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Mississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system. Set to take effect July 1, 2023, the move by a Republican-dominated legislature has been criticized by opponents as creating a “
In Sierra Leone, 99 percent of the population still uses polluting cooking methods May 12, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. EDT Cooks prepare lunch in February at a school kitchen in Freetown, Sierra Leone, that has moved to using Wonder Stoves. They are designed to be more fuel-efficient and contain heat better, making for a safer […]
MENASource March 24, 2023 Black Iraqis have been invisible for a long time. Their vibrant culture and struggle must be recognized. By Sarah Zaaimi When roaming the streets of Hila or Baghdad, it is almost impossible to tell . . .
Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in January. Trump has promised to crack down on the Mexican cartels by instituting the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers. Reba Saldanha/AP hide caption toggle caption Reba Saldanha/AP Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in […]
The ASX is poised to drop a fraction as the country wakes up to the first budget surplus since 2007. ASX futures were down 6 points, or 0.1%, to 7244 early this morning, while the dollar was trading 0.3% lower at 67.64 US cents. Wall Street was similarly flat overnight, with the Dow even, the […]
Now that we have a better understanding of who long COVID sufferers are, let’s review several measures of well-being. First some definitions. A person faces financial insecurity if they respond that it had been very difficult for their household to pay for usual household expenses. They are in multidimensional hardship (MHI) if they reported at […]
The nine justices of the Supreme Court on Oct. 7. Bottom row, from left: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Elena Kagan. Top row, from left: Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press, File […]
There has been significant discussion about the role of federal and state reparations for Black Americans to account for the insidious legacy of slavery and discrimination from the Jim Crow era. That California’s first-in-the-nation task force
WASHINGTON (AP) — Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles. The enthusiasm military personnel have for gaming — and the risk that carries — […]
When TikTok flew a group of its stars to Washington last month, it seemed inevitable that they would end up dancing. How else to protest a potential ban on what’s been nicknamed “the dance app”? While TikTok’s chief executive prepared to testify before Congress, the influencers posted dance videos filmed in the halls of the […]