A top Maine Democrat says her party will take action if Nebraska Republicans move to change their electoral college rules to help Donald Trump.House majority leader Maureen Terry said Friday that if Nebraska’s Republican governor signs legislation that allows for a winner-take-all election in the state in 2024, the Democratic-controlled Legislature would “be compelled to act in order to restore fairness," Politico reported.Maine and Nebraska awards some of their electoral votes according to...
Romanian and Swiss entrepreneurs and investors, members of the Switzerland-Romania Chamber of Commerce (CCE-R), elected a new eight-member Board of Directors during the General Assembly organized on April 15, 2024 in Bucharest. On April 19, the new board of CCE-R elected a new president of the Chamber: Dr. Adriana Cioca, Managing Director of Artemis Romania, […]
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
The $175 million bond former President Trump posted to appeal the $364
Coventry’s work on reunification and helping more children return home from care was highlighted at Parliament last week.
Razer has just released a new mobile phone and tablet game controller, the Razer Kishi Ultra. The design is similar to what PC and console gamers get in a controller. It's now on sale for $159.99.
Coming up on today's show: Shaun Abreu, Council Member for District 7 (Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights), and Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Workers Justice Project, talk about proposed changes to how tipping on delivery apps works—and Council Member Abreu discusses his plan to control the rat population. Now facing a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Dan Doctoroff, founder and chairman of the research foundation Target ALS,...
Tesla has launched the performance model for it's revamped 2nd Gen Model 3.
Tesla is reportedly cutting more than 10% of its global staff of 140,000. The cuts for the company, which had nearly doubled its overall headcount since the end of 2020, is just the latest example of the effects of more competition and softer demand in the electric car sector. An email that CEO Elon Musk sent to staff over the weekend attributed the planned job cuts to the need for “cost reductions and increasing productivity,” according to a report from Reuters. It did not mention anything...
There’s something about industry shorthand that might make someone listening in feel like they’re eavesdropping on a foreign language. We in media, for example, often toss around ideas for ledes, deks, and posters without a second thought. (IYKYK) Some parlance is more pervasive and crosses over into corporate jargon. Think: a seat at the table, build the plane while it’s flying, and even game changer, are so ubiquitous as to sound inauthentic when used. When it’s okay to swear Certain...
Paramount is developing a number of new horror films following the success of titles such as Smile. Now, one such movie project that fans have been waiting for has finally received an update: Sleepy Hollow. The project was initially announced in 2022, and while fans have been unsure of its status since then, it looks []