The U.S. Department of Transportation has extended to Jan. 23, 2023, the period for comments on its proposed rule on enhancing the transparency of airline ancillary service fees. The previous deadline had been Dec. 19. The agency initially announced the proposed rule in September and filed it in the Federal Register in October. DOT noted that it … Read more
The WBC, one of the four major world title sanctioning bodies in boxing, is proposing a new category to include transgender boxers in the sport. The WBC won’t necessarily sanction a new championship or title belt. Primarily they want to create an event so transgender fighters can take part in the sport. “We don’t know … Read more
The US-made Patriot systems can’t be given to Ukraine since they are intended to be used on NATO territory, the defense minister said Germany has rejected Poland’s call to deliver its US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine. The refusal came after Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak requested that the weapon Berlin had offered … Read more
straga/iStock via Getty Images The European Union provided details Tuesday on a long-debated natural gas price cap of €275/MWh (~$282) – well above current levels of ~€120/MWh – as part of an attempt to shield consumers from the effects of higher energy costs linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The cap would be available for … Read more
He put a ring on it! Lauren Alaina and boyfriend Cameron Arnold are engaged. “BRIDE be dang’d, y’all. My best friend, @arnold.cam, asked me to marry him, and I announced it at my favorite place in the world, @opry,” the “Getting Good” songstress, 28, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, November 20. “I didn’t know happiness and excitement … Read more
A general view of the entrance to the Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Centre grounds, during the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on November 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations climate agency on November 19 published the latest draft proposal for a deal to tackle the issue of “loss and damage” … Read more
A demonstrator lies on the ground while participating in a protest against fossil fuels at the COP27 U. N. Climate Summit on November 11, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and it doesn’t mention a phase down of all … Read more
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A controversial proposal to change the pay structure for servers and other workers at Washington’s bars and restaurants goes before voters Tuesday, four years after approval of an identical ballot issue that was later overturned by the D.C. Council. Initiative 82 would eliminate the so-called tipped wages system in which restaurant owners pay certain staff … Read more
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic revealed that Paris and Berlin had called on Belgrade to recognize the breakaway region as a UN member Serbia has turned down a proposal on Kosovo put forward by France and Germany, the country’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic has revealed to journalists. The plan … Read more