New documentary Hip-Hop and the White House looks back at how presidents have rejected or embraced those within the genre, from Reagan to TrumpAt the 1985 presidential inauguration ball, a made-for-TV black-tie affair that was something in between a concert and a roast, an expectant Ronald Reagan looked on from the dais for Jimmy Stewart to bring up the next act. “And now,” a grizzled George Bailey intoned, “to present the excitement of youth, the sights and the sounds of a big city, here are...
Opposition parties have hit out at the Government's reintroduction of Three Strikes legislation, calling it "political posturing" and "archaic". Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced the return of a rejigged Three Strikes law today, alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. A similar "Three Strikes" law was brought in under the previous National government, but was scrapped under the last Labour government. It aimed to deter offenders with the threat of progressively punishing...
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By Ketty NyoniSTAFF [email protected] THE Harare City Council (HCC) has approved the development of a new master plan, setting aside US$2.89 million To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions
Critics condemn ‘reckless and cruel’ expulsions and say deportees likely to be targeted by armed gangs who control much of countryMore than 70 Haitians expelled from the United States have been flown back to Haiti on the first deportation flight since heavily armed gangs launched a bloody insurrection which has paralysed the capital and forced the prime minister from office.The flight, which landed in the port city of Cap-Haïtien early on Thursday, was described as “inhumane” by human rights...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bill, advancing it to the Senate floor.
The sector will achieve “liftoff” when “it is actively contributing to decarbonization targets, with a sustained project pipeline and regular deployment,” the Energy Department said.
The building, at Slade Hollow on Hooton Lane, Laughton en le Morthen, will be converted into a children’s home for up to three children aged from 10 to 17 years, with special needs including autism. Eight letters of objection have been lodged by residents, and one by Laughton en le Morthen Parish Council. Objections have been lodged on the grounds of noise and disturbance; possible anti-social behaviour; lack of facilities in the village; traffic hazards; the property’s proximity to a railway...
Apple has pledged to buy US-made chips once TSMC’s Arizona plants come online, but the company may have to pay more for them. TSMC’s chief exec has said that it plans to charge customers more for chips made outside of Taiwan, due to the higher production costs more
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s main opposition coalition says it won’t take part in the upcoming presidential election unless political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. More than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since President Kais Saied consolidated power in 2021 by suspending parliament and
Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election
TikTok faces imminent US ban as President Biden signs 'Protecting Americans' Data From Foreign Adversaries Act,' compelling ByteDance to sell or shut down.