A city in Oklahoma agrees to pay more than $7 million to an exonerated former death row inmate
An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million in restitution to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after serving nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate ever to be exonerated. The Edmond City Council voted without comment Monday to settle a lawsuit filed by Glynn Ray Simmons, […]
Green Mountain Care Board approves double-digit increase in health insurance premiums for third year in row – VTDigger
Green Mountain Care board president Owen Foster speaks during a roundtable discussion on health care costs in Burlington, Friday, May 31, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. For the third consecutive year, the Green Mountain Care Board has approved double-digit increases in annual premiums for Vermont individuals and small organizations that purchase health insurance plans through […]
Harris’ or Harris’s? Apostrophe row divides grammar nerds | Language
circleWhatever Kamala Harris’s reason for choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, it probably wasn’t to stoke a debate over apostrophes, but it doesn’t take much to infuriate grammar nerds. “The lower the stakes, the bigger the fight,” said Ron Woloshan, a creative director and digital marketer from California who jumped into the […]
Adani shares fall amid Hindenburg-SEBI row – Investing.com
Investing.com — Shares of Adani Group-controlled companies fell on Monday after U.S.-based short seller Hindenburg raised allegations of conflicts of interest between India’s securities regulator and an offshore fund linked to the conglomerate. Adani Enterprises The conglomerate’s flagship units, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (NS:) and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited […]
Denver evictions reach record levels for the second year in a row
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Boxer Lin Yu-ting sobs after winning Olympic gold amid gender row | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Of the two boxers competing for the men’s and women’s spots at the Paris Olympics, the second won the gold medal 24 hours after the first. Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won the gold medal in a crushing victory over Polish youngster Julia Szeremeta in the women’s 57 kg final. Lin won every round by unanimous […]
‘I am a woman’: Imane Khelif hits back in gender row after claiming gold | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Two weeks after being embroiled in a gender controversy, Imane Kherif became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, defeating world champion Yang Liu of China by unanimous decision in the women’s 66kg division. The 25-year-old Kherif’s biggest career victory was sealed amid jubilant scenes at Roland Garros, where a large Algerian community […]
Harris leads Trump in YouGov poll for second week in a row
Vice President Harris led former President Trump 2 weeks in a row In a public opinion poll From The Economist/YouGov. The poll, conducted Aug. 4-6, gave Harris a two-point lead over Trump among registered voters, 45% to 43%. 1 week agoThe poll gave Harris 46% support among likely voters, compared with Trump’s 44%. Harris has […]
International Boxing Association Fires Back at IOC in Row over Gender Tests: ‘This Boxer Is Male’
The International Boxing Association (IBA) held a press conference on Monday to defend itself over the controversial expulsion of two boxers against claims that the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision was unfair. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, IBA president Umar Kremlyov explained the organisation’s decision to strip Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Kherif […]
Row erupts between Usada and Wada after Chinese swimmers are cleared | Paris Olympic Games 2024
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) are at odds again following new reports that more Chinese athletes, including swimmers at the Paris Olympics, have been exempted from testing by using tainted meat as a defense. In a separate case from a doping investigation involving 23 Chinese swimmers that was […]