Day: June 29, 2023
Chance to challenge 2020 census numbers is ending, with funding for states and cities at stake
The window for local, state and tribal governments to challenge their 2020 census figures closes after Friday, and with it the opportunity to correct mistakes in population totals that could cost them millions of dollars in federal funding.
New Zealand says it’s the first to ban thin plastic bags from supermarkets
New Zealand’s government says that from Saturday, it will be the first nation in the world to ban the thin plastic bags that supermarket customers use to collect their fruit and vegetables.
Madonna postpones upcoming Celebration tour due to ‘serious bacterial infection’
Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection”.
Suspected cooking gas explosion in Philippine restaurant injures 15 people
Philippine officials say a suspected cooking gas explosion has injured at least 15 people and damaged a restaurant and two nearby food outlets in a province south of Manila.
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 491
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mo…
Plane Lands Without Front Landing Gear At US Airport, No Injuries Reported
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the flight landed with its nose gear up and said it will investigate how that happened.
French police, protesters clash after Macron calls police fatal shooting of teen ‘inexcusable’
Police clashed with protesters overnight just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting death of a 17-year-old delivery driver by police “inexcusable” and pleaded for calm while justice takes its course.
Reign stop Portland, remain unbeaten in Challenge Cup play
Elyse Bennett scored the only goal on a header as the Reign shut out the Thorns 1-0, to take a commanding lead in the West Division.