Month: July 2021

Endangered Orcas Get New Protection From US Government

SEATTLE—Endangered killer whales received new habitat protections from the U.S. government on Friday. The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized rules to expand the Southern Resident orca’s critical habitat from the Canadian border down to Point Sur, California, adding 15,910 square miles of foraging areas, river mouths and migratory pathways. Seattlepi.com reports that the total protected…


This Leadership Mindset Will Set You Up for Extraordinary Success

By Ryan McGrath As the CEO and president of Asset Living, the fifth-largest apartment manager in the United States, I often think about what my role actually means. Employing over 4,500 employees nationwide, I recognize that I’m quite literally in the business of people. Traditionally, we are taught that our direct reports and subordinates all work…


Why Black Families Are Angry At Urban Public Education | Larry Elder

Recently, a headline in the Los Angeles Daily News said, “Black Families are Reluctant to Return to LAUSD Schools Due to Systemic Racism, report says.” What’s really happening is parents believe that the district tends to assign lesser-qualified educators to schools in low-income communities. One parent complained that a first-grade school teacher couldn’t even spell….


Alarmism in Journalism Reiterating Government Line Leads to ‘Intrusion’ on Liberties: Veteran Journalist

Canadian journalism is undergoing an institutional shift, says a veteran in the industry, noting that this has led to a reluctance on the part of journalists to challenge talking points from the government, which he argues in some cases are meant to garner compliance from the populace through fear. A journalistic institution that keeps journalists…


Thompson-Herah Leads Jamaica Clean Sweep of 100m Medals

TOKYO—Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah retained her 100 metres title on Saturday in a scorching 10.61 seconds as she smashed the Olympic record and became the second fastest woman ever. Double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won silver while fellow compatriot Shericka Jackson took bronze. What They Said Elaine Thompson-Herah On Her Celebration “I have no idea (what…


‘This Is Like a Nightmare’: Thousands Displaced as Floods Hit Bangladesh Rohingya Camps

Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh this week, U.N. and other officials said on Friday, with further heavy rainfall expected. At least six Rohingya, including three children, died in landslides and flooding while 15 Bangladeshis were killed and more than 200,000 stranded…


In Major Reversal, Beijing Unveils Series of Policies Promoting Childbearing

On July 20, the State Council of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officially issued a document which not only allows three children for each family but also introduces a number of policies to encourage childbirth, indicating the regime’s eagerness to get Chinese people to have more children. Other than giving permission for parents to have…


19 Injured as Bus Heading to Sweden Crashes Near Berlin

Police say 19 people have been injured, nine of them seriously, after a bus en route from Belgrade to Stockholm crashed on Friday south of Berlin. The injured included people from Serbia, Sweden, Germany, and Israel, German news agency dpa reported, quoting Brandenburg state police. Police said the bus swerved off the highway near Schoenwald,…


Suspect Charged With Shooting 2 in California Movie Theater

RIVERSIDE—A man suspected of shooting two people, killing one, inside a Southern California movie theater has been charged with murder and attempted murder, prosecutors said on Friday. Defendant Joseph Jimenez, 20, was scheduled for an afternoon arraignment, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Jimenez has been jailed since his arrest. It’s…


New Mexico House Democrat Resigns Amid Criminal Probe Into Racketeering, Money-Laundering

New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a Democrat, resigned Friday amid a criminal probe involving allegations that include money laundering and racketeering, according to reports. Stapleton announced her resignation in a July 30 letter, obtained by The Paper, to the Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, in which she “unequivocally” denied the allegations….