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Good morning, readers. Welcome to the live blog. With the four-stage voting complete, political parties and political leaders are heating up with all kinds of rhetoric, rallies and roadshows. Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a 2.5 km election roadshow at Ghatkopar in east Mumbai, while the Delhi Chief Minister will hold a roadshow for Congress candidates Udit Raj and Jai Prakash Agarwal in Delhi. In Odisha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lead a bike rally in Bolangir, while Home Minister Amit Shah will address poll rallies in Rourkula, Thorada and Kantabanj. As the fifth phase of Lok Sabha…
Indian-American academic, entrepreneur and author Vivek Wadhwa has criticized billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to shun India for his Tesla manufacturing venture. “Elon will be the biggest loser” by choosing China over India to manufacture Tesla electric cars, Wadhwa wrote. “A few years ago, I exchanged emails with him about the risks of China. I warned him that China would blindly rob him and urged him to consider moving manufacturing to India instead. China will have monopolized the market in India by now,” Wadhwa said. Tesla lays off more than 16,000 employees.Many people’s H-1B visas are expiring. Musk had planned to…
Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Shalba Papuashvili has threatened to crack down on demonstrators and has opened a database of people he claims are “engaging in or approving of violence, illegal acts, intimidation and extortion.” announced plans to create The database would be published online, naming and shaming those accused of violations. Critics see this as another move to discredit government opponents. Georgian Dream did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Thousands of demonstrators march against the “Foreign Agents” bill in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on May 11.Daro Sulakauri/Getty Images After Georgia’s parliament voted 84-30 in favor of the bill on Tuesday,…
The Fort Worth City Council has voted to eliminate the requirement that the Waste Management Authority hire minority- and women-owned businesses for a $479 million garbage disposal contract. The move, approved by the City Council on a 9-2 vote at its May 14 meeting, comes after months of a spike in trash collection failures. Council members Chris Nettles and Jared Williams voted against the change, citing concerns that the vote would set a precedent for contracts in other cities with minority business requirements. “This is an important vote, but this is more important than just a vote,” Williams said before…
Tennessee will be represented at the USA Basketball Women’s U17 National Team Trials with three players.The trials will determine the 12-man squad that will compete in the 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be held in Mexico from July 13th to 21st.A total of 44 athletes have been selected for the trials, which begin May 23 at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The roster was announced on Tuesday.These are the three female players from Tennessee who participated in the USA Basketball Women’s U17 National Team Trials.Jackson University | 6-foot-1 | Freshman | GuardAyers…
Tennessee will be represented at the USA Basketball Women’s U17 National Team Trials with three players.The trials will determine the 12-man squad that will compete in the 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be held in Mexico from July 13th to 21st.A total of 44 athletes have been selected for the trials, which begin May 23 at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The roster was announced on Tuesday.These are the three female players from Tennessee who participated in the USA Basketball Women’s U17 National Team Trials.Jackson University | 6-foot-1 | Freshman | GuardAyers…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some political scientists predict that the results of this fall’s presidential election will influence future statewide elections here in Ohio, including the 2026 gubernatorial race. What you need to know Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is serving his second and final term. That means seats won’t open until 2026. Although it’s too early to predict, political scientists expect both Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to run for the Republican nomination. Political scientists said the Democratic race is likely to hinge on Sen. Sherrod Brown’s current reelection bid. Ohio is nearing the end of…
At least eight people were killed and another eight were seriously injured when a bus carrying dozens of farm workers crashed and overturned in Florida on Tuesday morning, authorities said.The bus was carrying 53 workers heading west on State Route 40 toward a watermelon farm when a Ford Ranger was traveling the wrong way on the same road. Witnesses told officers at the scene that the Ford entered the westbound lane.The two vehicles collided “in a sideways skid,” according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Police said the bus then ran onto the shoulder of the road, hit a fence and…
ISLAMABAD, May 14, 2024: South Korea on Tuesday made a $1 million contribution aimed at strengthening UNHCR’s response in supporting Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan. The year-long project focuses on livelihood support, gender-based violence prevention and response, community-based protection, and vital identity renewal, benefiting more than 125,000 people across the country. The announcement was made at a ceremony held at the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), a center of excellence in Islamabad, which was attended by Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Pakistan, His Excellency Park Ki-joon, and UNHCR representative Mr. Missouri. Philippa Candler signed…
A security guard trainee at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio was shot and killed by police after he tried to shoot his boss, then later shot and killed a police officer who was saved by a bulletproof vest, authorities said.by Bruce Sipkowski Associated PressMay 14, 2024, 10:52 a.m. ET• 2 minute readA security guard trainee at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio was shot and killed by a police officer after he tried to shoot his boss at point-blank range, authorities said, and a police officer who was later rescued wearing a bulletproof vest was shot and killed.The first shooting occurred…