Bedford: I knew this park nearly 40 years ago when there was little here but optimism. That vision been repaid handsomelyRight here, on top of a rubbish tip, I started my first paid job after college. A slab of clay slapped over a landfill site constituted much of the land that was rebirthed as Priory Country Park. There was no longer a priory, it was hardly in the country, and for those first arrivals in the newly grassed ground planted with a scatter of whips, it wasn’t much of a park. Our...
The IW engine in Call of Duty has been holding back the franchise for years, as new titles used to feel unique and bring innovation, but now Warzone is the primary focus, and Call of Duty 2024 may suffer because of that. Since Modern Warfare 2019's release, Call of Duty has been under the influence of the IW 8.0 engine developed by Infinity Ward, and it's becoming tiresome. Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, and Infinity Ward previously developed Call of Duty titles with their own...
Altus Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in McDonald’s Co. (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,240 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the quarter. Altus […]
From the main stage at Willie Nelson's annual music festival, North Carolinian folk singer and songwriter Lou Hazel asked the small audience gathered for his early set: "How's everybody doing?" A lanky, grey-haired man in the front row shouted back, gleefully: "We're in Luck!" Enveloped in near-constant clouds of barbecue smoke and weed, the rest of the onlookers chuckled—it was true. Nelson's ranch, dubbed "Luck, Texas," isn't technically its own town. The property—home to buildings...
Here you will find different categories of news that we published during the week, with links to each article to read the full story. Enjoy!
It's rare for a fraud case to result in a death sentence, to say the least.
Lawmakers are hoping for a final agreement before the Passover next week. Gov. Hochul and lawmakers began introducing budget bills on Thursday morning, with more to come. [ more › ]
WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden said today he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the effort this week to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies.
Festivities for this year's art car parade and festival kick off on Thursday in Houston. The Orange Show's 37th annual Houston Art Car Festival and Parade will take to the downtown streets on Saturday featuring more than 250 meticulously decorated art cars created by artists, individuals, schools nonprofit organizations and corporations.
Director Erik Matti and producer Dondon Monteverde recently revealed how their immigrant crime story “The Squatter” became a top winner at the recent international TV festival, Series Mania, in France.
To celebrate its 45th anniversary, the MTR Corporation is launching an exhibition, “Station Rail Voyage,” which showcases retired trains and over 100 railway artifacts at Hung Hom Station. Running from next Wednesday to the end of the year, the exhibition presents retired trains including the “Yellow Head,” a locomotive which marked the start of the […]
Former President Bill Clinton, former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Robert De Niro, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are among the distinguished guests arriving at the White House Wednesday evening for an official state dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The glitzy, black-tie dinner is among the highest diplomatic tools a White House can employ to honor a top ally, with the meticulously planned event aimed at intertwining and highlighting American and...