Giorno: 4 Dicembre 2022

Met officers in schools to be checked to see if black children are being targeted

Read More Police officers in schools are to be monitored to see if they are disproportionately targeting black children. The initiative is part of new measures agreed in negotiations between the Metropolitan police and the London mayor, Sadiq Khan. Under the plans, the use of powers by so-called safer schools officers in London, such as […]

England sweep past Senegal to set up World Cup quarter-final with France

Read More From first to last, the drum beats were relentless from the small section of Senegal supporters. They pounded in the temples of everybody present, creating an oppressive backdrop to this high-stakes occasion. It was one in which England had to show their concentration, their resilience, their quality. How they succeeded, lengthening their stride […]

George Clooney, Gladys Knight Among Kennedy Center Honorees

Performers such as Gladys Knight or the Irish band U2 usually would be headlining a concert for thousands but at Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors the tables will be turned as they and other artists will be the ones feted for their lifetime of artistic contributions.

Attack on 2 N.C. Electrical Substations Leave 40K Powerless, Motive Sought

Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what authorities are calling an act of criminal vandalism, leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, according to authorities.

Indonesia Proposes Law Criminalizing Sex, Cohabitation Before Marriage

Read More Indonesia has proposed a new criminal law that will penalize pre-marital sex and cohabitation between unmarried couples with imprisonment of up to a year, according to government officials. Some Indonesian lawmakers said the draft criminal code could be passed by the parliament as early as next week. The new law will apply to […]

Blinken says ‘of course’ Biden admin supports Iran, China protestors amid GOP blasting response as ‘weak’

Post Content Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday responded to criticism from Republicans like Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for the Biden administration’s “weak” and “cowardly” response to protests over China’s “zero COVID” policy, insisting the administration fully supports the protestors. Blinken appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” where he was pressed by […]

John Fetterman’s top aide called for Dems to brand Amy Coney Barrett’s SCOTUS nomination ‘illegitimate’

Post Content Sen.-elect John Fetterman’s, D-Pa., incoming chief of staff vehemently pushed for Democrats to brand Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination as “illegitimate” in order to pave the way for eventually eliminating the filibuster and packing more seats on the court. Adam Jentleson – who previously worked in top roles for former Senate […]

Iran shuts down morality police in response to protests: report

Iran’s attorney general has announced that the country is abolishing its morality police, a potential concession after months of protests against the regime. The morality police “was abolished by the same authorities who installed it,” Attorney General Mohammad Javad Montazeri said Saturday, according to a report from the The New York Times. The decision would […]

Health and wealth divides in UK worsening despite ‘levelling up’ drive, report finds

Read More People in the UK are getting “sicker and poorer”, with a gaping health and wealth divide between regions that is only getting worse, research has found. Economic inactivity because of sickness is at its highest level since records began, with 2.5 million working-age adults inactive due to their health, states the IPPR report, […]

RMT rejects new offer from rail employers in pay and jobs dispute

Read More The RMT has rejected an offer from rail employers aimed at heading off more strikes. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) offered the union a pay rise of 8% over two years with a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies to April 2024, in an attempt to resolve a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and […]