A Swiss court on Wednesday acquitted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on charges of rape and sexual coercion, finding no evidence against the former Oxford University professor.
Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia island community populated by slaves' descendants, its Black residents hope to force a referendum that would give them the chance to override the zoning changes. Hogg Hummock, a group of modest homes along dirt roads on largely unspoiled Sapelo Island, is one of the South's few surviving Gullah-Geechee communities. Residents vowed to fight after McIntosh County commissioners Sept. 12 doubled the size of homes allowed in the community, stoking fears that wealthy buyers would build large houses that would cause taxes to rise and force Black landowners to sell.
The number of spots reserved for conference champions when the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams next year remained open for discussion Wednesday as administrators who manage the postseason wrapped up meetings that mostly focused on potential television partners. The CFP management committee, which is composed of 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, gathered for a day-and-a-half at the Big Ten offices just outside of Chicago. College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock said potentially tweaking the format that will go into effect next season to adjust the number of conference champions in the field of 12 was not discussed.
At Meta's first in-person event since before the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg announced his AI plans.
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Liz Truss will address a pro-growth rally at the Conservative Party conference on Monday, as she tries to keep alive her tax-cutting agenda.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government will deliver a long-awaited apology to residential school survivors in southern Labrador on Friday. The province said today that Premier Andrew Furey will be in Cartwright, where the Lockwood boarding school operated until 1964, to issue an apology in collaboration with the NunatuKavut Community Council. However, the announcement sparked anger from Labrador’s Inuit Nunatsiavut government, which does not recognize NunatuKavut as an Inuit
Amazon Pharmacy is just one of the segments of health that the e-retail giant is pursuing.
Allegations were made by Cher’s son’s estranged wife, Marie Angela King, in divorce filings
The Multicultural Association of Sussex is hoping to lock in a new building this fall as it looks for more room to house its programming for newcomers. Bridget Ryan, executive director for MAS, said after her appointment in January, the group took a while to reassess where it's at before committing to new growth. Now, she said the nonprofit is in negotiations for a new, larger, location as its current Main Street building is "a little crowded." "It's certainly been a time of learning here," Ryan
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Loved ones are remembering a slain Baltimore tech entrepreneur as a young woman who built a successful tech startup that earned her national recognition and local political clout while remaining focused on what motivated her from the beginning: forging connections, building community and using entrepreneurship to create meaningful social change. A vigil was planned for Wednesday evening to honor Pava LaPere, who launched EcoMap Technologies from her dorm room at Johns Hopkins Un
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to answer if the low-cost airline privately forecast its planned $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines will dramatically hike air fares, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Warren, a Democrat, cited reports that court documents suggested internally JetBlue had estimated fares on Spirit planes "could go up by as much as 40%," following the merger. JetBlue said the reported claims do "not reflect facts set out in JetBlue documents."
Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox have been suspended over insults against Ava Evans on Wootton's show.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie welcomed daughter Shiloh Jolie-Pitt in 2006
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative government is joining with Ottawa to fund 222 public housing units as the province battles an ongoing shortage of affordable homes. Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr and Halifax MP Andy Fillmore said Wednesday during a news conference the new units will house 522 people, including families, individuals and low-income seniors, on provincially owned land in Halifax, Cape Breton, Bridgewater, Kentville and Truro. "There's housing needs in all thes
Angelina Jolie told Vogue magazine that she deliberately began taking fewer roles in movies "seven years ago, only taking jobs that didn’t require long shoots"
Hollyoaks has aired a dramatic new twist in the Rayne Royce death storyline.
Germany’s Green Party has indicated it will not approve a deal for Britain to sell dozens of Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
The province will be providing a replacement for the Belleisle Bay Ferry this fall during repairs to the usual ship, the province confirmed. As of Monday, the Belleisle Belle has been taken out of service until mid-December for necessary repairs, with another ship taking its place, according to Kelly Cormier, spokesperson for the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. Kings Centre MLA Bill Oliver, who is the speaker of the legislature, said he and Valley Waters Mayor Randy M
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that a government shutdown is not evitable, but that if there is one, a lot of vital work could be impacted in science and health. Speaking to reporters after remarks to a group of science and technology advisers in San Francisco, Biden said he did not think anything was inevitable in politics. A government shutdown is looming as a possibility this weekend unless lawmakers can reach a budget deal.
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