NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 970 million people — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in India's general elections that start Friday and last to June 1. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in the world and will take 44 days before results are announced on June 4. []
Devastating the collective political cartoonists of America—forced to crumple up potentially hundreds of hastily scrawled cartoons depicting Bert and Ernie screaming slogans while out on the picket lines—Deadline reports tonight that the Writers Guild Of America has reached a tentative agreement with Sesame Workshop, likely avoiding a strike that could have shut down production of long-running children’s educational series Sesame Street. The 35 writers on the series had authorized a vote to...
Writing Thursday morning over at National Review in the Morning Jolt newsletter, senior writer Jim Geraghty went postal on taxpayer-funded National Public Radio (NPR) over its handling of now-former senior business editor Uri Berliner’s bombshell essay for The Free Press meticulously dismantling NPR for its decades of liberal media bias. Geraghty (correctly) stated it’s been “refreshingly honest” to see how “NPR responded to the revelations and accusations of 25-year veteran Uri Berliner” with...
Writing Thursday morning over at National Review in the Morning Jolt newsletter, senior writer Jim Geraghty went postal on taxpayer-funded National Public Radio (NPR) over its handling of now-former senior business editor Uri Berliner’s bombshell essay for The Free Press meticulously dismantling NPR for its decades of liberal media bias. Geraghty (correctly) stated it’s been “refreshingly honest” to see how “NPR responded to the revelations and accusations of 25-year veteran Uri Berliner” with...
The JCC baseball and softball teams each split doubleheaders and the Worthington softball team lost to Fairmont on Thursday.
Another day, another data breach. This time it involves one of the major cell phone and internet service providers: AT&T. The telecom giant recently announced that the personal information of millions of its customers was leaked in a cybersecurity breach. In this article, we’ll go over some important steps from money expert Clark Howard on […]
Chinese astronomers began to predict solar eclipses in the fourth century BC. Scientists have known the day and time, down to the second, of the April 8, 2024, totality for ages. Nikki Laxar didn't need quite that much time to prepare for "Phased," but the eclipse-inspired exhibit was a no-brainer for a place with a thing for space. That is, S.P.A.C.E. — a studio-gallery located in Burlington's Soda Plant. Laxar, the owner and curator, called upon six other local artists whose work...
Choosing the best spell in Baldur’s Gate 3 is no easy feat, as there are many that give you a real edge in combat. But, after a lot of thought, the best spell actually does nothing to help you in combat. Baldur's Gate 3 isn't only about combat, as Transmutation spells can often be just as useful in a playthrough. In fact, the Level 2 Transmutation spell Knock makes exploration easy, and that's why it's our pick for the best spell in the game. Knock is a Level 2 Transmutation spell...
OGDEN, Utah, April 17, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Ogden’s once notorious 25th Street has finished in the top ten in a nationwide travelers’ popularity poll. In early March the three blocks of 25th between Wall Avenue and Washington Boulevard made the cut for the final 20 nominees selected in USA Today magazine’s “Best Main Street” contest, […] The post Ogden’s 25th Street takes the bronze in national readers’ choice contest first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Monday she urged her Israeli counterpart to “please take the win” and refrain from further escalation after Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on
America’s new Tiguan is unrelated to the model that’s just gone on sale in Europe, but VW will also offer it in Europe for buyers who need seven seats
Rakuten Kobo has announced its first ever colour e-readers, the Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara Colour, alongside the more traditional black and white Clara BW. Both the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour are notable for featuring E Ink Kaleido 3 displays, which can switch from a regular 300ppi monochrome output to a 150ppi colour one. The latter mode promises to make up for a relative lack of sharpness to bring book covers and illustrations to life. The Libra Colour display is...