Former President Barack Obama warned that the future of American democracy is on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections during a speech in College Park, Ga., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Riley Bunch/Georgia Public Broadcasting hide caption caption toggle Riley Bunch/Georgia Public Broadcasting Former President Barack Obama warned that the future of American democracy is … Read more
Many people are concerned that the Supreme Court’s decision has been overturned Roe v. Wade and the right to abortion can threaten other rights, such as same-sex marriage. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption caption toggle Jose Luis Magana/AP Many people are concerned that the Supreme Court’s decision has been overturned Roe v. Wade and the … Read more
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry on Tuesday again rejected the legitimacy of the FBI’s seizure of his cell phone and said he had received no new information about why authorities wanted it. “There is absolutely nothing I can do about the overreach and abuse of power by the Biden administration,” said Perry, who spoke to reporters … Read more
The Japanese government is facing a very strange problem – its young people are not drinking enough alcohol and this is affecting the country’s economy. What’s even stranger is that the government doesn’t know how to convince them to consume it, so it launched a national competition calling for ideas to encourage people to drink … Read more
The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged people infected with monkeypox to avoid exposing animals to the virus after the first reported case of human-to-dog transmission. The first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox — between two men and their Italian greyhound living together in Paris — was reported last week in the medical journal … Read more
DETROIT — In an effort to prioritize civic engagement, the NBA announced Tuesday that it will not schedule any games on Election Day. The announcement comes on the same day the league announced the release of next season’s full regular season schedule, which will be unveiled Wednesday at 3 p.m. The NBA’s decision not to … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa spent Friday morning listening to Sedibeng Municipality residents’ concerns about service delivery. Some residents have been without electricity for over a year now, due to blown transformers due to an overloaded power grid, in many cases as a result of “illegal connections”. It was not surprising when residents raised this as the … Read more
Human Settlements Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete reiterates that having title deeds is not a license to sell government subsidized houses. “A notary public is proof of ownership of an asset to be passed down to future generations. We discourage people who sell their houses after they have received their title deeds. This, including the renting … Read more
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) says that while the risk of monkeypox to the general public in South Africa is considered low, health workers should be on high alert and maintain a high index of suspicion for any persons exhibiting symptoms of the disease NICD has provided an update on the monkeypox outbreak … Read more