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The far-right Alternative for Germany party re-elected its two leaders on Saturday after making headway in recent European elections, but thousands protested at a party conference, with some demonstrators trying to block roads and clashing with police. Despite recent scandals and setbacks, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second in the June 9 European Parliament elections with 15.9 percent of the vote. While this is lower than its support in surveys earlier this year, its particularly strong performance in the former Communist east gives it a good chance of being the front-runner in three state elections there in September.…
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team is one of the best in the world and is expected to compete for the gold medal again in 2024.Team USA has won a medal in women’s gymnastics at every Olympic Games since the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. With three gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal, the team has established itself as one of the best teams in the world.Beating the U.S. women’s gymnastics team is no easy feat. Perhaps even harder is putting together the team.The U.S. team is packed with talented gymnasts ready to perform on the world’s biggest stage,…
For two decades, the Federal Trade Commission has been battling Georgia-based dietary supplement maker Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals.The fight came to a head earlier this month when the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review Hi-Tech’s appeal of a lower court decision that denied Hi-Tech’s request to be exempt from $40 million in penalties imposed on the company and two other defendants, including Hi-Tech’s owner, Jared Wheat.On June 3, the country’s highest court Hi-Tech’s Writ PetitionThat means we won’t be covering this case.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had collected about $2.3 million of the $40 million penalty as of last year,…
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The rain will move eastward, keeping things calm and cloudy for most of Saturday before sunny, cooler weather returns on Sunday. Widespread rain fell this morning, with most areas receiving nearly an inch of rain, but locations near Jackson, Michigan received totals approaching 2 inches. Due to this heavy rain, a Flood Watch has been issued until 11:45 AM for portions of southcentral and southwestern Michigan, including Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson and Barry. Further rainfall could cause flooding in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage. Most of the rain that fell this morning has moved…
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections were aimed at controlling the establishment, political commentator and Indian Express contributing editor Neerja Chowdhury said at the Venkatesh Chapargaonkar Memorial Lecture organised by the Pune Union of Labour Journalists on Saturday.Choudhury also spoke about his recently published book. How the Prime Minister makes decisions The lecture is named after the late Marathi journalist and is organised every year. During her speech, Chowdhury described this year’s election as one of the most complicated in India. “For us in Delhi, it didn’t look like much of an interesting election earlier, but as the election unfolded over…
The source of this photo is Getty ImagesJune 29, 2024 15:06 WATNew information 9 minutes inEdin Ojobin has one problem: when she was a child, she had an accident that left her front teeth unstraight.She has had that problem for years and never even smiles in public.Ojo had already thought that she would not be able to undergo orthodontic treatment until 2022, but after receiving encouragement from two doctors, she began the project to restore her smile.Speaking to BBC News Pidgin about the first time she heard about orthodontic solutions, she said: “I don’t remember the first time I heard…
Sign up to our Westminster Viewpoint emails to get expert analysis delivered straight to your inbox.Get a free email of The View from WestminstercircleWith less than a week to go until the general election, voters checking their ballots may be surprised by some of the parties running in their constituencies. While most people are aware of the big names in politics, there are also a few smaller parties that fly under the radar. Some of these parties were founded with satirical intent to provide laughs for voters, while others are trying to make a real political statement. From the Count…
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has slammed accusations that India received help from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in reaching the 2024 T20 World Cup final.”People have been talking a lot about how the ICC has favoured India and scheduled the matches in Guyana. If we had scored 42 runs off 42 balls, that is, with eight wickets remaining, those matches would have been ours. Let’s not think that we need to say anything on the matter just because they are playing against India,” Bhatt said on YouTube show “Cricket Baithak”. The 39-year-old, who has played 33 Test matches and…
Matrix has rebranded its affiliates in India and China, becoming the latest venture to distance itself from international franchises. The US-based venture capital firms will retain their names, but Matrix Partners India will change its name to Z47 and Matrix Partners China will change its name to MPC. Matrix began managing its India-linked fund in 2006 and its China fund in 2008. The unexpected rebranding will take effect from July 1. Notably, Matrix’s announcement refers to its India and China operations as “entities operating under the Matrix name” rather than as divisions of the company. Matrix Partners India said the…
We recently Brad Gerstner’s 10 best tech stocks to buyIn this article, we’ll take a look at how Coupang, Inc. (NYSE:CPNG) stands relative to other tech stocks.Gerstner is bullish on tech for 2024On December 1, 2023, Brad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter Capital, appeared in an interview. CNBC There, he explained that tech stocks are expected to outperform non-tech stocks in 2024. Over the past decade, tech stocks have compounded returns at nearly 16% and non-tech stocks at 6%. 2023 was a recovery year for the tech industry after a slump in 2022 due to rising interest rates. Big tech companies…