Wednesday, 16 June 2021

ENGW vs INDW, Only Test Day 1: Spinners Aid India's Fightback, Eng 269/6

England Women vs India Women, Only Test Day 1: Heather Knight's 95 and Tammy Beaumont's 66 took England to 269 for 6 even as India made a comeback with wickets late on the first day.

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Biden admin extends protections to transgender students

The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students

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Man who drove at Minneapolis protesters charged with murder

A St. Paul man has been charged with intentional second-degree murder for allegedly driving into a group of protesters in Minneapolis

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Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation rises

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the low-interest rate policies that have helped fuel a swift rebound from the pandemic recession but have also coincided with rising inflation

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Idaho's ongoing drought halts some irrigation months early

Severe drought in southern Idaho forced water managers to halt irrigation from the Magic Reservoir months earlier than normal

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Government Signs $484 Million Loan For Tamil Nadu Industrial Corridor

Tamil Nadu Industrial Corridor: The loan is signed to improve the transport connectivity and facilitate the industrial development in Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor in Tamil Nadu.

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Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Southern Baptists' new leader: long career as bridge builder

As ideological divisions wracked the Southern Baptist Convention this year ahead of a pivotal national meeting, one of the leading candidates for its presidency embraced a role as the man best equipped to build bridges

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Eastman Kodak execs told to testify in insider trading probe

A judge has ruled that the CEO and general counsel of Eastman Kodak must both testify under oath as part of an investigation from New York’s attorney general into possible insider trading

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DA eyes Floyd case expert for Nashville officer's trial

Prosecutors in Tennessee who are readying for the murder trial of a Nashville police officer may try to call a law enforcement expert witness who served similarly in the case against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death in Minnesota

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Ex-CIA worker seeks to represent himself at espionage trial

A former CIA software engineer accused of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks wants to represent himself at an October retrial on espionage charges

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US West swelters in record-busting heat, risking wildfires

Dangerous, record-busting heat is spreading across the U.S. Southwest and into parts of Utah, Montana and Wyoming

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South Carolina inmates want deaths delayed during appeal

The two South Carolina inmates scheduled to die under the state’s recently revamped capital punishment statute want an emergency order to stop their planned electrocutions

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Bezos' ex-wife, Scott, gives millions to 2 Illinois colleges

Two Chicago institutions have received donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest from an individual in their histories

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