• Hit them hard, without fear or favour

    AUTHORITIES have come out guns blazing. They will descend heavily on currency manipulators in the wake of the country introducing a new To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions

    • WLNS

    GALLERY: Wednesday storms hit hard and fast

    A line of showers and strong thunderstorms organized along a cold front over Lake Michigan. As the storms moved onto land, they entered a more favorable (warm and moist) environment, allowing the storms to strengthen as they tracked east.

  • Mega-warehouses heap more pollution on hard-hit Illinois neighborhoods

    Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of colorHundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shopping in recent years and the rise in delivery trucks is polluting neighborhoods already burdened with poor air quality, a new study says.Two million people in Illinois live within a half-mile of large warehouses, which are disproportionately located in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color....

  • St. Marys High School hit hard by overnight storms

    Update: The Kaw Valley Unified School District 321 announced that students in the St. Marys Grade School and St. Marys Jr/Sr High School will not have session Friday, April 19. Teachers will have a fill day of PD at the SMJSHS building. Preschool screenings will take place in the Jr. High wing of the High []

  • Under The Bridge review: A hard-hitting, scattered true-crime drama

    Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: Under The Bridge is triggering. Hulu’s true-crime drama, which premieres April 17, is generally difficult to digest, and it’s a particularly tough watch for anyone who’s lived as a teenage girl. That’s because it acutely captures the horrors of being a frantic, lonely 14-year-old acting out of rebellion, desperate to avoid being an outcast and striving to be part of the “cool” group. The show provocatively dissects these issues through the lens of its...

  • Trillion-Dollar Deficits Explain Why Inflation Keeps Hitting American Families

    A new report analyzing the next three decades forecasts a country paralyzed by the economic and fiscal costs of servicing its debt.

    • CP24

    Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences

    OTTAWA - The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts. The Liberals are proposing new charges for the use of violence while stealing a vehicle and for links to organized crime, as well as laundering money for the benefit of a criminal organization. They're also planning to make it illegal to own or sell the electronic and digital devices police say are being commonly used to steal...

    • ZDNet

    Driving fast or braking hard? Your connected car may be telling your insurance company

    Automakers like General Motors (GM) are sharing customers' detailed driving behavior data with insurance companies, which can lead to higher premiums for some drivers. According to a March report from The New York Times, the practice fuels concerns over privacy and consent in the IoT world. After that report was published, however, the author realized that she and her husband were also being tracked -- and she is now sharing their experience. The initial Times report focused on the experience of...

  • Billie Eilish teases Hit Me Hard And Soft as a return to her debut album form

    Billie Eilish shares a lot in her new Rolling Stone interview—about her sexuality, her mental health, her experience with isolation, and her masturbation habits, among other things—but most relevant for fans is the direction of her new album, Hit Me Hard And Soft, debuting May 17. She and her brother/collaborator Finneas describe the new record as “an album-ass album,” which could mean a lot of things. In this case it means they’re hoping to create “a whole body of work that you love to listen...

  • Celtics, Heat shrug off controversy over hard hit on Jayson Tatum: 'Just basketball'

    BOSTON — A -Heat series doesn’t truly start until there’s a double tech. The road out of the East has run through these two cities since the start of the decade. It’s created a rivalry of begrudging respect. Two of the most well-run organizations in the , finding a way to sustainably compete yearly. Advertisement “We obviously have history with them, but all that really is in the past and it really just creates an environment of competition,” coach Erik Spoelstra said before Game 1. “Both...

  • "Hard Crash": Construction Jobs In Philadelphia Set To Plunge As Residential Projects Hit A Wall

    "Hard Crash": Construction Jobs In Philadelphia Set To Plunge As Residential Projects Hit A Wall Construction jobs in Philadelphia could plunge soon as a result of a "glut" of residential projects finishing up with questionable demand waiting behind them, according to a new report from BisNow. In fact, some developers are calling for a "hard crash" after a rush to capitalize on the city's 10-year tax abatement program "temporarily sent activity into the stratosphere". ...

  • Hit the mullahs and hit'em hard, Israel -- and 5 key takeaways from Iran's failed attack

    Joe Biden’s timid advice for restraint notwithstanding, there’s zero doubt that Israel will retaliate against Iran.