Giorno: 2 Gennaio 2025

SMU’s Bid to Split From Church Heads to Court

The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later this month in Southern Methodist University’s bid to split from the United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights, reported the Texas Tribune.

FBI: New Orleans Attacker Worked Alone, Las Vegas Blast Not Linked

The FBI said Thursday it believes the suspect in the New Orleans New Year’s Day attack, acted alone, and that there is no “definitive link” between that attack, in which at least 14 people died, as well as the suspect, and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the…[#item_full_content]

Tracking government spending, Part 2: Contractual services and supplies

Spending on contracting and supplies is the second-biggest major spending group for the federal government, according to usaspending.gov. More than $1.1 trillion was spent on deals negotiated by the government to hire contractors for work. The category has increased by 19% from five years ago.  “We expect massive cuts of all federal contractors and others who […]

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leaves hospital after prostate surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after his prostate surgery ended “successfully,” his office reported on X. NETANYAHU GOES AGAINST DOCTOR’S ORDERS, APPEARS IN ISRAELI PARLIAMENT AFTER SURGERY “I have just left Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital,” he said on X. The hospital is in Jerusalem. His office said Netanyahu, 75, […]