Kansas City, Missouri, says US investigating alleged racism at fire department
The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department is under a federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination.
Day: August 25, 2023
Sources: Amazon has had early talks with Disney about working on a streaming version of ESPN, perhaps helping with distribution and taking a minority stake (Sahil Patel/The Information)
Sahil Patel / The Information:
Sources: Amazon has had early talks with Disney about working on a streaming version of ESPN, perhaps helping with distribution and taking a minority stake — Amazon has had early talks with Disney abou…
Ukraine’s ambassador to U.S. on progress and setbacks in counteroffensive against Russia – PBS NewsHour
Ukraine’s ambassador to U.S. on progress and setbacks in counteroffensive against Russia PBS NewsHourUkraine’s ambassador to U.S. on counteroffensive setbacks PBS NewsHourView Full Coverage on Google News
Eastside-only light rail should open in March, Sound Transit says
Transit board members approved the starter line so Eastsiders can get some service while the I-90 lake crossing to Seattle is delayed until 2025.
Child detention changes described as state’s ‘darkest hours’ – as it happened
Government’s steadfast defence of new laws continues to draw harsh criticism from the opposition. This blog is now closedAustralian Labor party president – and former deputy PM – Wayne Swan has attempted to set straight the debate around the electoral …
France’s Macron aims to push economic and immigration reforms despite political challenges
French President Emmanuel Macron is vowing to make key economic, immigration and education reforms
President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology
Six members of the family are scheduled to arrive in the English-speaking nation to participate in a brief ceremony at the University of Guyana.
Fatal shoving of beloved singing coach shocked NYC. The woman responsible will be jailed for eight years
Lauren Pazienza, 28, appeared in court on Wednesday where she tearfully admitted to the random act of violence that shocked New Yorkers
Renton floatplane operator sued over Whidbey Island crash
Representatives for some of the victims of the seaplane crash that killed 10 people are suing the flight’s charter operator and aircraft manufacturer.
Better.com’s Stock Begins Trading Publicly Down More Than 93%
Better.com, the digital mortgage lender in the news earlier this year when its CEO fired roughly 900 workers via Zoom, picked a bad time to go public. “Shares of the Softbank-backed company plunged 93% as it began trading as BETR on the Nasdaq Thursday…