Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law. Anybody […]
Elon Musk has confirmed he welcomed a new baby earlier this year with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, the pair’s third child together and Musk’s 12th offspring. The business magnate, 52, told Page Six his newest addition was not by any means a “secret,” but thought releasing a statement on the birth would have just been […]
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) – Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour was welcomed by a sparkling London Tube map redesigned in the singer’s honour on Friday, as the British capital eyes a 300 million pound ($379 million) windfall. Swift is due to perform eight shows at London’s Wembley stadium, with the first scheduled for Friday, attracting […]
NEW BEDFORD — The three newborn residents of the Buttonwood Park Zoo are already expected to build great things. Zoo officials announced the arrival of three American beavers, a.k.a. kits, born on May 16. The kits’ parents are 8-year-old female Wicket and 6-year-old male Justin, according to the zoo’s press release. The three kits “have […]
Nigel Farage “should be welcomed” by the Conservative Party, former UK home secretary Suella Braverman has said. In an interview with The Times, Ms Braverman said the Tories are a “broad church”, and should not exclude anyone who wants “Conservatives to get elected”. Her comments come days after a poll suggested Mr Farage, the Reform […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Columbus welcomed an all-time record of people in 2023. Experience Columbus, a tourism center in the city, showed off a new brand campaign and new data on Thursday night. Not only is the city setting new records for visitors, but the organization is also hearing how much the tourism industry is […]
Dallas and Fort Worth mayors, chambers of commerce leaders, local Anglo and Latino citizens, and a municipal band waited eagerly at the Fort Worth T&P station on Oct. 16, 1920, at 7 a.m. for their special guest. After the train pulled to a stop at 7:17 a.m., they searched the Pullman cars, only to discover […]
‘I’m so proud;’ Veterans welcomed home after first local honor flight of year A plane full of veterans touched down in Dayton Saturday night, completing the first honor flight of the year. The organization flew 102 World War II, Korean, Vietnam, and Cold War veterans to Washington D.C. to see national memorials at no cost. […]
Mar. 27—LIMA — East Ohio Gas Company employees in Lima celebrated Dominion’s gas assets being sold to Enbridge with a welcome ceremony for all employees in the state. External affairs manager Peggy Ehora for the utility said Enbridge’s CEO and president greeted the celebration with a live broadcast and a breakfast. “It was a happy […]
Mar. 26—EAST LYME — Kristin DeLea, back home in Niantic for just a few days in between helping her daughter take care of a new baby in Kansas, was surprised to find that voting in the presidential primary fit right into her schedule. “I had it on my calendar to make sure I picked up […]
ORMOND BEACH – A day after Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had an event canceled by a Kissimmee resort, she was welcomed by an appreciative crowd at a rally at an Ormond Beach biker bar. Greene, a Georgia Republican and right-wing supporter of Donald Trump, criticized for her long history of making controversial statements and advancing […]
Dec. 24—A variety of new leaders joined North Perry Village government’s administrative team this year. “2023 was similar to 2022 in North Perry Village, as we continued our theme of change,” Acting Mayor Brian Titus said. He offered that assessment in a summary of North Perry government’s major highlights and achievements of the current year, […]