[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Wednesday. Weather: There’s a chance of rain and thundershowers early in the morning and again after 1 p.m. The high will be around 90. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Aug. 11. Five years after Eric Garner died, the Justice Department announced it would […]
Former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99, after suffering a stroke. In a statement, the court said Mr Stevens “passed away peacefully” at a Florida hospital on Tuesday. One of the longest-serving US justices, he was on the liberal side of the court despite being appointed by […]
FLORIDA (NYTIMES) – In 2000, the Broward County Public Schools in Florida received an alarming report. Like many affluent school districts at the time, Broward was considering laptops and wireless networks for its classrooms and 250,000 students. Were there any health risks to worry about? The district asked Bill P. Curry, a consultant and physicist, […]
The Lethbridge Twinning Society started with a single sister city in 1989, and as recently as five years ago, added its fourth. On Tuesday, the society celebrated 30 years of reaching out across the world. “[We have been] active since 1989 here in the city,” said Harold Pereverseff, president of the Twinning Society. “We have […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump reiterated that he could impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports if he wants, after promising to hold off on more duties in a trade-war truce he reached with China’s Xi Jinping last month. “We have a long way to go as far as tariffs where China is concerned, if […]
Donald Trump insisted he did not have a “racist bone” in his body as he intensified his criticisms yesterday of four Democrat congresswomen amid a lack of criticism from Republicans. The US president denied his initial tweet, telling left-wing congresswomen to “go back” to the countries they were from, was racist, instead continuing to suggest […]
Dr Leana Wen cites ‘philosophical differences over the direction and future’ of the US’s leading abortion provider. The president of Planned Parenthood, Dr Leana Wen, was removed Tuesday after just eight months on the job as the organisation faced unprecedented challenges related to its role as the leading abortion provider in the United States. Wen, […]
WASHINGTON – A group of Myanmar nationals staged a demonstration in front of the Singapore embassy in Washington on Monday (July 15) in protest of the Singapore government’s arrest and deportation of leaders of the Arakanese Association (Singapore). Six Myanmar nationals were arrested in Singapore last week and deported for illegally garnering support for armed […]
Peterborough medical micro-pigmentation specialist Kyla Gutsche is volunteering her skills to help people who have sustained life-altering injuries. Gutsche started tattooing after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 26-years-old. Following cancer treatment, she had her eyebrows tattooed on and her lips re-pigmented. After several failed sessions, and experiencing a severe allergic reaction, she pursued a […]
“For sale” signs can be easy to find in Regina, but, if a recent survey is right, people may not want to buy the homes. Australian-based financial planning website Finder.com commissioned a survey that found Regina the least attractive Canadian city. The survey was conducted by the firm One Poll, and received responses from 1,200 […]