After months of waiting, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) is expected to unveil an ambitious foreign aid plan this week. According to a one-pager that contained an incomplete list of the items in the bill posted on X on Monday by PBS News correspondent Lisa Desjardins, the plan includes at least $48 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, as well as money for allies in the Indo-Pacific and operations in the Red Sea. As far as the foreign aid is concerned, details of the plan are...
A popular late night bar on a trendy Sheffield street has closed and been put up for sale. Sign up for newsletters from The Star Kettle Black on Ecclesall Road has been a destination for a glamorous clientele for many years - including as Menzels prior to 2016 - and boasts a ‘champagne terrace, private whisky lounge and VIP mezzanine’. It also claims to be the only bar with a 2am licence on Ecclesall Road. It closed last month and has gone on the market. Estate agent Matthew Barnsdale, of MJB...
The 30+ Club is coming to Dublin venue The Academy in June
All Saints Youth Club in Lyons Close, Grimesthorpe is to be modernised to meet the needs of groups that meet there. Work on the building, funded by a grant from the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport’s Youth Investment Fund, will cost £707,500 in total. A £67,500 increase of a contingency fund within the project budget to £127,000 in total was agreed by a meeting of the council’s finance committee (April 16). Councillors also agreed to spend an additional £56,600 at Thorpe Green Park in...
There are a lot of enjoyable parts about attending an NBA game in person, and the opportunity to get free food is one of them. NBA teams have done free food giveaways for years. The Chicago Bulls, for example, gave away free Big Macs from McDonald’s whenever they scored more than 100 points. The Los
The lawyers representing Scott Peterson, whose conviction in his wife and unborn son's 2002 murder is now being questioned, sought to have the names of some witnesses sealed from the public.
The lawyers representing Scott Peterson, whose conviction in his wife and unborn son's 2002 murder is now being questioned, sought to have the names of some witnesses sealed from the public.
The Spanish soccer scene has been rocking recently. Following Barcelona's "phantom goal" at the Bernabeu, there is a continued and boisterous discussion on the use of goal-line technology. In the meantime, La Liga president Javier Tebas has mentioned the possibility of holding games in the US. Then as it turns out, Xavi reconsidered his plans The Spanish soccer scene has been rocking recently. Following Barcelona’s “phantom goal” at the Bernabeu, there is a continued and boisterous discussion...
The selection of the former 007 master spy baffled some potential viewers when it was announced. On the face of it, there seemed few obvious comparisons between the slick, suave but ruthless James Bond character and that of Brendan, the gritty, no-nonsense Dublin-born boxing coach with a sparkle in his eye. But Dominic has met Brosnan and says there are plenty of synergies, as filming gets underway on the sports drama “Giant,” based on the true-life story of the Ingles and flamboyant world...
By Matt Solomon Published: April 25th, 2024
The role of a lifetime
Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, to review several military and civil works project sites March 25-27 in Arizona.