Month: January 2023

Ohio Parents Sue School District Over Teachers Allegedly Talking About Sexuality With Students in Secret

A school district in Ohio is facing a lawsuit from a group of parents who accuse it of allowing teachers to conduct private conversations on sexual attitudes and behaviors with students, which parents claim intrudes into the upbringing of their kids. The lawsuit was filed by eight parents against the Hilliard School District at the…


Serial Queensland Speeder at 150 Kilometres per Hour Before Crash

A man with almost 50 prior speeding convictions exceeded 150km/h (93 miles per hour) on a suburban Brisbane street before colliding with another vehicle, a court has heard. CCTV footage was shown in Brisbane District Court of Gregory Michael Scanlan’s vehicle moments before the crash at Bulimba in November 2018 which hospitalised the other car’s…


Euro Scales 9-month Peak as ECB Hawks Let Fly

LONDON—The euro hit a nine-month peak against the dollar on Monday as comments on European interest rates signaling additional jumbo rate rises contrasted with market pricing for a less aggressive Federal Reserve. The euro reached as high as $1.0927, breaking the recent peak of $1.08875, to trade at its highest level since April last year….


Brazil, Argentina Holding Talks Over Possible Common Currency

Brazil and Argentina plan to advance talks about a common currency for financial and commercial transactions in an effort to improve economic integration, leaders of the two nations said on Jan. 21. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was sworn in on Jan. 1, and Argentine leader Alberto Fernandez shared details about the talks regarding…


World Shares Up, Many Asia Markets Closed for Lunar New Year

BANGKOK—Shares were higher Monday in Europe and in Asia, where most markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1 percent higher, to 15,058.49 while the CAC 40 in Paris also gained 0.1 percent to 7,002.30. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent to 7,786.30. The future for the S&P 500 lost…


Biden’s Handling of Classified Documents ‘Totally Irresponsible,’ Manchin Says

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) criticized President Joe Biden on Jan. 22, calling his handling of classified documents “totally irresponsible.” “It’s unbelievable how this could happen. It’s totally irresponsible,” Manchin said on CNN’s State of the Union.” Manchin’s comments come on the heels of the Department of Justice discovering more documents with classification markings at Biden’s…


Shen Yun Offers the Audience ‘Two Journeys,’ Says Company Director

DENVER—As a birthday present, company director Rachelle Moschetti brought her mother to see Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Chinese New Year, Jan. 22. At the end of the event, she exclaimed excitedly that Shen Yun Performing Arts was “a true gift.” “I loved the performance. It was stunning, engaging,…


Chris Evans Jokes With Avengers Co-Star Jeremy Renner Over Snowplow Accident

Actor Chris Evans jokingly asked on Jan. 22 whether anyone had checked on the snowplow that injured fellow actor Jeremy Renner earlier this month after the Hurt Locker star revealed he broke more than 30 bones in the accident. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Renner, 52, shared a photo of himself in a bed undergoing physical therapy as part…


NSSF-NRA Schism on Full Display at 2023 SHOT Show

LAS VEGAS—With the Biden administration touting a revival of the 1990s-era “assault weapons” ban and encouraging states to tighten gun-control regulations, the firearms industry and gun-owners’ rights advocates—with notable exceptions—say Congress and state lawmakers should instead focus on keeping weapons out of criminals’ hands and on boosting mental health programs. For more than a decade,…


Stray Cats in a Fishing Village

If you are a cat lover, who has to stop to pet every stray cat you see while walking in a tiny narrow alley somewhere in Hong Kong, you will fall in love with the story of stray cats of Tai O (a fishing village in Hong Kong). While some cats are naturally fearful and…