Giorno: 27 Novembre 2023

Report: Gov. Evers Used Email Under Famed Pitcher’s Name

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been using an alternative state email account under the name of a late Hall of Fame baseball player as a security measure, his spokesperson said Monday. Evers, a Democrat, used a taxpayer-funded email account with the name “warren.spahn…

US New Home Sales Fall More Than Expected

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell more than expected in October, likely as higher mortgage rates reduced affordability, but the housing segment remains supported by a persistent shortage of previously owned properties on the market.[#item_full_content]

Pentagon: Ship Hijackers Likely Somalis, Not Houthis

A group of five militants who seized another commercial ship near Yemen were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and were captured by U.S. forces after fleeing the MV Central Park in the Gulf of Aden, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder says.

Gerard Gibert, the Rush Limbaugh of Mississippi?

When most are contemplating retirement, former high-tech entrepreneur Gerard Gibert, 65, is engaged in his second act as the host of a radio show, drawing such nicknames as “the Rush Limbaugh of Mississippi”[#item_full_content]

Portland Teachers Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike

The union representing public school teachers in Portland, Oregon, reached a tentative deal with the public school district on Sunday, ending a nearly one-month-long strike that had forced scores of schools to close and kept students out of class. After months of…[#item_full_content]

Today in History: Harvey Milk, George Moscone Shot Dead

On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were fatally shot inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. (White served five years for manslaughter, and took his own life in October 1985.) Also on this…[#item_full_content]