Day: March 14, 2023
City of Wichita settles fatal SWAT shooting for $5 million
The city of Wichita has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who was shot and killed by a police officer when he opened the door of his house during a hoax “swatting” call.
Garbage piles up in Paris as pension strike continues
The City of Light is losing its lustre with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers were on strike for a ninth day Tuesday. The creeping squalor is the most visible sign of widespread anger over a bill to raise the French ret…
Five years after Rio councilwoman slain, questions and hope
Supporters gathered Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro to mark five years since the assassination of Black, bisexual councilwoman Marielle Franco amid hope that investigations into her death will accelerate under Brazil’s new leftist president
Andrey Kurkov and Maryse Conde on International Booker Prize list
The International Booker Prize is awarded every year to a translated work of fiction published in Ireland or the UK
SEC’s climate reporting draft rule draws huge public comment
Attorneys and industry experts say a closely watched rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission that would require public companies to say much more to shareholders about how their operations affect the climate has generated more public comment t…
Uranium Processing Facility in ‘28 or ‘29; Los Alamos Pits Stymied By Staff Shortfall, NNSA Budget Doc Says
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes a funding boost for plutonium pit production in New Mexico, with the goal of building 80 per year as close to 2030 as possible. Also in the request, the…
Syrian president Assad arrives in Moscow, set to meet Putin
Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow, where he is scheduled to meet top ally Russian President Vladimir Putin
Syrian president Assad arrives in Moscow, set to meet Putin
Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow, where he is scheduled to meet top ally Russian President Vladimir Putin