article FILE – Former President Donald Trump hits his shot from the first fairway during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club on August 10, 2023 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) A high-profile fundraiser to be held at former President Trump’s New Jersey golf club aims to raise over $1 million with the proceeds going directly to cover the legal fees of Jan. 6 Capitol protesters, FOX Business has learned. Dubbed the “J6 Awards Gala,” the fundraiser is being held independently of Trump’s campaign, but event organizers tell…
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (DPI) – The government of Guyana through the attorney general’s chambers and ministry of legal affairs, in collaboration with the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP) and with the support of the ROLE UK Programme and UKAid, will be hosting a “International Arbitration in Practice” workshop from August 26 to 29 in Georgetown. This workshop is the second, more advanced phase of a capacity-building program initiated in 2023, designed to further enhance the expertise of Guyanese lawyers in international arbitration, particularly having regard to the provisions of Guyana’s new Arbitration Act 2024. 35 participants from various key institutions are…
The New Mexico Lobos thought they were turning the corner from last year’s dismal 4-8 record with new head coach Bronco Mendenhall at the helm. It might not be that easy, though.New Mexico was up 31-14 at the start of the fourth quarter against FCS Montana State in Saturday’s Week 0 matchup when the worst-case scenario unfolded.Montana State scored three straight touchdowns without New Mexico having any answer for their offensive explosion. It didn’t help that the winds in Albuquerque picked up considerably as the fourth quarter got underway, blowing a New Mexico field-goal attempt wide with nine minutes remaining…
The students were on their way to a convention in Benue State when they were kidnapped by gunmen.Twenty Nigerian medical students who were kidnapped on their way to a convention have been freed more than a week after their abduction, police said. Gunmen seized the students on August 15 as they travelled to a conference in Benue State, in the centre of the country, and later demanded a ransom. “We confirm the release on Friday of our brothers and sisters and some other Nigerians who have been in captivity in Ntunkon forest, Benue State,” Nigerian police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said…
Woman uses Air Tag to stop mail thieves A Santa Barbara County woman was fed up with her mail being stolen, so she mailed herself a package with an AirTag in it, which she used to catch the thieves. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A Southern California woman took matters into her own hands after she became fed up with her mail being stolen. Officials said the woman in Santa Barbara County mailed herself a package with an Apple Airtag inside. When her mail was stolen once again on Monday, she contacted authorities. Investigators with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office…
By Caribbean News Global CASTRIES, St Lucia – In a rare press release attributed to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Saturday, August 24, 2024 efforts squelch “r𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 (𝐂𝐈𝐏) 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲.” It is interesting that at the terminal conclusion of CIP St Lucia, inferences are drawn and attempted “examples of CIP revenue impacting lives and improving Saint Lucia️,” suddenly surface. CIP St Lucia funds surface with no impact to change and save lives Caribbean News Global (CNG) published article, ‘CIP St Lucia funds surface with no impact to change…
That could imply that perhaps there is still something to decide.Realistically speaking, however, there probably is not anything to decide.It would take a stunning turn of events, a dramatic change of approach or perhaps even an injury for anybody other than Wilson to be the team’s starting quarterback when they open their season at the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 8.The Steelers completely overhauled their quarterback room this offseason, signing Wilson following his release from Denver, trading for Fields and additionally signing veteran backup Kyle Allen. While Fields has always been a Tomlin favorite going back to his draft year, his…
The Philippines accuses China of firing flares at one of its aircraft as it patrolled over the contested waterway.The Philippines has demanded that China “cease all provocative and dangerous actions” after accusing it of recently firing at aircraft conducting patrols over the South China Sea. The same aircraft also “faced harassment” from a Chinese jet fighter while on a surveillance flight near Scarborough Shoal on August 19, the Philippines’s South China Sea Task Force said on Saturday in a statement. The two nations have had heightened maritime confrontations in recent months, causing fears of a conflict that could draw in…
article (L) X-ray of a bald eagle that shows the outline of a racoon paw inside its stomach. (R) X-ray of the back of the bald eagle. Its wing, head and leg bones are visible. Its distended stomach is circled. Images: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield The Brief A bald eagle was captured in Missouri, thought to be uninjured, and unable to fly.The bird was healthy, just engorged – or, “too fat to fly,” after eating its latest meal.An X-ray showed parts of what appeared to be a raccoon’s paw. Wildlife officials in Missouri said a bald eagle has been rehabilitated…
The countrywide vote will lead to the selection of a second batch of 4,505 local projects to be assigned US $10,000 each. CARACAS, (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan people are heading to the polls on Sunday, August 25, for the second “National Popular Consultation” to decide on local projects that will receive government funding. The vote will be held in 4,505 communal circuits spanning the entire Venezuelan territory to choose one winning proposal per circuit. Each circuit is centered on a commune, an assembly-driven popular power organization, which in turn brings together several communal councils, social property enterprises and social movements.…