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One day, the residents of Banner County, Nebraska, might wake up, suddenly feel generous, and gather in the county courthouse in Harrisburg to agree to donate one year’s salary to a presidential candidate.The county’s per capita personal income in 2022 is just over $61,000, and just under 700 people live in the county (including 4 in 10 residents under 18 or over retirement age), meaning Banner County has a lot of money to give to a political action committee supporting a presidential candidate (likely Donald Trump, who won by 78 points in 2020): $42.2 million.An act of astonishing generosity for…

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan suggested on Friday he would be willing to “step back” from his position and enter into talks with the establishment if he believed such action was in the country’s best interest.The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party founder made the announcement while speaking to reporters in court during the hearing of the Al Qadir Trust case at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, which pertains to corruption allegations worth ₹ 190 crore. “I want to talk for Pakistan. I have already said that if my resignation is in Pakistan’s interest, I will resign if they convince me,” Khan…

Breadcrumb LinksSportsNHLhockeyEdmonton Oilers”I think this team just loves the big stage. They love big moments and they’ve gone for it. I think it’s because they saw the other side of it a long time ago when things were rock bottom.”Released June 21, 2024 • 4 min read To save this article, register for free here, or sign in if you have an account.Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse celebrates after scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers during the second period of Game 4 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on June 15, 2024 in Edmonton. Photo: Bruce…

ISLAMABAD: An enraged mob in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat district late on Thursday seized a local tourist from detention inside a police station and dragged his body around the town before hanging him at a bus stop and burning him to death over suspected blasphemy.According to witnesses, some people in Swat’s popular tourist destination of Madyan alleged that the suspect, Muhammad Ismail from Sialkot in Punjab, had desecrated a copy of the Holy Quran while staying at a hotel in the town.As word spread, police detained the suspect and transported him to a nearby police station. The arrest was later announced…

A Muslim mob in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday stormed into a police station, abducted a man being held there and lynched him for allegedly desecrating the Quran, Islam’s holy book.The attackers also set fire to a police station in the town of Madyan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and set fire to a police vehicle parked there, according to local police official Rahim Ullah.The man who was killed, Mohammed Ismail, was a tourist staying at a hotel in the town when some local residents attacked him and accused him of blasphemy.Ullah said officers took the man to a police station for…

Sam Mayer is looking to continue his winning streak after winning last weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway.JR Motorsports drivers have won six of the past 29 series races, the most of any driver in that span.There are 11 races left until the Xfinity playoffs begin. Sammy Smith holds the final playoff spot. Ryan Sieg is the first driver outside of the playoff bracket. He is 31 points below the cut line. Kyle Busch enters this weekend’s race at New Hampshire 31 points below the playoff cut line. Details on Saturday’s Xfinity race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway(All times…

Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Ajay Hinduja (left) arrives at court with his wife Namrata and lawyer Robert Asael.Article informationauthor, Imogen Foulkesrole, Geneva correspondent2 hours agoA Swiss court has sentenced four members of one of Britain’s richest families to between four and four-and-a-half years in prison. Prakash Hinduja and Kamal Hinduja, along with their son Ajay and his wife Namrata, were convicted of exploitation (usury under Swiss criminal law) and illegal employment. But they were acquitted of the more serious charge of human trafficking. The workers, brought from India, claim their families were paid just £7 ($8) for 18-hour days -…

About 15,000 dealerships remain closed. “It’s a nightmare,” they say. June 21, 2024 in 2:30pm ET Earlier this week, CDK Global was hit by not one, but two massive cyber attacks. What is CDK Global? Unless you work at a car dealership, you’ve probably never heard of the company. But you probably have, because CDK Global has a software suite used by nearly 15,000 dealerships. And now those dealerships are effectively closed. That’s because CDK’s software manages nearly every aspect of a dealership’s operations. When a customer comes in for an oil change or repair, a service advisor logs into…

These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of a company acquiring 5% or more in any class of the company’s securities. Any subsequent changes in holdings or intentions must be reported in an amended filing. This one dates from June 13 to June 19, 2024. Source: VerityData Lionsgate Entertainment Liberty 77 Capital Liberty 77 increased its stake in the entertainment studio to 9,225,836 shares. The company achieved this by purchasing 1,249,130 ​​Lionsgate shares at prices ranging from $7.52 to $8.35 per share between June 6 and June 17. With…

Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force’s field command responsible for procuring and providing tools for the space warfighter, said: Awarded Four contracts worth $100 million to develop space laser communications capabilities. The contract winners, Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics and Viasat, will work on developing prototype technology as part of the first of three phases of the Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. “The EST program, part of SSC’s Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Program Executive Office, seeks to achieve on-orbit crosslink compatibility between future space systems using standardized Enterprise waveforms implemented on a small, lightweight, low-power,…