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top line Elon Musk's SpaceX is nearing a deal to provide Starlink satellite internet to Yemen, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The deal could dramatically boost connectivity in the war-torn country, where millions have suffered after years of bloody civil war and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. It continues to disrupt world trade by attacking ships in the Red Sea. Starlink satellite on the roof of a house in New Mexico.© 2024 Bloomberg Finance LP important facts A senior government official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to discuss the negotiations, said the Yemeni government is currently finalizing a license…
Around 600,000 women are still waiting for gynecological treatment in the UK, an increase of a third in two years, a new analysis has found, adding that the government is “prioritizing women's health” ” has been criticized.There are currently 33,000 women waiting more than a year for gynecological treatment, a 43% increase since 2022, according to Labor's analysis of data from the House of Commons Library.Learn more about Elle Collective The analysis also found that no region of the UK currently meets the government's targets for cervical cancer screening, with access to cervical cancer screening and gynecological treatment being affected…
Congregants at Sycamore Creek Church bow to Justice League of Greater Lansing leader Willie Bryan and Prince Sorace in prayer as they receive a large check. Sophia Salibi/WKAR hide caption toggle caption Sophia Salibi/WKAR Congregants at Sycamore Creek Church bow to Justice League of Greater Lansing leader Willie Bryan and Prince Sorace in prayer as they receive a large check. Sophia Salibi/WKAR 2020 was a turning point for Willie Bryan of Lansing, Michigan. Between the racial injustice that followed the killing of George Floyd and the health disparities that hit the African American community during the pandemic, she knew now…
Josh Hawkins, who was appointed County Capital Project Manager by Athens-Clarke County Manager Blaine Williams, has a new job. Hawkins, who has worked as the county treasurer for Oglethorpe County, will begin work in Athens on May 26.From the Athens Clark government website…Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Manager Blaine Williams has named Josh Hawkins as the new capital project manager. He will assume office on May 26th.“We are excited to welcome Josh to the ACCGov team as Capital Projects Manager,” said Williams. “His professional life experience and knowledge of local government make him well suited for this complex responsibility of coordinating…
image source, Getty Imagesimage caption, If the no-confidence motion is passed, ministers in Humza Yousaf's government will be forced to resign.April 30, 2024Updated 2 hours agoThe Scottish Government is set to face a vote of no confidence on Holyrood Island, which, if passed, could force all ministers to resign.The Labor motion was tabled last week after Prime Minister Humza Yousaf scrapped a power-sharing agreement with Bute House and the Green Party.The move put pressure on Yousaf, who ultimately announced his decision to resign on Monday.The vote is unlikely to pass without the support of the Greens, who are calling for…
President Joe Biden: “I know how to make government work!”You would think he would know. He has worked in government for 51 years.But the truth is no one We can make government work.Biden hasn't done that.Look at the border chaos, the failure to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan, the rising cost of living, and the unsustainable record high debt.In my new video, economist Ed Stringham argues that no government can do that. Until now Because “no matter how talented people are, you can't implement change…Big bureaucracies get bigger and slower.”I learned this as a consumer reporter watching bureaucrats regulate businesses.…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was jailed for five years in London, and Texas journalist Priscilla Villarreal was only briefly held in Webb County Jail. However, both were arrested for publishing information that government authorities wanted suppressed. Mr. Assange and Mr. Villarreal argue that criminalizing such conduct violates the First Amendment. In both cases, the merits of that claim are obscured by the constitutionally extraneous question of who qualifies as a “real” journalist. Assange, an Australian national, was brought to the United States under a federal indictment charging him with violating the Espionage Act for obtaining and publishing classified documents leaked…
There is a new plan to clean up the contaminated Hanford site. The U.S. Department of Energy, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Ecology announced a new agreement Monday after nearly four years of negotiations. It builds on a similar agreement between the three institutions since 1989. “Tank waste disposal is a key element of a complex facility-wide cleanup effort. hanford” EPA Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller said in a press release. “We encourage all affected tribes, community members, and other stakeholders to participate in the public review process.”The main highlights of this plan are:Much…
WASHINGTON, DC – October 30: US President Joe Biden signed a new executive order setting out the President's policy. … [+] The administration's approach to artificial intelligence at an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2023. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday creating a new chief AI officer, tracking the companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopting stronger privacy policies, and “adopting AI He directed the administration to create new safeguards by “both protecting against potential bias and protecting against that potential bias.” Guidelines and industry standards.…
Protesters from a group called “Better Government for Leland” rallied outside Leland City Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, to protest proposed tax increases.Ken Blevins/Star NewsKen Blevins/Star News FileProtesters from a group called “Better Government for Leland” rallied outside Leland City Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, to protest proposed tax increases.Ken Blevins/Star NewsKen Blevins/Star News FileParticipants from a group called “Better Government for Leland” rallied outside Leland City Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, to protest the proposed tax increase.Ken Blevins/Star NewsKen Blevins/Star News FileParticipants from a group called “Better Government for Leland” rallied outside Leland City Hall on…