South China Sea: a visual guide to the key shoals, reefs and islands | South China Sea
The South China Sea is one of the world’s most economically important waterways and increasingly one of Asia’s biggest flashpoints. Covering 3.5 million square kilometers (1.35 million square miles), the ocean is a busy shipping lane through which trillions of dollars’ worth of trade pass every year, and is also rich in fish and thought […]
‘Food is the key to understanding Marseille’: a gastronomic city tour | Marseille holidays
‘T“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are,” wrote philosopher and gourmet Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825, and this is especially true in Marseille today: food is key to understanding the city. Kesra Flatbread baked by Algerian grandmothers in Noailles. Pizza devoured by young people and families wearing Olympique de […]
Key workers quit jobs to avoid cash penalties for breaching carer’s allowance | Society
Teachers, NHS staff and other key workers juggling part-time work with caring for loved ones are quitting their jobs to avoid huge fines for breaching carer’s allowance rules, a survey has found. An investigation into the human impact of penalties has found that sanctions running up to thousands of pounds, caused by opaque rules and […]
Trump and Harris locked in tight races in four key swing states: poll
A new poll shows Donald Trump and Kamala Harris tied in two battleground states and close behind in two others. A Fox News poll released Friday showed the 78-year-old former president leading the 59-year-old vice president by one percentage point in Wisconsin, with Trump’s approval rating at 50 percent and Harris’s at 49 percent. Meanwhile, […]
Key U.S. Senate Republican Tim Scott Makes Crypto-Fan Debut – CoinDesk
Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee and a likely candidate to become its next chairman, said: Friday Bitcoin 2024 appearance The government should “make it easier” for the cryptocurrency industry to innovate in the U.S. This has been a common refrain from Republican lawmakers in recent times, but […]
New poll shows Trump, Harris tied in key battleground state: ‘Close as close can be’
A new poll shows former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are tied in key states, despite the former president previously having a nearly double-digit lead. A Detroit news WDIV-TV poll conducted after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race found that Trump and Harris are tied at 41% support […]
House voter registration plan offers a key safeguard
On July 10, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent states from granting foreigners the right to vote in federal elections. The bill passed with a vote of 221 to 198, with only five Democrats voting in favor. The vote highlighted the stark difference in the two major parties’ respect for […]
Hawley introduces ‘Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency Act’ to declassify key information
First appeared on FOX: As details of the assassination attempt on former President Trump begin to emerge, a Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation that would force the federal government to release all information related to the case. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) plans to introduce the “Trump Assassination Attempt Transparency Act” on Thursday, the day after […]
5 key takeaways of Biden’s address to the nation from the Oval Office
President Biden delivered a roughly 11-minute address to the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday. Sitting behind the Resolute Desk surrounded by portraits of US presidents, Biden spoke about his decision to end his reelection campaign and revealed his plans for the rest of his term. The 81-year-old president also spoke repeatedly about “protecting […]
Rick Pitino already sees St. John’s making big gains in two key areas
Two deficiencies from last season — lateral quickness and lack of size — shouldn’t be an issue for St. John’s this year. A month into summer training, when asked about his first impressions of his new recruits, coach Rick Pitino was quick to point to those two qualities. And highly-rated Portuguese forward Ruben Prai and […]