CLEVELAND (WJW) – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Case Western Reserve University have ended their encampment on campus, citing concerns for their safety. This comes after 11 days of standing their ground and protesting the Israel-Hamas war. Overnight, a few people remained, cleaning up tents and protest gear from the scene of their encampment on the Kelvin […]
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Tomoka Reserve developers seek mediator to settle dispute with Ormond. Here’s why.
An attorney representing developers seeking to turn the former Tomoka Oaks golf course into homes warned Ormond Beach City Commissioners last month that his clients were prepared to sue if their rezone request was denied. The commissioners voted 5-0 to reject the application anyway. Instead of immediately filing the “$40 million damages claim” that attorney […]
The Federal Reserve Just Indicated Social Security Could Get a Bigger 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Than Expected
The Federal Reserve may have just given retirees the biggest indication yet that their 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) may be quite substantial. The Fed is tasked with a dual mandate: to maximize employment while maintaining stable prices. Over the past three years, it’s been in a battle with ongoing inflation. Its biggest goal right now […]
Oil prices pick up on prospect of US replenishing strategic reserve
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday on the prospect the U.S. may start buying crude for its petroleum reserve, after prices sank to a seven-week low on hopes for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire, doubts about U.S. interest rate cuts and swelling oil inventories. Snapping three days of losses, Brent crude futures […]
Tourists evacuated from Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding and heavy rains
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country. Tourist accommodation facilities were submerged after a river within the Maasai Mara broke its banks early Wednesday. The reserve, in […]
Tourists stranded in Maasai Mara game reserve after heavy rains
Tourists are being evacuated from Kenya’s popular Maasai Mara game reserve after floods left parts of it submerged. More than 10 lodges and camps have been flooded after the nearby Talek River burst its banks on Tuesday. There are also fears that some animals might have been swept away by the raging floods. The area’s […]
Marriott signs deal to bring Ritz-Carlton Reserve to Saudi Arabia’s Trojena
Hospitality giant Marriott International has signed an agreement with NEOM to bring a new Ritz-Carlton Reserve to Trojena, a year-round mountain resort destination under development in northwestern Saudi Arabia. This marks the second Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Saudi Arabia for Marriott and the seventh collaboration overall between the company and NEOM. Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a highly […]
Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after torso found at nature reserve
Key Federal Reserve Inflation Rate Sizzles As GDP Slows; S&P 500 Futures Slide
Why DPS is seeking a retrial after ex-Texas trooper, Army Reserve captain won $2.5M suit
The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking a retrial after being ordered by a jury to pay $2.5 million in lost wages to a former state trooper who became sick from toxic burn pit exposure during his Army Reserve unit’s deployment to Iraq in 2007 and 2008. The former trooper, Le Roy Torres, an […]
Businesses worry about extended Baltimore port shutdown, Federal Reserve says
The shutdown of vessel traffic in and out of Baltimore’s harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse March 26 has caused shipping delays but so far no widespread price increases, a Federal Reserve report says. Businesses said they can manage a short-term disruption but are concerned about an extended shutdown, according to the Federal […]