Hawaii to elect Rep. Kahele’s successor after failed bid for governor

Post Content Voters in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District will elect a new U.S. representative Tuesday after the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Kaiali’i Kahele, decided not to seek re-election. Republican Joe Akana and Democrat Jill Tokuda are facing off in the district covering rural Oahu and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands. In the 1st Congressional District, […]

Brooklyn Library Encourages Parents to Push Back on Book Bans

The president and CEO of the Brooklyn Public Library is encouraging parents upset over recent book bans to get more involved in schools.In an interview with Changing America from The Hill, Linda Johnson said parents who are outraged over the spike in legislation targeting…

In California, Rob Bonta favored to win full term for AG

Post Content Rob Bonta was one of 120 ambitious yet relatively obscure California state lawmakers just last year, but now he’s on the cusp of an election that could allow him to become the most populous state’s top lawman for nearly a decade. Bonta is heavily favored over Republican challenger Nathan Hochman when the votes […]

Mendy asked fellow footballer if he could have sex with partner, trial hears

Read More The Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy admitted asking a fellow footballer if he could have sex with his partner after the other man was finished with her, a court has heard. Mendy said the other player, Diacko Fofana, agreed, but that as soon as the woman told him no, he stopped trying to […]

La sinistra tenga viva la memoria della Shoah

Read More In questi giorni tanto colmi di ansie, ci si interroga anche sulla Shoah e sulla sua memoria: “Nel giro di pochi anni la Shoah sarà trattata in un rigo nei libri di storia, poi non ci sarà più neanche quello”, ha detto Liliana Segre. Ma perché un percorso memoriale divenuto, almeno in Europa, […]

Minister and unions clash over EU protections for holidays and pay

Read More The government has clashed with trade unions over claims that 20 days of statutory holiday and eight bank holidays, along with a “tapestry” of workers’ rights, are at risk under post-Brexit plans to remove EU laws from the UK’s statute books. Shantha David, head of legal services at Unison, told a parliamentary committee […]

Tory MPs nominated for peerages to delay accepting them

Read More Four Conservative MPs who were loyal to Boris Johnson and have been nominated for peerages have agreed to delay accepting them to avoid triggering byelections. Rishi Sunak is facing pressure to block the former PM’s “conveyor belt of cronies” after Johnson told Tory MPs to hold back on heading to the Lords until […]

Partygate inquiry delays blamed on government foot-dragging

Read More The next phase of a high-stakes inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled parliament over Partygate faces being delayed as a result of government failures to provide crucial evidence to MPs, sources have told the Guardian. Despite a range of documents – including the former prime minister’s diaries, event email invites, No 10 entry […]