Interior Dept. Is Caught Between Tribes in Casino Battles
The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about tribal sovereignty and land rights. Source link
Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK’s main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic…
Five-time World Chess champion quits event after refusing to change out of jeans
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship Friday after he refused to change out of a pair of jeans, a direct violation of the International Chess…
These are the billion-dollar disasters of 2024: Why analyzing them matters
The amount of damage caused by billion-dollar disasters reached an unprecedented amount in 2024, and the total cost of the destruction is still growing, according to the National Oceanic and…
Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening ‘second energy front’ against Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine president’s criticism comes as Kyiv is expected to stop transit of Russian gas to Slovakia as planned on January 1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Slovakia’s Prime Minister…
How not to be ageist : Shots
Leanne Clark-Shirley has always loved to dance. She goes to nightclubs near her home in Durham, North Carolina, on a regular basis. But in recent years she’s detected a change…
Putin apologises over Azerbaijan plane crash as Kremlin says Russian air defences were repelling Ukrainian attack â live | Ukraine
Putin apologises for ‘tragic incident’ involving Azerbaijan Airlines plane Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, for what the Kremlin said was a…
Putin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace.” Source link
Woman charged with man’s Christmas Day murder
A woman has been charged with murder after a man died at a house in a Staffordshire village on Christmas Day. Kirsty Carless, 33, has been charged with the murder…
Latinos we lost in 2024
A theater legend, a superstar baseball player and a trailblazing judge were among the notable Americans of Latino heritage who died in 2024. As we do each year, we look…