Giorno: 13 Dicembre 2022

Police officers express ‘grave concerns’ at covering ambulance strikes

Read More Rank and file police officers have expressed “grave concern” at being asked to cover ambulance workers during strikes this month, at a time when they say law enforcement is already facing unprecedented pressure. Steve Hartshorn, the chair of the Police Federation, has issued a strongly worded warning to the government that requiring police […]

Rishi Sunak tells MPs he will clear asylum backlog by end of 2023

Read More Rishi Sunak has promised to end a backlog of nearly 100,000 asylum claims by the end of next year as part of an ambitious set of policies to overhaul the UK’s immigration system. The prime minister outlined a five-point plan in the Commons including law changes to criminalise and then remove tens of […]

NBA Renames Its MVP Trophy After Michael Jordan

Amid moves by the NBA to make changes to the honors it gives out each season, the league announced that it will rename the Most Valuable Player award after Michael Jordan, Axios reported on Tuesday.

Dianne Feinstein says she won’t step down early despite concerning mental health reports

Post Content Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will serve out the remainder of her term despite worrying reports about her mental fitness, she told reporters this week. Feinstein, 89, has spent roughly 30 years in the Senate, and critics have recently raised questions about her mental health, citing a reportedly failing memory, among other things. Nevertheless, […]

Municipalities must entrench poverty and inequality for treasury’s fiscal framework to work

Read More The medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) tabled by the finance minister in the National Assembly on 26 October confirms that the treasury’s fiscal framework only works if municipalities deliberately entrench poverty. It is a serious issue, so we should all pay attention to it and begin having thoughtful conversations, developing strategies and joining […]

Ramaphosa escapes impeachment inquiry

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa has escaped an impeachment inquiry after ruling party MPs voted en masse to reject a report that he may have a case to answer in relation to the Phala Phala scandal, with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane proving notable exceptions. The minister of cooperative governance declared […]

US scientists confirm ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion

Read More Scientists have confirmed a major breakthrough that could pave the way for abundant clean energy in the future after more than half a century of research into nuclear fusion. Researchers at the US National Ignition Facility in California said fusion experiments had released more energy than was pumped in by the lab’s enormous, […]

Big Tech backs embattled green card bill ahead of key House vote

Post Content Big Tech companies are expressing their support of an embattled immigration bill that would abolish per-country caps on employment visas ahead of a key House vote — just as the legislation faces opposition from both Republicans and Democrats. The House is scheduled to vote on the bipartisan Equal Access to Green Cards for […]