Tag: wakes

Which university will replace St. Aug’s to partner with Wake’s leadership academies?

N.C. State University or Shaw University could replace St. Augustine’s University as the new higher-education partner for Wake County’s two leadership academies. Wake school administrators met with N.C. State University, N.C. Wesleyan University, Shaw University, Wake Technical Community College and William Peace University about providing college courses to students at the two academies. Administrators said […]

New Orleans City Council staff member wakes to find home vandalized

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans City Council has released a statement regarding threats made to a member of the staff. The statement reads that on May 16, alleged vandals covered the home of a Jewish city council staff member in red paint, possibly representing blood, in retaliation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Regardless of […]

Snoozy Trump Wakes Up as Prosecutor Calls Him a Liar

Opening statements had not yet begun on Monday when former President Donald Trump dozed off for the first time. He quickly opened his eyes when defense attorney Todd Blanche slid him a note, as prosecutors prepared to kick off opening arguments in the historic trial, which hinges on accusations that the former president falsified business […]

Too late, China wakes up to the threat from within

China, China, China. Scarcely a day passes without some new scare story about China. The Middle Kingdom was struggling with its image overseas long before Covid, but the pandemic cemented attitudes in the West. Ever since, and with plenty of justification, its every move has been regarded with growing “reds under the bed” paranoia. The […]