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With just three days to go for the final round of voting in Odisha on June 1, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday suspended IPS officer DS Quttey and ordered a medical check-up for another police officer, Ashish Singh, who is on leave.In a letter to the Odisha CEO, the ECI said 1997-batch IPS officer DS Kuttey, who is currently working as special secretary to the state chief minister, should be suspended for “interfering” with the conduct of elections.read moreAccording to the letter, during the period of suspension, Kuttei’s base will be fixed at the office of the…

Fierce storms lashed Texas and the Southern Plains on Tuesday, uprooting trees, flipping large trucks, damaging buildings and leaving thousands without power, the latest severe weather to hit the central U.S. following a series of deadly storms that left at least 22 people dead over the holiday weekend.The warm, moist air that produced one of the most tornado-producing periods in recent memory will linger over the Plains and bring tornado-producing thunderstorms across the central United States this week, according to the National Weather Service.Dallas County officials issued a disaster declaration on Tuesday, and Judge Clay Jenkins wrote on X that…

Mike Tyson reportedly required medical attention at the end of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles. (Cooper Neal/Getty Images via Netflix)Mike Tyson says he is “100% recovered” after feeling unwell on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.In Touch Weekly reported that Tyson, 57, experienced a medical issue during the flight on Sunday that required medical attention during the flight and emergency medical treatment when the plane landed. An unidentified witness on board told the publication what happened at the time.”Mike received some sort of medical emergency on board the plane and paramedics were brought on board,” an eyewitness…

Veronica Holst has spent the past six months traveling around the country and living on communal farms, and what all the farms they’ve been on have in common is a spirit of abundance and a desire to share the fruits of their labor. This blog is part of the ongoing series, “Learn, Pray, Engage: Climate Justice: Seeking Shalom.” Veronica Holst Veronica grew up attending Landisville Mennonite Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After earning a degree in Arts and Psychology from Eastern Mennonite University, she decided to travel across the United States in 2023 while learning and working on farms through the…

Emry Dingman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) As candidates vying to represent Eastern Washington in Congress try to stand out in a crowded field, several are traveling far from their districts to show their commitment to issues that need to be addressed in Washington, D.C. But do these trips, which include two to the border and one to Ukraine, provide needed perspective or are they simply political ploys? Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle was the first visitor, traveling to Santa Cruz County, Arizona (south of Tucson and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border) in early March. The border has been a…

The T20 format always challenges the stereotypes that fans of the sport have historically had about national teams. With the T20 World Cup moving outside of traditional cricket, the game and the teams need a fresh look. With the U.S. playing and hosting cricket instead of baseball, there are signs of change. A disclaimer ahead of the June 2-29 event: the usual adjectives don’t apply when describing the teams. England: No bottling When it comes to T20 cricket, the England team is not only revered for their innovative bowling and banging acceleration but they are also a pretty well behaved…

Adam Neumann formally conceded defeat in his attempt to buy WeWork, bringing to an end his bid to acquire the co-working space company that he helped found in 2010 and built into a global business valued at $47 billion before its bankruptcy last year.”For several months, we have sought to work constructively with WeWork to develop a strategy that would enable the company to thrive,” Neumann said in a statement to the DealBook newsletter. “However, as the company attempts to emerge from bankruptcy, its plan appears unrealistic and unlikely to succeed.”The signs had been there for weeks: Mr. Neumann resigned…

The Biden Administration is pursuing a two-pronged strategy to slow, or ideally halt, China’s domestic development of its advanced semiconductor sector. Its central strategy is to impose unprecedented, broad and unilateral restrictions on U.S. exports of advanced semiconductor technology to China.Underpinning this core approach is the ad hoc tactic of periodically pestering major semiconductor countries to comply with U.S. export controls so that their semiconductor companies cannot easily grab the large market share in China that U.S. semiconductor companies would have to give up. In January of this year, I predicted that this outreach tactic would fail, and in April,…

Google will shut down chat and call history features on Google Business Profiles on July 31, 2024. Google will no longer allow new chats to be started after July 15, 2024, and will disable chat and call history features completely on July 31, 2024. What Google said. Google sent different types of emails to businesses depending on whether they use the chat or call history features. “We are pleased to announce that chat and call history features on Google Business Profiles will be shut down on July 31, 2024. We know this is difficult news. We are continuously improving our…

OPM issued a memo similar to one it traditionally sends out just before a presidential election, reminding agencies of restrictions on transferring political appointees to career positions, or “infiltration.” “In this presidential election year, we remind agency heads of the need to ensure that all personnel actions are free from political influence or other improper conduct and comply with all relevant civil service laws, rules and regulations,” OPM said in a memo on chcoc.gov. “All official personnel records should clearly document continued adherence to federal meritocracy principles and freedom from prohibited personnel practices.” “In particular, great care must be taken…