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In this series, we’ll be highlighting successful eBay sellers who are former Up & Running grant recipients. Apply by June 7th to be one of this year’s 50 grantees and receive $10,000 to grow your business.Andrew Havens has loved technology since he was a child, taking things apart and putting things together just for fun. He started selling all kinds of technology on eBay in 2019, but considered shutting down the business due to slow sales in 2020 during the pandemic. eBay launched a program called Up & Running Grants in 2020 and has awarded $10,000 to 50 sellers each…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Election Commission Chairman P. Krishnamurti on Thursday said that over 100,000 voters will be deployed for conducting polls on May 25 and several measures will be taken to protect people from the intense heat. He stated that he is taking the following steps.Highlighting special efforts to improve voting experience, he said 70 pink polling booths have been set up across Delhi. These polling stations will be run entirely by female voting staff, the statement said. One location will be established in each electoral district.Besides, 70 model polling stations will be equipped with enhanced facilities. For the first…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that South Carolina Republicans illegally failed to consider race when they drew congressional districts in a way that excluded thousands of black voters, a decision that will make it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to bring racial gerrymandering lawsuits.The Supreme Court was split 6-3 ideologically with a conservative majority, but lawmakers weighed in on racial issues in drawing the Charleston-area district currently represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace. He said civil rights groups had not done enough to demonstrate what they were focusing on. While the Supreme Court has been hearing the…
China began two days of military drills around Taiwan after the island swore in its new president, Lai Ching-te.Lai succeeds Tsai Ing-wen, who has been Taiwan’s president since 2016. Both are from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a pro-sovereignty party hated by Beijing and considered separatist. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to seize it, by force if necessary.The name of this joint sword training exercise has the suffix “-2024A”, raising expectations that more training will be conducted this year.How important is training?This exercise was the most significant since similar exercises began for Taiwan in…
CNN — China has launched two days of large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan, calling it “punishment” for so-called “separatist acts.” It comes days after the self-governing island called on Beijing to halt military action and vowed to install a new democratically elected leader. Intimidation tactics. As part of the drills, dozens of Chinese fighter jets carrying live ammunition carried out mock attacks on “important military targets” of the “enemy” alongside destroyers, frigates and missile speedboats, state broadcaster CCTV said. The exercise, which began early Thursday and encircled Taiwan, will be the first real test for newly appointed leader Lai Ching-toku…
This week, more than 100 pizza makers in Connecticut joined community leaders and elected officials in Washington, D.C., to make a special proclamation. “We’re here to proclaim New Haven the pizza capital of America,” said U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-3rd District), a New Haven native. Rep. DeLauro made the statement into the Congressional Record on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon. see nextIt’s official! New Haven is the pizza capital of America!Los Adeluro He made this statement on the Congressional record this afternoon, surrounded by about 100 of the state’s best pizza makers and community leaders. @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/yb4I2tCMER—…
If you’re looking for a way to add personality and detail to your home, you may be wondering if panel walls will still be a trend in 2024. This wall decor has become popular recently, but will this design element be here to stay?The design world is filled with a variety of wall paneling ideas and styles, from beadboard to slat panels, but as interior design trends evolve and embrace more timeless styles, you might be wondering if paneled walls are a good idea.To find out whether panel walls will still be a trend in 2024, we spoke to top…
(Bloomberg) British tech tycoon Mike Lynch takes the witness stand in what U.S. prosecutors call a “massive” Silicon Valley fraud that sold his software startup 13 years ago to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion. He denied responsibility for selling the items for US dollars.Most Read Articles on BloombergLynch already lost a civil trial in London in 2022 over the ill-fated acquisition of Autonomy, Britain’s second-largest technology company, in 2011. He is currently fighting criminal charges that he defrauded Hewlett-Packard into overpaying for billions of dollars.Lynch began testifying Thursday in San Francisco federal court, telling jurors that over the past 10 weeks…
College athletics is on the cusp of the biggest change in its history after the NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims on Wednesday. The NCAA completed a three-part approval process late Wednesday, with the 15-member board of governors unanimously approving the proposal with one abstention, according to two people with direct knowledge of the vote who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the NCAA has not made its internal process public. The settlement potentially resolves three major antitrust lawsuits that threaten the NCAA with nearly $20 billion in…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia maintained its issuance of more than 300 industrial licenses in the first quarter of 2024, the same number as the previous year, official data showed. According to a statement released by the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, as many as 324 industrial licenses were issued in the first three months of the year, with 54 approvals issued in March alone. Additionally, the report showed that investments reached 1.047 billion Saudi riyals ($279 million) in March. This is in line with Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to transform mining into a fundamental industrial pillar of the country’s economy.…