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2024 will be an important year for politics and the democratic process. A variety of local elections are being held across England and Wales today, including for mayors, city councils, police and crime commissioners. A general election in the UK must be held by the end of January 2025. And globally, elections will be held in more than 80 countries this year. This means that more than half of the world’s population has the opportunity to vote. All of them, or more, will likely see or hear political ads aimed at persuading voters to vote for a party or candidate.…

NEW YORK, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE: MSGS) today reported financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2024.   During the fiscal 2024 third quarter, the New York Knicks (“Knicks”) and New York Rangers (“Rangers”) continued their 2023-24 regular seasons, with operating results reflecting increases in average per-game paid attendance, average ticket prices and ancillary per-capita spending, as well as strong demand for premium hospitality offerings. This translated into growth in average per-game revenues across tickets and suites, as well as food, beverage and merchandise. Local and national media rights fees were also higher,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police began removing barricades and dismantling a fortified encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday after hundreds of protesters. Disobeying police orders to leaveabout 24 hours after protesters stormed a tent encampment on campus.Police detained several people on campus with their wrists tied with zip ties. The action came after officers spent hours threatening people over loud speakers with arrests if they did not disperse. Hundreds of people gathered on campus to cheer, both inside and outside a barricaded tent encampment. A person strengthens fencing on the UCLA campus following…

Walmart is closing all of its health centers across the United States, where it has provided low-cost care to patients for five years.The company on Tuesday announced plans to close its network of 51 clinics in five states, along with its telehealth business. The impending closure represents Walmart’s derailment of its original plans to expand services, citing rising operating costs and a “challenging reimbursement environment,” the company said in a news release.”We have determined that there is no sustainable business model for us to continue,” the company said in a statement. “We know this change will impact the lives of…

Naveen Jindal joined the BJP in March after leaving the Congress.Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Naveen Jindal from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha filed his nomination papers on Thursday.The 54-year-old accompanied Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to file his nomination papers. Later, he also addressed a public meeting attended by his family and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including the Prime Minister.Urging Jindal’s victory to voters in Kurukshetra constituency, Chief Minister Saini said the country has been on a path of progress for the past 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Jindal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in March…

Pakistan expects increased number of high-level Saudi business delegations as bilateral ties strengthen ISLAMABAD: Pakistan looks forward to continued visits by high-level economic delegations from Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks to further explore investment opportunities facilitated under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this on Thursday.The statement came days after Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif concluded a visit to Riyadh and addressed the two-day World Economic Forum meeting that began on April 28.During the visit, Mr. Sharif met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and several Saudi ministers and strengthened bilateral relations and economic…

As hundreds of thousands of NFL fans descended on downtown Detroit for the draft last weekend, local businesses expected tourists to be looking for places to shop and eat while in town, with high expectations. was holdingSome companies have seen a significant increase in sales. However, some said they were disappointed.Downtown Detroit business owners and business association presidents all agreed that the draft would be good for the city and its reputation.The NFL Draft in Detroit set a record for attendance, drawing more than 775,000 draftees to downtown Detroit from Thursday through Saturday, officials announced. Before the draft began, officials…

Green energy stocks have had their trials and tribulations, but the sector has been a boon for those willing to risk volatility. It is a viable field because the political and ideological winds favor green evolution. According to Precedence Research, the global renewable energy market will reach a valuation of $970 billion in 2022, and by 2032, the sector could exceed $2.18 trillion. If so, such expansion would correspond to a compound annual growth rate of 8.5% from 2023. Of course, predictions are not guarantees. Still, the sector has high earning potential due to its uncertainties. If you’re into gambling,…

A New York teenager murdered in the late 1960s has been identified after the case went unsolved for more than a decade, and police say her DNA is linked to the mother of a 9/11 victim. announced.Patricia Kathleen McGlone, once known as “Midtown Jane Doe,” was 16 years old and living in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, when she was murdered in 1969, New York City said. Police Detective Ryan Glass told USA TODAY.Glass said McGlone’s body was discovered by construction workers on February 10, 2003, in the basement of a building being prepared for demolition in…

The United States on Wednesday accused Russia of deploying the suffocating agent chloropicrin to Ukrainian troops and violating the international chemical weapons ban by using the riot control agent “as a means of war” in Ukraine.”The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident and was likely driven by the Russian military’s desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield,” the State Department said in a statement. said.The Russian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Reuters could not independently confirm the use of banned chemicals.Chloropicrin…