Febbraio 29, 2024 - Pagina 23 di 24 - The North Atlantic League

Kentucky Senate passes a top-priority bill to stimulate cutting-edge research at public universities

A top-priority bill intended to turn researchers at Kentucky’s public universities into teammates collaborating on cutting-edge research won overwhelming approval in the state Senate on Wednesday. The measure, sponsored by Republican Senate President Robert Stivers, won Senate passage on a 36-0 vote to advance to the House. Details about start-up funding for the initiative will […]

Senate Whip Thune Early Favorite To Succeed McConnell

One name was the focus of most Senate-watchers as Mitch McConnell’s likely successor: John Thune, South Dakota senator and McConnell’s deputy as GOP Whip.[#item_full_content]

Environmental Groups Petition Biden to Clean Up Old Oil Rigs

Environmental advocacy groups are set to petition the Biden administration to create a new set of guidelines to ensure that offshore drilling infrastructure is properly managed and secured after the site has outlived its intended purpose, The Hill reported.

Congressional leaders strike short-term deal to avoid government shutdown

Congressional lawmakers reached a short-term deal to avoid a government shutdown this week while kicking several appropriations bills down the road to be decided later. The deal announced Wednesday will fund six bills that fall under the departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Energy, Interior, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development through March 8. “We are […]

WH: No Cognitive Test Needed For Biden’s Annual Physical

President Joe Biden, 81, the oldest-serving president in U.S. history, did not take a cognitive test during his annual physical Wednesday, and the White House said he doesn’t need one because he passes one every day while doing his job.[#item_full_content]

Greek transit system thwarted by strikes, protests on deadly train wreck’s anniversary

Widespread strikes in Greece halted trains, ferries and much of the capital’s public transport on Wednesday in protests timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the country’s deadliest rail crash, which killed 57 people. The train disaster on the night of Feb. 28, 2023 shocked the country. Many of the victims were university students […]