Almost 1.01 million North Carolinians have already voted in the November general election, state officials reported Sunday. The North Carolina State Election Board said 1,008,123 ballots have already been cast in the 2024 election, including 916,433 ballots cast via in-person early voting, 77,831 ballots via civilian absentee voting, and nearly 14,000 cast via military or … Read more
Investing.com– U.S. stock index futures saw a slight increase in evening trading on Sunday, with attention focused on upcoming earnings reports from the technology sector and other industries in the coming days. Futures stabilized following a positive session on Wall Street on Friday, with the stock indexes remaining close to recent record highs amidst signs … Read more
The Israeli military has warned residents in 24 areas in Lebanon – including 14 in the capital Beirut – that it plans to carry out strikes in the coming hours and throughout the night. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it would target banks and other financial infrastructure supporting Hezbollah. A BBC correspondent in Beirut … Read more
Moldova’s President Maia Sandu has condemned what she described as an unprecedented attack on the democratic process by foreign forces, as a referendum on EU membership in the country remains too close to call. With more than two-thirds of the votes counted, the outcome of the referendum is uncertain. Authorities had warned of significant Russian … Read more
Kelly Ortberg’s first earnings report as Boeing Co. CEO has become suspenseful as employees vote on whether to accept the company’s latest proposal and bring an end to a five-week-long strike. Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking workers have reached a new tentative agreement that includes a 35% pay increase over four years, an … Read more
Learning is mobile–but how can schools provide reliable high-speed internet for students who need devices at home, but who lack connectivity? In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. For an update on the 2025 … Read more
“It was a low-budget, erotic film that became the most successful French movie of the time. “Emmanuelle” went on to be the symbol of the sexual liberation and free love of the 1970s. Fifty years after Just Jaeckin’s softcore movie first became a global phenomenon, a remake is being released with some big changes. Directed … Read more
Two weeks after the bombing of Dahieh begun, the air strikes ceased unexpectedly, following pressure from the US government, which said it had made it clear to Israel it was unhappy with the “scope and nature” of the targeting of Beirut. One day passed without any strikes, then another, then another. After three days, residents … Read more
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed a meeting in Tehran, Iran on September 25, 2024. The Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader released a statement in which Khamenei expressed his views on the recent death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Khamenei emphasized that despite the loss of Sinwar, the “Axis of Resistance” would continue … Read more
Paul Merson and his professional partner Karen Hauer came last on the leaderboard with 19 points during Saturday’s (October 19) show. This led them to be part of the dance-off, but the second pair to join them came as more of a surprise. JLS star JB Gill and his dance partner Amy Dowden also found … Read more