A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s decision which found that two 2018 lease sales by the U.S. Department of the Interior to oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico were valid. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected two arguments by environmental groups, but agreed that the agency…
Federal Court Reverses 2018 Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales
August 31, 2022
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Hazing Charges Against 5 Dropped in Pledge’s Death
RICHMOND, Va.—Hazing charges against five former members of a now-expelled Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity in connection with a freshman’s death from alcohol poisoning after a party have been dropped. Six of the 11 former Delta Chi members charged in the death of Adam Oakes, 19, have pleaded guilty or no contest, but a prosecutor in…
Arizona Governor to Focus on Semiconductors in Taiwan Visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for a visit focused on semiconductors, the critical chips that are used in everyday electronics and have become a battleground in the technology competition between the U.S. and China. His visit is the latest in a recent string by U.S. politicians that have angered the…
Cargo Ship Beached After Collision in Bay of Gibraltar
MADRID—Gibraltar authorities said Tuesday that a cargo ship has been beached to prevent it from sinking after it collided with a liquefied natural gas carrier in the Bay of Gibraltar. A government spokesman said that the situation was under control and the ship was not in danger. He said there had been no environmental impact…
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Tom Brady Super Bowl Ring Fraud
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison. Scott V. Spina Jr., 25, of Roseland was sentenced by a judge in…
Australian Leaders Pay Tribute to Man Who Lifted ‘Great Shadow’ From Humanity
August 31, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has led tributes to the late former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, saying he changed the world for the better and that one of the true giants on the 2oth Century was gone. In an official media statement, Albanese said that Gorbachev was instrumental in transitioning the Soviet…
Defence Minister Unable to Confirm If Solomons’ US Naval Ship Ban Extends to Australia
August 31, 2022
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Defence Minister Richard Marles could not confirm whether a recent ban on U.S. naval ship visits to the Solomon Islands extended to Australian vessels. On Aug. 29, the U.S. Embassy in Canberra revealed the Solomon Islands had notified the U.S. authorities of a “moratorium” on all naval visits pending updates to its “protocol procedures.” “We…
Multiple Media Outlets Sue Uvalde Officials Over Failure to Make Mass Shooting Records Public
A string of media outlets and organizations have filed a lawsuit against officials in Uvalde, Texas, for failing to publicly release records related to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Uvalde County against the city of Uvalde, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. It asks…
US Job Openings in July Add to Fear of Stronger Rate Hikes
August 31, 2022
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U.S. job openings rose in July, while data for June was revised sharply higher and unemployment remains low, according to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, on Aug. 30. The extremely tight labor market conditions will probably give the Federal Reserve more leeway to continue increasing interest rates in its…
HKUST Found a Key Plasma Protein Shedding a New Light on Treatment for Alzheimer’s
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) discovered a key plasma protein, which plays an important role to incur Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s), hence, a new treatment strategy can be formulated accordingly so as to reduce morbidity and improve the current conditions of patients with Alzheimer. Alzheimer’s is a common mental deteriorating disease due…
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