Giorno: 3 Novembre 2022

O’Rourke Tops Abbott in Fundraising for Texas Governor’s Race

Democrat Beto O’Rourke has outraised incumbent Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott by about $5.8 million in the state’s gubernatorial race, The Texas Tribune is reporting. The Tribune attributed the fundraising numbers to the last campaign finance reports before Tuesday’s…

It’s lights, camera, action for prolific young photographer Maverick Seizure

Read More Midway through an exhibition of his best work at Hallmark House Hotel on 15 October, 23-year-old Johannesburg-based photographer Maverick Seizure went up to his room, grabbed his camera and rushed back to the exhibition to start taking pictures. “I’m sure people were just amazed by that, but it’s just in me,” he says. […]

Proteas in Perth – The enigma that is SA cricket

Read More Howzat: The Proteas’ Lungi Ngidi (above) celebrates a wicket during the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and India in Perth, Australia, on Sunday. Head coach Mark Boucher (below) in action. Photos: Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images and Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images Certain cities, certain grounds, and stadiums even, have […]

MTBPS: Godongwana delivers treasury’s same old sermon

Read More Like a household, new spending will be financed through tax increases or budget cuts. (Photo: David Harrison) After a decade of worshipping at the shrine of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms with nothing to show, the treasury’s 2022 medium-term budget policy statement decided that the best way to get an answer to its […]

Powerball Prize Up to $1.5B, 3rd-Largest Ever in US

The bad news is that no one won Wednesday night’s huge $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot. The good news is that means the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing Saturday night. That is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The numbers…

Future generations face ‘climate carnage’ without surge in funding – UN

Read More A dramatic increase in funding for climate adaptation is needed to save millions of lives from “climate carnage”, the UN secretary general, Ant?nio Guterres, has said. Climate adaptation includes preparing defences against rising floods, shelters against intensifying cyclones and emergency plans to protect people during worsening heatwaves and droughts. Guterres said only a […]

Teenage boy allegedly raped at hotel housing refugees in London

Read More A teenage boy was allegedly raped by a man in his 30s at a hotel used to house refugees in east London, with another alleged sexual assault against a child taking place in the same facility. The Metropolitan police confirmed they were investigating both incidents, which come amid growing fears of chronic overcrowding […]

Father of Democratic state House candidate says son lying about military service

Post Content A Democratic candidate for the state House in Washington is involved in an ongoing feud with his family about the veracity of his military service. The father of Clyde Shavers, Democratic candidate for Washington state’s 10th Legislative District, claims in a recently published letter that his son lied about the details of his […]