A protester holds up a placard during #fixthecountry protest in Accra, Ghana, on August 4, 2021. The protest aims to demand accountability, good governance, and better living conditions from government Ghana, one of the world’s biggest producers of gold and cocoa, is suffering its worst economic crisis in a generation, with the price of goods … Read more
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, testifies before a House subcommittee hearing on COVID-19 school closures on April 26. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo) WASHINGTON — Long gone are the days when American children started their school day with a laptop at the kitchen table. Since the Omicron surge of early 2022, schools across … Read more
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s governor has signed into law a bill making it a felony to provide gender-affirming healthcare to a minor. Indiana has enacted a law requiring teachers to tell parents when students ask to be called by a new name or different pronoun. North Dakota has approved a law that lets … Read more
By Richard Cowan and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress expressed frustration with President Joe Biden’s willingness to engage with Republicans demanding tougher work requirements for food aid recipients as part of any deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. They have stopped short of threatening to block such moves, as … Read more
Eddie Murphy is going pink. The actor is in negotiations to star in Pink Panther, the MGM comedy based on the classic property. He would star as Inspector Clouseau. More from The Hollywood Reporter Sonic the Hedgehog filmmaker Jeff Fowler is directing from a script by Chris Bremner, with Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich … Read more
Report: Myers, Warriors ‘bracing’ to go separate ways originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors reportedly are “bracing” to potentially split ways with president of basketball operations Bob Myers. Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Wednesday, citing sources, that the Warriors “have had no substantial contract extension talks in months and … Read more
Carl Icahn, one of Wall Street’s fiercest activists, is taking a big swipe next week, as he attempts to unseat the brash CEO of Illumina, the dominant player in the field of gene sequencing. Illumina ’s (ticker: ILMN) sequencing machines are behind scientific advances already changing science and medicine. The company dominates the global gene … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Vladimir Putin has shot down concerns of his own finance minister who acknowledged “a problem” with Russia’s energy revenues, underscoring the damage done by Western sanctions to its … Read more
3D illustration of a fetus in a womb. (iStockphoto/Getty Images) In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians performed a successful in utero surgery to repair a rare and potentially deadly prenatal condition in a fetus. In utero surgery has been used for other conditions, but this is the first time it has been attempted to treat “vein … Read more
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Mediobanca said on Thursday it had agreed to buy London-based Arma Partners, as Italy’s leading investment bank seeks to capture growing corporate demand for advisory services on tech deals and expand its international reach. The acquisition, which Mediobanca expects to boost its fee income by 10%, comes ahead of … Read more