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Month: March 2024

These are the world’s happiest countries in 2024

These are the world’s happiest countries in 2024

The World Happiness Report is out, and once again Nordic countries are humming along with the highest scores. The No. 1 country, Finland, has held onto its top ranking for seven years straight. This year’s report is the first to include

Florida leads U.S. in book challenges, library association reports

Florida leads U.S. in book challenges, library association reports

Florida reported more book challenges — 2,672 — than any other state in 2023, according to data released by the American Library Association (ALA) earlier this month

New taxes on Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour would fund homeless services

New taxes on Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour would fund homeless services

The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust wants to collect new taxes on restaurants in Miami Beach, Surfside and Bal Harbour to fund homelessness efforts and domestic violence centers — but some elected officials are speaking out against the idea.

Netanyahu aggravates rift with pro-Israel Democrats

Netanyahu aggravates rift with pro-Israel Democrats

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bewildered even some pro-Israel Democratic lawmakers on Monday by scrapping talks with Biden officials in protest against a U.N. resolution endorsing a ceasefire in Gaza.

In reversal, Netanyahu sending delegation to White House for Rafah talks

In reversal, Netanyahu sending delegation to White House for Rafah talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to send two top Israeli officials to Washington as early as next week for talks about a possible military operation in Rafah, four U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios.

WH Press Secretary Abruptly Hangs Up on Radio Hosts after ‘Incredibly Offensive’ Dementia Question

WH Press Secretary Abruptly Hangs Up on Radio Hosts after ‘Incredibly Offensive’ Dementia Question

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly hung up the phone on a North Carolina radio show on Tuesday after the host asked about President Joe Biden’s mental state and the stubbornly high prices plaguing consumers.

Ronna McDaniel out at NBC News following backlash

Ronna McDaniel out at NBC News following backlash

NBC has dropped Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor, NBCU News Group chair Cesar Conde confirmed in a memo to staff following backlash from some of the network’s journalists.

Bailey suspension a cover-up – Butler

Bailey suspension a cover-up – Butler

PHOENIX ACADEMY boss Craig Butler has broken his silence on the Leon Bailey disciplinary situation, jumping to the defence of the under-pressure Aston Villa winger. Bailey, who was suspended for Jamaica’s Concacaf Nations League semi-final against…

How the big real estate settlement will change homebuying and selling

How the big real estate settlement will change homebuying and selling

The powerful National Association of Realtors last week agreed to settle a big lawsuit and change the way real estate agents get paid

Wendy Williams’ guardian ‘horrified’ by documentary

Wendy Williams’ guardian ‘horrified’ by documentary

Sabrina Morrissey was placed in charge of Williams’ affairs as she battles health conditions including primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia and in February she filed a lawsuit against the Lifetime channel’s parent company, A E…

Sean Paul, Chronic Law for Charly Black’s all-star birthday bash

Sean Paul, Chronic Law for Charly Black’s all-star birthday bash

Chart-topping dancehall hit-maker, Charly Black, is gearing up for his annual birthday shenanigans this April. The artiste, who usually celebrates his birthday with multiple parties on the island is switching it up and staging one grand event in…

Sharon Marley embraces QORIHC award

Sharon Marley embraces QORIHC award

Sharon Marley has been steadily building her own legacy, first as a member of the Marley family group the Melody Makers (with brothers Ziggy and Stephen and sister Cedella), then as an accomplished singer-songwriter-actress-curator-yogi and even…

Wealth disparities by race grew during the pandemic, despite income gains, report shows

Wealth disparities by race grew during the pandemic, despite income gains, report shows

A strong performance in financial markets, particularly an outsize gain for the stock market in 2021, helped entrench existing trends of wealth inequality during the pandemic, new data released this week show.

China’s plans for 2024 prioritize technology, offer scant comfort for businesses and investors

China’s plans for 2024 prioritize technology, offer scant comfort for businesses and investors

China’s blueprint for its economy in 2024 is replete with goals and promises, but it’s also notable for not spelling out specific moves to attain long-promised reforms that foreign businesses and investors have been hoping for.

OpenAI has ‘full confidence’ in CEO Sam Altman after investigation, reinstates him to board

OpenAI has ‘full confidence’ in CEO Sam Altman after investigation, reinstates him to board

OpenAI is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and said it has “full confidence” in his leadership after the conclusion of an outside investigation into the company’s turmoil.

Biden signs a package of spending bills passed by Congress just hours before a shutdown deadline

Biden signs a package of spending bills passed by Congress just hours before a shutdown deadline

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $460 billion package of spending bills approved by the Senate in time to avoid a shutdown of many key federal agencies.

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.

Trump blasts Biden over Laken Riley’s death after Biden says he regrets using term ‘illegal’

Trump blasts Biden over Laken Riley’s death after Biden says he regrets using term ‘illegal’

Biden expressed remorse after facing frustration from some in his party for the use of the term to describe people who arrived or are living in the U.S. illegally.

Biden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza

Biden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza

President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in how he is approaching its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ sustains the dystopian dream of ‘Part One’

Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ sustains the dystopian dream of ‘Part One’

Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check.

Movie Review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4′ is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch

Movie Review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4′ is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch

“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and he’s nervous. “Change doesn’t have to be a bad thing,” he is told.

Jackson Mahomes, brother of KC Chiefs quarterback, sentenced to probation in assault case

Jackson Mahomes, brother of KC Chiefs quarterback, sentenced to probation in assault case

The younger brother of Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been sentenced to six months’ probation in a case alleging an assault on a woman.

Havertz scores late winner as Arsenal beats Brentford 2-1 to go top of Premier League overnight

Havertz scores late winner as Arsenal beats Brentford 2-1 to go top of Premier League overnight

Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League for at least a day after Kai Havertz’s late goal secured a 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday.

Princess of Wales appears in first photo since surgery amid wild speculation of her whereabouts

Princess of Wales appears in first photo since surgery amid wild speculation of her whereabouts

The first photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since her abdominal surgery nearly two months ago was issued Sunday along with a statement thanking the public for its support.

Fae Ellington talks acting as dialect coach on ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Fae Ellington talks acting as dialect coach on ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Veteran Jamaican broadcaster, language coach and cultural ambassador Fae Ellington has characterised the success of the movie Bob Marley: One Love as a call for Jamaicans to be introspective and rediscover the love and respect that…

Bounty Killer grateful for recognition at Reggae Gold Awards

Bounty Killer grateful for recognition at Reggae Gold Awards

Jamaica’s legendary dancehall deejay Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price was left revelling in the recognitions he received for his contribution to music in Jamaica at the Reggae Gold Awards held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on…

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