2 mn readTwo Democrats – Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Independent Senator Angus King of Maine – voted in favour of its final passage. Schumer voted “no”. On Thursday, he announced he would vote to allow the measure to move forward, saying although it wasn’t a bill he liked, he believed triggering a shutdown would be a worse […]
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3 mn readAfrica’s infrastructure faces a $90 billion annual funding gap, hindering access to essential products and services. Bold, innovative ideas are needed to drive development and transform communities. Drone technology unlocks innovative opportunities. A drone can fly where roads do not go, and evidence has shown its effectiveness in getting products to people reliably and efficiently […]
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2 mn readUS President Donald Trump’s administration is pausing its offensive cyber operations against Russia, officials say, as a diplomatic push continues to end the war in Ukraine. The reasoning for the instruction has not been publicly stated, and it is not clear how long the halt might last. The defence department has declined to comment. The […]
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< 1 mn readNYU today announced that applications for the Class of 2029, who will enter as first-year students next fall, exceeded 120,000 for the first time—a new record. The total represents a 3% increase over last year’s pool of applications and is believed to be the highest number of applications received by any private US university. Approximately […]
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3 mn readEven as a child, Maggie Loucks believed being a mom was her destiny. “It was always inherently who I was,” says Loucks, of her tendency to take care of others. “Friends always turned to me and would always joke that I was the mom of the group.” So when Loucks got a breast cancer diagnosis […]
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3 mn readStarting today, failure to remove illegal campaign materials could lead to the disqualification of candidates and party-list groups even if they win in the polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Notices will be issued today and candidates have three days to comply and remove illegal election propaganda, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said. “The […]
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