Giorno: 1 Marzo 2024

Ruling Permits Mine Development on Oak Flat, Land Sacred to Apaches

An Apache group that has fought to protect land it considers sacred from a mining project in Arizona suffered a significant blow Friday when a federal court panel voted 6-5 to uphold a lower court’s denial of a preliminary injunction to halt the transfer of land for the project.

Israel: No Talks Until Hamas Gives List of Hostages

Israel told Egypt and Qatar that it won’t take part in another round of negotiations until Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists provide it with a list of hostages who are alive and a reasonable number of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange.[#item_full_content]

U of Florida Axes Diversity and Inclusion Office Under GOP-Led Law

The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program’s staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.The university in…[#item_full_content]

Criminal Probe in Death of McConnell’s Sister-in-Law

The death of Angela Chao, CEO of Foremost Group and sister-in-law of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, is under “criminal investigation,” the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said Thursday, CNBC reported.

Meta Axes Facebook News Feature for Users, Stirring Media Debate

Meta announced plans to discontinue Facebook’s news feature for users in the United States and Australia, igniting potential tensions with lawmakers critical of the tech giant’s treatment of the media sector, the New York Post reported.[#item_full_content]

Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that the country will hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, though no date has been announced yet. Mulroney died Thursday. He was 84. CANADIAN OFFICIAL SAYS THE COUNTRY WILL REIMPOSE SOME VISA REQUIREMENTS ON MEXICANS Mulroney’s daughter, Caroline, said in a […]

Pentagon ban on Osprey V-22 flights to end next week

The Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Friday, following a high-level meeting where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorsed the military services’ plans for a safe and measured return to operations. The officials said that Naval Air Systems Command, which grounded […]