. Roscommon are seeking a first championship win at Croke Park since 1980. That win came against Armagh, who are their opponents today in the last eight-tie at HQ from 4pm. That is followed by Dublin vs Galway from 6.15pm. The final round of group […]
Arizona Native Vote’s executive director Jaynie Parrish said the group has a message they want voters to remember: Change comes through voting. As the July 30 primary election nears, groups like Arizona Native Vote continue to work toward getting people registered to vote within tribal communities in the state as well as educating Native voters […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation Wednesday. The agreement marks a key step in the country’s economic recovery after defaulting on debt repayment in 2022. Sri Lanka is under an International […]
Rep. Troy Nehls was already facing difficult questions about why he wears a Combat Infantryman Badge on his lapel. This week, those questions grew louder as the U.S. Army commented on the Texas Republican’s service record for the first time. NOTUS reported: For those who might benefit from a refresher, CBS News reported last month […]
Jun. 25—The former Witmer Road landfill in the Town of Wheatfield is a step closer to potentially housing a solar farm. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced recently it has reached a memorandum of understanding on the 60-acre site. It was done with Niagara County, Wheatfield and the Niagara County Refuse […]
MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll in the attack by Islamic militants in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has risen to 21 after a wounded police officer has died in a hospital, officials said Tuesday. Sunday’s attack, in which militants attacked Christian and Jewish houses of worship and fired at police in the cities of […]
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to a $150 million settlement with 378 plaintiffs arising from one of the 2020 wildfires that devastated parts of Oregon and northern California. The settlement announced on Monday resolves substantially all individual claims in northern California related to the Slater […]
The number of homeless people on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard has increased since last year to its highest figure in 10 years, according to the annual point-in-time count released in early June. In total, the number of homeless increased to 568 people, 141 more than last year. Within that total of 568, the […]