Day: March 9, 2023
Ugandan bill threatens jail for saying you’re gay
A bill is tabled in parliament to criminalise anyone identifying as LGBTQ+, and to imprison them.
Tennessee governor OKs bill to cut Nashville council in half
Republican lawmakers and Tennessee’s governor have given their final signoff on a push to cut Democratic-leaning Nashville’s metro council in half.
Tennessee governor OKs bill to cut Nashville council in half
Republican lawmakers and Tennessee’s governor have given their final signoff on a push to cut Democratic-leaning Nashville’s metro council in half
Rochester concert stampede claims third victim; venue closed
Police say a third person has died after being injured in a stampede after a weekend rap concert in Rochester, New York.
A group of Mexican-American teen caddies were forced to build their own golf course. Then they became champions
In 1957, a group of teen caddies at a Texas border country club won the state high school golf championship — despite being banned from courses and tournaments for being Mexican-American. Their story went untold for decades until another local golfer w…
Skunk Works, Project Carerra, and the Future of Aerial Warfare
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works is developing a new loyal wingman program to assist F-35s during missions. Project Carrera aims to explore the human reaction to being paired with-controlled drones. Lockheed Martin invested $100 million…
Europe dissolves Iran trade system that never took off
European countries say they have decided to dissolve a system conceived in 2019 to enable trade with Iran and protect companies doing business with it from U.S. sanctions, but only ever processed one transaction.