Bronx-raised rap icon Fat Joe just had a high-level meeting this past Friday with the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris! As TMZ reported, Joe “led a panel regarding criminal justice reform featuring Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and White House Director of the Office of Public Engagement Steve Benjamin,” where he expressed ideas […] The post Fat Joe Panel Leads Discussion With Vice President Kamala Harris on Criminal Justice Reform, Cannabis and Healthcare first appeared on The...
The Danish government has announced a plan to reform the country’s state schools (folkeskoler). What is in the plan and how will it change lessons at schools in Denmark?
Plans for a towering ‘pavilion’ structure and exhibition space in the heart of Sunderland city centre have been submitted to council development chiefs. Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received an application for a new focal point at Keel Square featuring a giant screen. The ‘Sunderland Pavilion’ is described as a contemporary exhibition and immersive space and centrepiece for Expo Sunderland, a series of events celebrating “innovation and ambition” in the city taking place up...
Outgoing Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz of Justice and Security is working on an approach to tackle drug sales on Telegram, she said in response to questions from parliament. She called it “shocking” how many drug dealers are selling on the encrypted messaging service. “The approach to this is complex, and the development of a good and supported plan takes time,” she added, NOS reports.
Much has already been written about Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling Friday allowing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to continue overseeing the prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-defendants for allegedly conspiring to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. As my colleague Pema Levy explained, this was a momentous decision—one that means, at least […]
Paige Oamek, Rohan Montgomery The state is making it easier to kill homeless people on private property—and that’s just one part of one of the most draconian crime bills in recent history.
New Zealand Rugby proposed a "once-in-a-generation" overhaul of its leadership structure Wednesday, setting the stage for a power struggle at the top of the country's most popular sport. It comes after a scathing independent review concluded that NZ Rugby's current leadership structure was "not fit for purpose." The rugby board's
Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a year ago. The new public-private project aims to use "new environmental technologies" such as hydrogen or hybrid electrics, a statement from the
French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Brazil on Tuesday with the launch of a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan alongside his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
New Zealand Rugby proposed a "once-in-a-generation" overhaul of its leadership structure Wednesday, setting the stage for a power struggle at the top of the country's most popular sport.
(The Center Square) - The Iowa Senate must reconsider a bill that changes the state's Area Education Agencies after the House of Representatives approved extensive changes. House File 2612, as amended, requires school districts to use AEAs for special education. School districts can decide beginning on July 1, 2025 if they want to continue using AEAs for media services or go a different route. Minimum teacher pay would increase to $50,000 over the next two years,...
Azerbaijan now offers visa-on-arrival to Chinese citizens, with direct flights from Beijing to Baku. In an exclusive interview with CGTN's Wang Guan, Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, discloses for the first time