Texas Senate approves bill that would end faculty tenure at public universities Senate Bill 18 faces an uphill battle at the Texas House, where Speaker Dade Phelan has expressed concerns with completely eliminating the commonplace job protection. BY KATE MCGEE APRIL 20, 202316 HOURS AGO A little more than a year after […]
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Is America The Worlds Most Dangerous Country?
Marty Roney DADEVILLE — Several hundred people came together Sunday afternoon in the parking lot of First Baptist Church in Dadeville to pray and offer support to one another. To try to find solace in the tragedy. One of them was still wearing a hospital gown. At about 10:30 p.m. […]
FISHY DEALS
Why is a Namibian fishing scandal raising a stink in Europe? EU has not acted against Iceland’s biggest fishing firm despite evidence of its corrupt deals in Namibia It was a fishy fishing fiasco. Photo: Simon Akam (Reuters) By Faustine Ngila PublishedWednesday 9:05AM The European Union’s (EU) inability to act against an […]
‘We have a real crisis on our hands’ as eviction filings soar in Fort Worth
POSTED INBUSINESS by Sandra Sadek April 1, 2023 4:00 pm Eviction filings in Fort Worth have reached levels higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new nationwide eviction data. In February, over 3,800 evictions were filed – 36% higher than the pre-pandemic monthly average. The numbers have been higher than the average since […]
Nigerians allege that Shell is dragging the oil spill lawsuit laid against them
CHINEDU OKAFOR April 5, 2023 12:10 PM Shell Plc has been stopped from selling its Nigerian offshore assets; here’s why Shell Plc is seeking to hide from scrutiny over pollution in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, lawyers for over 13,000 Nigerians said in London’s High Court on Tuesday, charges that […]
Africa In Space: Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week
As of 2022, at least 13 African countries had manufactured 48 satellites, but none has been launched from African soil. Published On 4 Apr 20234 Apr 2023 Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country’s space program, the government said on Monday. […]
FBI: Mandalay Bay shooter in Las Vegas who killed 58 was angry about how casinos treated him
Tami Abdollah A trove of documents recently released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that the shooter who killed 58 people at a Las Vegas concert in 2017 was “very upset” about how casinos were treating him. The documents provide the strongest indication yet of a motive for the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Stephen […]
Here We Go Again
Natalie Neysa Alund USA TODAY A train carrying ethanol derailed early Thursday in rural Minnesota and several cars caught fire, forcing hundreds ofresidents to evacuate homes as a precaution. The train derailed at 1 a.m. in the small city of Raymond, the city’s fire department reported. The city is in southwest Kandiyohi County about 110 miles west of Minneapolis. […]
LOCK HIM UP!
Sources say former president and aides thought prosecutors were reconsidering legal action and were taken by surprise by the announcement Donald Trump and his top advisers were caught flat footed by the news of his indictment by Manhattan grand jury over hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, having […]
Drags oldest working girl dies naturally at 92
PORTLAND, Ore. (Portland Tribune) – In the days before his death on Thursday, March 23, as nurses took care of Walter Cole, aka the beloved drag queen Darcelle, a great many people paid visits to him at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. The Portland community lost an icon with the passing of […]