Author: Ethan Johnson
Tbilisi policeviolently arrested On Monday, at least 20 people staged a peaceful protest in front of parliament, where the seditious “foreign agents” bill was being pushed through a committee. The bill, which has passed third reading, will go to a final vote on Tuesday. Passage of the bill now seems almost inevitable, raising questions about how far the ruling Georgian Dream party will go to tighten its grip.Protesters have made discipline their watchword as authorities increasingly crack down on them. At least on Saturday50,000 people (According to some local sources,200,000) marched through the capital despite pouring rain, waving Georgian, European…
Washington State Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe told StateScoop in a recent video interview that he wants to make the state “the Amazon Prime of government” and is taking a “statewide” approach to technology modernization. He said he was there. “Modernization is our new strategy for what has traditionally been a single agency, single project,” Kehoe said at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers midterm conference in National Harbor, Maryland, this month. It is a modern theme and an alternative to traditional modernization.” “Modernization involves so much more. It involves our customers, our business and its processes, and…
The CEO of Ripple Labs said the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization could be the next target of US government regulators. In an interview on his World Class YouTube channel last week, Ripple Institute Director Brad Garlinghouse said crypto's next “black swan event” could involve USDT, the field's leading stablecoin. I warned you that it's sexual. “Do you think there will be another black swan event? Of course. 100%. We just don't know exactly what it is. It's the only one that even I don't understand that would be interesting to watch. [if this is] Because I…
Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet manufacturer Lilium aims to expand its industrial footprint outside of Germany, where its core manufacturing facilities are based. The German manufacturer said it was in “advanced discussions” with the French government to add a mass production facility for the aircraft in France, citing it as an attractive market for its flagship Lilium jet. The company plans for the aircraft to enter service in 2026. Lilium said it was considering several locations for manufacturing in the country, including the Nouvelle Aquitaine region, which it described as a “hotbed” for aerospace and battery production. The…
Madis Rohr, Estonia's national security adviser, said the Estonian government was in “serious” discussions about sending troops to western Ukraine to take over non-combat duties from the Ukrainian military. Newsletter Breaking Defense quoted Rohr as saying: We need to consider all possibilities. We shouldn't limit our minds on what we can do. ” Rohr's comments follow comments from Estonia's Chief of Defense Staff, General Martin Hellem, who said there were concerns within the military about deploying troops in support roles such as medical services, logistics and air defense in the western Ukrainian city. It was revealed that there had been…
Lawyers for descendants issue 10 recommended remediesSt. Louis, Missouri, May 13, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Descendants of Saint Louis University Enslavement (DSLUE) As such, we will continue to advance our efforts in reparative justice. Saint Louis University Student Government Association (SGA)) passed a resolution encouraging universities to move forward with the Descendants 10-Point Plan as a starting point. On April 24, 2024, SGA Senate Resolution (SR) 007-24 acknowledged that the university “has not made substantial progress toward reconciling SLU’s history of enslavement” and acknowledged that “the university’s past and enslavement without directly atoning for, reconciling, or acknowledging.” This is in…
This is a serious judgment. A federal court in Pennsylvania just indicted an individual lawmaker. Personally You are responsible under the TCPA for calls you make in connection with official government business. For example, you can draw attention to annual events where you can learn about the services of nonprofit organizations and other government service providers. This result is surprising and could have a variety of implications for the “official” behavior of legislators and executive branch officials. However, this could just be a case of a bad lawyer, and the impact of the lawsuit could be very limited. stay with…
(TNS) — Managing 401k accounts, even across multiple workplaces, could be as easy as ordering takeout food, if federal recommendations are allowed.The Government Audit Office (GAO) has proposed creating a national 401k dashboard. This allows a user to manage all her 401k accounts in her one place, and also organizes plans for users with multiple accounts.”Participants continued to face challenges in managing and tracking their accounts as they moved from one job to another,” the GAO report said. “However, federal action could alleviate these challenges.”GAO said in its report that Congress should give federal agencies the authority to create dashboards,…
Dominic Casciani & Rick Faragherbbc news May 13, 2024, 14:00 BSTUpdated 17 minutes agoIn a major defeat for ministers, a judge has ruled that large parts of the UK government's illegal immigration laws breach human rights law and should not apply to Northern Ireland. This is a revised version of the post-Brexit deal agreed between the UK and the EU last year.The ruling raises serious questions about the long-term viability of the plan to deny hearings to some asylum seekers and send them to Rwanda. In his judgment, Judge Humphreys also declared that parts of the law were not compatible…
After the Civil War ended in 1865 and claimed more lives than any other conflict in the United States, Americans felt the need to honor the dead and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in war. Ta.Already, wakes and memorial services were being held in individual towns and cities to honor the families of those killed in the war. According to History.com, some formerly enslaved South Carolinians held their first Memorial Day celebration just a month after the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army in 1865. That's what it means.A more concerted effort was led by General John…