• Pukchang Military Airfield Modernization Making Progress

    Commercial satellite imagery indicates that major progress has been made on modernizing North Korea’s Pukchang military airfield. Among several improvements,…

  • Labour making a 'big commitment' to clean energy

    Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood denies that Labour has lost its ambition on clean energy.

  • 70% of Sheffield primary schools make commitment to healthy and sustainable food

    The schools have joined forced with Food for Life, making a commitment to embed a good food culture by serving healthy and sustainable food and teaching pupils where food comes from through growing, cooking and farming activities. Food for Life works with primary schools instilling a good food culture with fresh ingredients and food education. The Food for Life programme in Sheffield is delivered as part of Eat Smart Sheffield, a public health initiative. Fifty schools have received an Eat...

  • McDonald Co. HS students commit to military service in signing ceremony

    MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Several McDonald County High School (MCHS) students were surrounded by their loved ones today as they made a commitment to the military. McDonald County Schools celebrated with a signing ceremony today in the high school gymnasium for the five seniors that are enlisting in the military. Stacy Lopez is signing with []

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    Employees Making Less than $58,656 May Now Be Eligible for Overtime

    The Department of Labor has increased the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA's) annual salary-level threshold from $35,568 to $58,656 as of Jan. 1, 2025. Employees making less than the salary-level threshold, such as hourly workers, can be eligible for overtime if they work enough hours.

  • 2 former UN employees charged in conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya

    Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses occurred between 2018 and 2021, when the two men were working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency headquartered in Montreal. Police identified the two men as Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61, and Mahmud Mohamed...

  • Hailey Van Lith Makes Major Announcement On Her Future As She Reveals She Hasn't Actually Committed To TCU

    Former LSU star Hailey Van Lith hasn’t committed to TCU, at least not for the time being. Van Lith, who spent the 2023 season with the Tigers playing under Kim Mulkey and alongside Angel Reese, is leaving the program to revert to her natural position after experiencing a lapse in scoring. Various outlets claimed the …

  • US says five Israeli military units committed abuses in West Bank before 7 October

    All the incidents took place before the 7 October Hamas attack and were not in Gaza.

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    Russia is making daily tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, as criticism grows of Ukrainian military reporting

    Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the eastern front in Ukraine – including for the first time in several months an advance in the northern Kharkiv region – highlighting again Kyiv’s need for ammunition and weapons from the United States and other allies. The latest developments reflect the new tempo on the battlefield since the fall of the industrial town of Avdiivka in February. Russia’s tactical advances are now daily. They are generally modest...

  • Plymouth Argyle boss makes 'commitment' claim amid relegation battle with Sheffield Wednesday and others

    Plymouth Argyle interim boss Neil Dewsnip is still backing his side in the Championship survival fight despite their defeat to Stoke City over the weekend. That loss left Argyle still needing to put points on the board to secure their second-tier status, as they are now just two points above the drop with two games remaining after Sheffield Wednesday’s win, leaving Birmingham City the team occupying the final drop spot. Argyle’s loss to fellow strugglers Stoke City over the weekend means they...

  • Employee Uses Company Credit Card To Make $12K In Fraudulent Purchases In Hudson Valley: Police

    A man faces a grand larceny charge after allegedly using his former employer's company credit card to make tens of thousands of dollars worth of unauthorized purchases in the Hudson Valley, police said. Dutchess County resident Joshua Queen of Hyde Park, age 42, was arrested by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, April 10 on charges connected to his alleged unauthorized use of a company credit card belonging to his former Philipstown-based employer, the Sheriff's Office announced...

  • Make a hash of it: how to make the most of beetroot leaves – recipe

    Beetroot leaves are nutritious, thrifty and work brilliantly mixed into a hash with other leftover vegetables. Just top with a fried egg and away you go Hash is a clever way to use up the day before’s leftovers, because almost any combination of chopped meat and vegetables, all fried together and topped with a fried egg, is scrumptious. I’ve focused today’s recipe around a whole beetroot, including its leaves, which are even more nutritious than the root itself, full of vitamins A, B6, C and K,...