• Blinken says US cannot support Rafah assault without humanitarian plan

    'We cannot, will not support a major military operation in Rafah absent an effective plan to make sure that civilians are not harmed and no, we've not seen such a plan,' US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says

  • President Marcos OKs DepEd’s basic education plan, other measures

    The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Marcos, approved on Thursday three priority projects, including a medium-term basic education plan and a higher project cost for a world-class cancer center of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH).

  • University of Missouri without firm financing plan for $250M stadium project

    (The Center Square) – The University of Missouri announced a $250 million expansion and renovation to its football stadium, but officials don’t know how it will be financed. “We are currently working on the financing plan,” Marcy Girton, interim athletic director at the Columbia campus, said during a livestream announcement from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, site of the Board of Curators meeting. “We engage some outside counsel on that or some outside vendor...

  • Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers

    The lawsuit alleges consumers lost access to their doctors or medications and faced financial costs, such as owing money toward medical care or having to repay tax credits that were paid toward the unauthorized coverage.

  • Biden Once Again Tells Netanyahu 'Don't' Invade Rafah Without Giving Us Your Plans First

    On Sunday afternoon, President Joe Biden had a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he again demanded that Israel provide the U.S. with its Rafah invasion plan ahead of time so that Biden's advisors could review them and weigh in. The White House claims this is needed to ensure that "civilians" in Rafah are protected, or whatever people the White House defines as civilians. The more skeptical among us believe there's a more nefarious motive.

  • When rogue brokers switch people’s ACA policies, tax surprises can follow

    Some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn’t even know they had.

  • Protests planned as Woodside climate plan goes to vote

    Australia’s leading environmental activist groups will be gathering outside the Crown Casino in Perth this morning as the country’s leading oil and gas company holds its annual general meeting. Activists from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), Market Forces and Environs Kimberley will be protesting Woodside Energy’s continued […]

  • Tesla stock pops on plans to ramp up affordable car plans

    Tesla (TSLA) reported first quarter results that missed analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.45 fell short of the $0.52 Wall Street was expecting. Revenue of $21.3 billion fell short of the estimated $22.3 billion. Operating income also missed, $1.17 billion versus the $1.53 billion estimate. However, the company said it plans to accelerate the launch of new models, including a more affordable one. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Jared Blikre are...

  • West Lothian planning: Derelict Livingston school to be torn down in affordable homes plan

    A derelict school in Livingston is set to be knocked down as part of a plan to build 47 homes. Cedarbank School, which caters for pupils with additional needs, relocated in 2022. Its former home just off Ladywell East Road was left vacant as a result with many locals feeling the abandoned site is an eyesore. Springfield Partnerships has submitted plans to West Lothian Council for a development of affordable two-bedroom apartments. The project also includes a large green space, benches, parking...

  • Cornwall planning: Award-winning Polgoon Vineyard's housing plan is backed against council wishes

    Council planners argue Polgoon's not a settlement but other say it dates back to the 14th century

  • Edinburgh planning: Plans lodged to turn former Royal High School building into the National Centre for Music

    A revised full planning application and a listed building consent application have been lodged for the former Royal High School building, to form new premises for the National Centre for Music. The plans include music rehearsal and performance spaces, licensed café/restaurant and bar facilities, offices, internal and external alterations and landscaping, at 5-7 Regent Road, Edinburgh. The main change to the original approved plans for the category A-listed site are that there will no longer be...

  • Edinburgh planning: Plans lodged for 125 flats and 106 flats and townhouses at derelict Broughton Road site

    Two planning applications have been lodged for a major new housing development at a derelict site in Edinburgh which could transform the local area. Cruden Building, on behalf of City Of Edinburgh Council, has applied to build 125 affordable flats and 106 flats and townhouses at a derelict site at Broughton Road in two separate planning applications. There is a proposed residential development comprising 106 flats and townhouses with associated roads, parking, and greenspace to the west of the...