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The way to evaluate a political speech is not as a pundit or a partisan, but as a literary critic, to examine how the rhetoric fits the situation: what the moment calls for: gravitas or transcendence, humility or defiance? Do the speaker’s words respond to the call of history?Donald J. Trump’s 33-minute speech in the lobby of Trump Tower on Friday was as momentous as it was bizarre: a former president who had come close to becoming his party’s nominee for three consecutive terms only to be convicted of 34 felonies. The fact that nothing quite like it has ever…
House of Representatives exit polls: Voting for the 2024 general elections has finally concluded, with the seventh and final phase concluding on June 1.After the polls closed, exit polls generally predicted a landslide victory for the ruling party.Exit polls for the 2024 Lok Sabha electionsFive exit polls have predicted a landslide victory for the ruling BJP-led NDA: Republic Bharat- P Marq (359), India News- D-Dyanamics (371), Republic Bharat- Matrize (353-368), TV 5 Telugu (359) and Jan Ki Baat (362-392). Further, the exit polls have predicted the NDA to win in Karnataka and Maharashtra, and win landslide victories in Madhya Pradesh…
For Georgia Tech, the rest of the Athens Regional tournament is win-or-lose. The Yellow Jackets were shut out 9-0 by UNC Wilmington last night in the opening game of the NCAA Baseball Tournament and are currently in danger of elimination. The Yellow Jackets will face Army today in the first elimination game of the Athens Regional Tournament. Georgia Tech will be the favorite to win today’s matchup, but Army gave Georgia their all yesterday. They are sure to win this game, especially considering the poor performance of Georgia Tech’s pitchers. Georgia Tech’s pitchers have not been good all season, but…
ISLAMABAD: In the small, sealed room at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital, the temperature is colder than the outside air, where three patients lie in beds receiving intravenous drips and a round water cooler with the word “ORS,” for oral rehydration solution, sits on a table.This is a view of “Heat Wave Bay,” a separate ward for heatstroke patients, at the city’s largest public hospital. The 1,000-bed hospital, which has been in operation since 1953, has earmarked two rooms in its emergency ward for patients with dehydration, high blood pressure, diarrhea and other heatstroke-related risks.The initiative comes as the Pakistan Meteorological Department…
Harvard Business School classroom. Photo courtesy Four Harvard Business School faculty members — Juan Alcácer, Ryan Buell, David Moss and Sofas Reinert — have received Faculty Teaching Awards from the Class of 2024. The award is given to professors who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to teaching and have had a significant positive impact on students’ academic and personal growth. Students select faculty members based on six criteria: inspiration, knowledge transfer, accessibility, career guidance, quality of life, and feedback. “When we look back on our time at Harvard Business School, we all remember at least one faculty member who left an…
In downtown Atlanta, businesses and tourist attractions were closed while repairs were made to water outages and low water pressure caused by burst water mains.June 1, 2024, 10:39 AM ET• 2 min readATLANTA — Businesses and attractions in downtown Atlanta were closed Saturday as the city tried to repair a burst water main that caused water outages and low water pressure.Water overflowed into roadways where three large water mains intersect, causing water shortages at two downtown hospitals, the city jail, the county jail and local evacuation shelters, the Atlanta Water District Management Agency said in a news release Friday night.Several…
CNN — Idaho jury verdicts after convicting Chad Daybell in triple murder trial On Saturday morning, he was undergoing deliberations to decide whether he should be executed for the murders of his first wife and two children by his second wife. Daybell was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the deaths of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and his two children with his second wife, Tylee Ryan, 16, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7. Prosecutors have argued the murders were driven by power, sex, money and apocalyptic spiritual beliefs. The sequestered jury began deliberating his fate Friday afternoon and…
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta officials were gradually re-building pressure in the city’s water system Saturday after corroded water pipes burst in downtown and midtown, forcing the closure of many businesses and attractions and affecting water service to homes in the area.The problems began Friday morning and crews continued to work Saturday to restore service. The water department issued a boil water advisory for a wide swath of metro Atlanta and asked residents to limit water use to help restore pressure in the water system.”We understand the urgency of restoring water service, but we want to ensure that we do so…
ATLANTA (AP) — Businesses and attractions in downtown Atlanta were closed Saturday as the city tried to repair a burst water main that caused water outages and low water pressure.Water overflowed into roadways where three large water mains intersect, causing water shortages at two downtown hospitals, the city jail, the county jail and local evacuation shelters, the Atlanta Water District Management Agency said in a news release Friday night.Several attractions and businesses remained closed Saturday, including the Georgia Aquarium.”The citywide water issue is still affecting the Aquarium and many other facilities in the area. While animals have not been affected,…
Ethereum (ETH) is showing significant strength against Bitcoin (BTC), reclaiming a key trendline and sparking discussion of a potential alt season. The cryptocurrency has been outperforming BTC since mid-May, driven by hopes for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. Ethereum prices have risen significantly following the announcement of the approval of the Ethereum Spot ETF. The ETH to BTC ratio is currently at 0.056, indicating a significant upswing for Ethereum. ETH/BTC ratio. Source: TradingView In contrast, Bitcoin is finding support at $67,000 and could fall to $65,000, while Ethereum is stabilizing at $3,700 amid rising volatility.…