Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government Offices made it “not a suitable location.” First suggested by the government in 2005 before becoming law in 2021, the waste charging scheme […]
It’s no secret that the proliferation of scams targeting elderly Americans has increased dramatically with the expansive spread of information technology. Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to such scams, a disturbing reality that was made clear to me shortly before my father passed away. My parents, both in their 80s, were being inundated by scam phone calls and mailings, including the infamous grandparent scam, literally on a daily basis. Because they, like many older Americans, grew...
Anzac Day is an annual public holiday where we commemorate those who lost their lives on April 25 in Gallipoli. On this day, many things are closed for our fallen ANZACS. However, sometimes, folks need last-minute things such as food, drinks and clothing. So we’ve wrangled up all the info on what will be open […]
The first ever Parvo Awareness Day is April 23th. Susanna Wickham from PAWS and Bobby Modi from Elanco Animal Health join the Steve Cochran Show to talk about what parvo is, warning signs, and how to keep your puppy safe from it. Plus, Chicago's homeless pet crisis and how to help. https://omny
The regulatory action on Paytm Payments Bank has brought the mobile wallet business of the entity, one of its most popular offerings, to a grinding halt. While it cannot add new customers as per the Reserve Bank of India diktat, transactions on the platform have fallen drastically over the last three months as consumers slowly move out of Paytm Payments Bank’s wallet ecosystem.According to data released by the RBI, Paytm Payments Bank reported 7.4 million fund transfer transactions in its...
“It is difficult to overstate the significance of today’s announcement for the clean energy market,” said American Council on Renewable Energy President and CEO Ray Long.
With her husband on trial over hush-money payments – and desperate for cash – the ex-first lady isn’t worried about opticsIf your husband was a legally adjudicated sexual predator who cheated on you with an adult film star shortly after you gave birth to his son, and then allegedly paid her hush money to cover it up in an attempt to illegally influence the 2016 election, and then went on trial for those hush-money payments, while also facing a litany of other criminal charges, what do you think...
VIRGINIA KEY, FLA. (WSVN) - Animal rights activists made a passionate plea to close Miami Seaquarium’s doors on the day it was supposed to shutRead More
Science says working out in the morning is best—no, wait, in the evening! If you’re looking for the best time to work out, you’ll find studies to support each of your options. Let’s look at the pros and cons of each choice, so you can decide what is best for your schedule.
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Moving a step closer to bringing overdue justice for the victims of serious abuses committed during the two civil wars, the House of Representatives under the gavel of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, voted to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court. The two conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities []
April means Tax Day, a yearly reminder that most people don’t like our tax code. As a recent Tax Foundation poll found, people don’t understand it either. With a looming tax battle on Capitol Hill, the need for tax policy education has never been higher. We shouldn’t let tax education end with Tax Day. The public […]
Perhaps if we started an Inflation Day movement, more attention could be drawn to the fact that rising price levels are the results of public policy choices.