BOISE, Idaho — Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on October 8, 2020 Boise State University’s $240 million annual budget really comes down to two big variables. Students in classrooms. And fans in grandstands. If you’re not a professional number cruncher, just watch those two things. Mark Heil Or take it from […]
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Detroit — Former United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams resigned his membership from the union ahead of an expected guilty plea in federal court Wednesday that would make him the second retired union leader convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on personal luxuries. UAW spokesman Brian Rothenberg confirmed the Sept. […]
A man in Ohio who was convicted of collecting boys’ urine from bathrooms is now facing child pornography charges, police say. Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip that Alan Patton, 68, had allegedly been using an online search engine to try to find child pornography, […]
Let’s get this straight from the outset: If the NFL has no fans at any games this season – or doesn’t have much of a season at all – it will not go out of business.
A 2019 report by the National Alliance for Caregiving and Caring Across Generations produced some sobering statistics: Sandwich caregivers spend an average of 22 hours a week—the equivalent of a part-time job—providing help while often simultaneously juggling work. One-third report emotional distress, and one in five say they have a […]
Although wearing a face mask in public is the responsible decision during a global pandemic, let’s not allow the need for such a precaution to overshadow our eco-conscious judgments when deciding what type of non-medical covering to buy. As discarded single-use face masks pile up on beaches and nature trails, […]
Mark Makela Celebrity victims’ rights lawyer and avowed feminist Lisa Bloom, whose reputation as a champion of women was ravaged by reports of her secret 2016 memo to Harvey Weinstein hyping her ability to trash actress Rose McGowan and other accusers of the disgraced movie mogul and convicted rapist, is […]
Although wearing a face mask in public is the responsible decision during a global pandemic, let’s not allow the need for such a precaution to overshadow our eco-conscious judgments when deciding what type of non-medical covering to buy. As discarded single-use face masks pile up on beaches and nature trails, […]
Capitol Hill — Landmark legislation that would expand federal civil rights law to prohibit LGBTQ and gender identity discrimination in public accommodations received its first hearing in the Senate Wednesday more than five years since its inception and after recent passage in the House. Supporters of the bill — called […]
President BidenJoe BidenBiden balks at K student loan forgiveness plan Biden offers to help woman in obtaining vaccine for son with preexisting condition Biden optimistic US will be in ‘very different circumstance’ with pandemic by Christmas MORE is enjoying a honeymoon with many environmental advocates after coming under criticism during […]
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Steve Domin, co-founder of Duffel Copyright Paul Clarke www.paulclarke.com Let’s face it – after the year that’s just gone by, the great majority of us are probably in sore need of a holiday. And we might be tempted to think – as vaccines are rolled out around the world – […]
Refinery 29 UK 11 Fiction Books About Black Joy You Need To Read Now The last year has been particularly taxing for Black folk. Not only have we been dealing with coronavirus disproportionately impacting our community, we’ve also been reliving racial trauma following the death of George Floyd and subsequent […]
If you — like me — are obsessed with celebrity culture, and therefore follow a lot of famous people on Instagram, your feed on any given day might include: Mindy Kaling dancing with a can of Campbell’s soup, Blake Lively wearing heels that look like they were drawn on using […]
“One way to do this would be for the DA (district attorney) to gather a strong case and have it filed by federal prosecutors in federal court, where the law is much more favourable to the government than it is in New York state court,” he told The Telegraph. “Tax […]
The Trump administration left President Biden a dilemma in the California desert: a plan to remove protections from millions of acres of public lands and open vast areas to solar and wind farms. Biden’s team could easily block the proposed changes, which were slammed by conservationists as a last-gasp effort […]
Tourists look at the skyline at sunset, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Since becoming one of the world’s first destinations to open up for tourism, Dubai has promoted itself as the ideal pandemic vacation spot. With peak tourism season in full swing, coronavirus infections are surging […]
It took weeks of record COVID-19 infections and pleas from experts for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government to finally suspend its controversial Go To Travel campaign, which encouraged domestic travel in an effort to support the economy. Then, just hours after the announcement on Monday, Suga was spotted attending a […]
British holidaymakers hoping to visit Cyprus this half term could be in for disappointment, as the country risks losing its travel corridor in Grant Shapps’ update this afternoon. But Jamaica could be back on the ‘green list’, as could holidays in the Canaries. In recent weeks, Covid-19 case numbers […]