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Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated Rep. Jared Golden’s district.. He represents Maine’s 2nd District.On Tuesday, voters in four states will head to the polls to choose candidates for congressional and state primaries who will compete in battleground elections this fall. The results of close races in Nevada and Maine could determine which party controls the Senate and House next year and which party will have the greatest influence over the policies of the winner of the presidential election in 2024. In Republican-heavy territories, contests in South Carolina and North Dakota are almost certain to determine…
Pakistan’s leaders are facing pressure from friendly countries, including “iron brother” China, to create a safe environment for investment. ReutersOn March 26, a Chinese convoy travelling from Islamabad to the Das Hydroelectric Project site in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was attacked by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists. The Pakistani government immediately announced a compensation payment of $2.5 million to the families of the five Chinese nationals killed. A joint investigation team consisting of police and intelligence officials was subsequently formed to investigate this high-profile terrorist attack and address China’s concerns.Pakistani law enforcement agencies completed the investigation in just over two…
Help is available for people looking to escape low-wage, dead-end jobs as the nonprofit Merit America expands its training courses thanks to a huge new grant.CrankStart, a San Francisco-based family foundation, plans to give away more than $15 million over the next few years.Conor Demand Youman, co-founder and co-CEO of Merit America, said that since 2018, the company has trained 10,000 learners across the United States. “At Merit America, we believe a low-wage job should be a starting point, not a life sentence,” explains Demand Youman. “With the right guidance and support, anyone, anywhere, should be able to earn a…
Article informationThe Green Party promises to increase taxes on high earners in its manifesto and claims the plans would generate £70 billion a year to fix a “broken Britain”.The party has set out “game-changing” changes in housing, transport and the green economy.The plans also include increasing National Insurance (NI) rates to 8% on annual wages over £50,270 – equating to an extra £283.74 a year in tax for someone earning £55,000.Co-leader Adrian Ramsay said the Greens were “the only party being honest” about the scale of reforms needed to solve the climate crisis, housing and the NHS.The Green Party proposes…
Pakistan defeated Canada by seven wickets on Tuesday to record their first win in the T20 World Cup 2024. Here are four key takeaways from the match.The woes of power playWhen Pakistan started chasing runs against Canada, they needed to score 107 at 5.35 per over. By the end of the powerplay, that rate had skyrocketed to 5.65.They say fortune favours the bold. Pakistan have not been brave in this T20 World Cup. It has been a long time since they have shown any courage with the bat. They did play some bold shots against Ireland, but by and large…
Sam Naschy(Reuters) – Japan’s Advantest Corp said on Wednesday its memory tester business is expanding due to surging demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in artificial intelligence (AI) tasks.HBM is a type of high-performance memory that stacks chips to save space and reduce power consumption, and is used when processing the huge amounts of data required for AI tasks.”Today, HBM represents about 50 percent of our memory-test business, and we expect that to continue for the foreseeable future,” CEO Douglas Lefever said in an interview.Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest has worked with HBM since it was first produced in 2013, leveraging…
Submitted photo Left to right: Fredonia students Noah Tarbell, Miriam LaBar and Ava Rukavina were among 15 Unified Sports partners and seven Unified athletes from across Western New York who were honored at the first annual Friends of Unified Sports Scholarship Awards Ceremony held Saturday in Williamsville. With the Unified Sports season coming to an end, several local participants have been recognized and are moving on to new chapters in their lives. Unified athletes Noah Tarbell of Fredonia and Blaine Dunn of Southwestern were among seven recipients at the Friends of Unified Sports’ inaugural scholarship awards ceremony in Williamsville on…
The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City on February 2, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesApple announced on Tuesday that its flagship virtual reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, will be available in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore on June 28.The Asian market marks the gadget’s debut outside the US, with pre-orders opening on Friday.The VR headset first went on sale in the US four months ago, with prices starting at $3,499. The Vision Pro will be available at the highest price in China, one of Apple’s most…
The Conservative Party published its manifesto yesterday which included plans for £17 billion in tax cuts.One of the main ways Chancellor Rishi Sunak will fund the tax cuts will be by cutting welfare spending by £12 billion, as well as cracking down on tax evasion and avoidance and making cuts to the civil service.Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said while tax cuts were possible, it was highly uncertain whether they would be offset by cuts to welfare and civil service spending.Asked about Johnson’s “scepticism”, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps argued that cutting welfare would be “not particularly…
N Chandrabhau Naidu and Mohan Charan Majhi will take oath as Chief Ministers today.New Delhi: Governments led by the BJP and its ally the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will take charge of the governments of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh respectively after swearing-in ceremonies are held in both states today. Here are the top 10 takeaways from this big news story:TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu today took oath as Andhra Chief Minister for the fourth time following the party’s landslide victory in the state assembly elections held alongside the general elections.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Home Minister Amit Shah and…