Giorno: 19 Maggio 2023

Jim Brown, all-time NFL great running back and social activist, dies aged 87

Read More Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los […]

Tidal barrier proposal for Lincolnshire and Norfolk sets off wave of opposition

Read More Plans for a renewable energy tidal barrier linking Norfolk and Lincolnshire have sparked fierce debate between scientists, wildlife charities and a port company CEO who is leading the project. Entrepreneur James Sutcliffe, who has managed and advised port companies in Sierra Leone and Bangladesh, has now set his sights on the Wash, which […]

Jim Brown, NFL Star and Social Activist, Dead at 87

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away…

Report: Possibly Faulty Air Bag Part Tied to 50 Car Models

At least 50 vehicle models across 15 automotive brands contain air bag inflators that regulators have warned could explode during a crash and spray the car’s interior with metal shrapnel, according to records filed as part of a federal safety-defect investigation, …

Sandy Hook Families Preparing to Sue Alex Jones’ Wife, Family

The families of Sandy Hook victims are preparing to sue Alex Jones’ wife and other family members to help satisfy $1.5 billion in judgments they won from lawsuits against the bankrupt right wing conspiracy theorist over his lies about the deadly 2012 U.S. school…

Louisiana lawmakers debate spending on better-than-expected revenue surplus

Louisiana lawmakers received a revised sunny revenue forecast Thursday, with economists saying hundreds of millions of dollars in additional surplus funds are available to spend for this year’s budget. Despite the better-than-expected revised forecast, how lawmakers spend the extra funds remain up for debate. The House is taking the more conservative approach of wanting to […]

Alaska lawmakers pass spending package, ending special session in one day

Alaska lawmakers have passed a state spending package, which includes a dividend of about $1,300 each to residents this year, and ended their special session after one day. The special session began and ended Thursday, one day after the 121-day regular session ended without a budget deal. The Senate, controlled by a bipartisan coalition, on […]

Urgent funding is needed to avert catastrophic hunger in northeast Nigeria

At least $396 million is urgently needed to prevent widespread hunger and malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria from turning into a “full-blown catastrophe,” the United Nations office in the West African nation said Thursday. “We are ringing the alarm bell that there are people close to or dying (of hunger) right now in the northeast,” Matthias […]