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Written by Paul Gribben & Nour Nanjibbc newsMay 5, 2024, 14:51 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoimage source, Getty ImagesActor Bernard Hill, known for his roles in Titanic and The Lord of the Rings, has died at the age of 79.He played Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and King Theoden in The Lord of the Rings.His breakthrough role was in the 1982 BBC television drama Boys from the Blackstuff, in which he played Yosser Hughes, a Liverpool man struggling to cope with unemployment and often failing. His agent, Lou Coulson, confirmed his death early Sunday morning.Alan Bleasdale, author of…
WASHINGTON, DC — On May 1, Congressman Dan Muser and Williamsport small business owners Vince and Selina Pulizzi attend the House Small Business Committee’s “Small Business Showcase” event. I visited the U.S. Capitol.The event invited entrepreneurs from across the country to showcase their businesses and speak with members of Congress about political issues affecting their businesses.Congressman Mueser invited Vince Pulizzi and Selina Pulizzi, owners of Labels by Pulizzi in Williamsport, to attend the event. Labels by Pulizzi was one of his 15 companies participating in the event. Founded in 1968, family-owned Labels by Pulizzi is his 32-person custom printing business…
Reuters/Getty Images The photo shows House Speaker Mike Johnson on the left and Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on the right. Washington CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to face a vote to remove him from office in the coming days, and even though he is expected to win, it will be a pivotal leadership test for the Louisiana Republican. It will be a great moment. House Democratic leaders said Democrats would vote to kill an effort led by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, effectively keeping Mr. Johnson from losing his job. A failed vote…
Story: “This is a very risky decision for Al Jazeera…”The heads of Al Jazeera in Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday condemned the Israeli government’s decision to suspend the network’s local operations.Walid Omari said he believed the decision against the Qatari-owned outlet was political.”…It’s clear that they don’t want others to know what’s going on in this war in Gaza, inside Israel, and in the West Bank.”However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his view that the network’s journalists pose a threat to national security.His cabinet resolved to shut down the network as long as the war in Gaza…
Daniel Riffet/Photo Nonstop via Getty Images For many years, cocoa prices remained within a relatively well-defined range. Towards the end of 2020, I wrote about various trades from my perspective as a cocoa permable.Unfortunately, iPath® Bloomberg Cocoa’s liquidity is The sub-index Total Return (SM) ETN (NIB) depleted over time, and NIB was eventually delisted in June 2023. The loss of retail investors’ best means of participating in cocoa trading coincided with cocoa’s strong rally. The very next month, the price of cocoa skyrocketed, quadrupling in price in an astonishing increase. The weekly chart of the CocoaCash contract below shows the…
Louisville-based USA Cares is accepting referrals for its Homeless Veterans Rehabilitation Program Updated: May 5, 2024 2:43 PM EDT I’m Jennifer Baileys. Today she’s joined by Annie McCune from USA Cares. She’s here to talk about the new Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. Good morning, Sam. Let me introduce you to the friends I brought with me. This is my service dog, Lou. Well, she accompanies us on every media occasion. Well, she likes being on camera, obviously. So. Yeah. Well, she is memorable in her eyes and wants to take her with her. she is beautiful Now let’s talk about…
Pakistan Prime Minister expresses condolences on death of Saudi poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Saudi royal family on the passing away of Saudi Arabia’s eminent poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen, saying his work will serve as an inspiration for generations to come. He said he would continue to give.The prince, affectionately known as “The Wordsmith,” is a legendary figure in modern Saudi poetry, whose influence in the art form spread throughout the country and the Gulf region, and his eloquent poetry and poignant prose. left…
Max Verstappen was forced to retire at the Australian Grand Prix, but has since won back-to-back races in Japan and China. The F1 circuit heads to another site of Verstappen’s success this week for the 2024 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday at 4pm ET. He has won each of his first two times in this race and is a -600 heavy favorite to win the 2024 Miami Grand Prix (he needs to risk $600 to win $100) . Names near the top of the F1 odds board include Sergio Perez (12-1), Charles Leclerc (18-1) and Lando Norris (18-1).Perez has finished…
Next game: at marshall May 8, 2024 | 6pm ESPN+ May. 08(Wed) / 6pm in marshall history Blacksburg, Virginia – The Ohio baseball team (14-28, 9-15 MAC) lost 11-2 to Virginia Tech (31-14, 13-11 ACC) in the series finale on Sunday, May 5th. Overall, Ohio University scored two runs on eight hits with no errors and Virginia Tech scored 11 runs on 10 hits with no errors. Offensively, the redshirt junior nick dolan (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and Freshmen ben slanker (Canfield, Ohio) each had one hit and one RBI.Senior cole williams (Charlotte, North Carolina) led the…
Radio Flyer earns Best in Class in the 2024 Family Business Visibility Rankings for Clear Sharing … [+] Bringing their values, influence, and stories public. (Photo by Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images)CQ-Roll Call, Inc (via Getty Images) According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, “Family businesses consistently hold a strong trust advantage over businesses in general.” But trust is not a given for family businesses. Edelman reports that trust in family businesses has been eroded over the years. According to a recent survey, trust in family businesses has fallen by 6 percentage points, while trust in general business has increased. why? Edelman…