Popular Twitter influencer, Dr Olufunmilayo has taken to the platform to outline the dangers the delay in releasing Mohbad’s autopsy report poses. In tweets addressed to Lagos state’s government and the police, Dr Olufunmilayo stated that the delay in releasing Mohbad’s autopsy report will push the public into believing …
Read More »Push to Gag Trump Pits Free Speech Against Risk of Violence
The request by prosecutors that a judge impose a gag order on former President Donald J. Trump in the federal election-subversion case presents a thorny conflict between the scope of his First Amendment rights and fears that he could — intentionally or not — spur his supporters to violence. There …
Read More »McCarthy to Push Pentagon Measure in Effort to Break G.O.P. Spending Impasse
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday that he intended to resurrect a stalled Pentagon spending measure and try to push it to the House floor this week despite pledges by members of the far-right Freedom Caucus to oppose the move unless their sweeping demands on spending were met. His decision, …
Read More »Digging Africa Deeper into Hunger<br>Annual Green Revolution Forum ignores widespread failure of its push for industrialized agriculture
Opinion by Timothy A. Wise (cambridge, ma.) Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Inter Press Service CAMBRIDGE, MA., Aug 29 (IPS) – As the adage goes, when you find yourself stuck in a hole, stop digging. As African leaders and their philanthropic and bilateral sponsors prepare for another glitzy African Green Revolution Forum, …
Read More »Marnus ton, awful weather combat England’s victory push
Marnus Labuschagne picked off 111 runs on day four of the Old Trafford Test, but two numbers of greater significance are 173 and 270 — respectively, how many balls and minutes the insatiable first drop soaked up as Australia combatted England’s pursuit of victory. Only 30 overs were completed on …
Read More »A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control
One year after Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should reconsider whether the Constitution affords Americans a right to birth control, Democrats and reproductive rights advocates are laying the groundwork for state-by-state battles over access to contraception — an issue they hope to turn against Republicans in 2024. The …
Read More »Chelsea push ahead in pursuit of wonderkid midfielder: report
Chelsea are pursuing a transfer for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia in the summer window, with reports suggesting the 19-year-old is a priority signing for the club. Lavia joined Southampton from Manchester City for £14 million last summer, and the Belgian has impressed since arriving on the south coast, despite it …
Read More »States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet
People in Louisiana who visited Pornhub in recent months were met with a surprising new demand. Before they could stream sexually explicit videos, they had to provide proof that they were at least 18. That’s because Louisiana lawmakers had passed legislation last year requiring publishers of online material that could …
Read More »What Local Food Challenges and Choices Across Vietnam Reveal About a Global Push for Food Systems Transformation
Fruit stalls at a local market in Hanoi, Vietnam. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Tuyen Huynh (hanoi) Thursday, April 20, 2023 Inter Press Service HANOI, Apr 20 (IPS) – This month Nature spotlighted three insightful new studies chronicling food-related challenges from a global perspective. One presented worrisome new data on the global …
Read More »Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Norfolk Southern once had so few accidents and injuries that it won the rail industry’s prestigious E.H. Harriman safety award for 23 years in a row until it was retired in 2012. But in the last decade, the company has gone from an industry leader to a laggard. The rate …
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