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Rotherham pollution hotspots removed from watchlist as air quality improves
Traffic pollution has fallen substantially along two of Rotherham’s busiest routes, with nitrogen dioxide remaining within the national limit for three years.
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Sean Duffy’s strapping son-in-law, 26, poised to carry on his dynasty… despite ‘unqualified’ claims by bitter Republicans
Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has secured the Republican nomination for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, the seat Duffy himself held from 2011 to 2019. The race has drawn scrutiny because of the family connection, with critics accusing Duffy of using his Cabinet position and profile to boost his relative’s…
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Quest Marks, Former Bravo Marketer, Joins The Shop as VP, Creative
Quest Marks, a former Bravo marketing executive, has joined entertainment-marketing agency The Shop as vice president of creative. His appointment strengthens the boutique’s senior leadership as it expands work across television, film, social media and digital campaigns. Marks spent 20 years at NBCUniversal, most recently as Bravo’s vice president of creative marketing, where he led…
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Human rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions
Four human rights groups are suing the Trump administration over its economic pressure campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that sanctions against judges, prosecutors and others are unlawfully interfering with their international criminal justice work. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in New York by the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional…
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Democratic Socialists Hit a Wall in Wisconsin
Francesca Hong, the failed chef and radical, suffered a stunning upset to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the gubernatorial primary.
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Dem in key swing race missed nearly half her state House votes while taking taxpayer salary: ‘No show’
Fox News reports that former Democratic Iowa state representative Christina Bohannan missed nearly half of House votes during her final year in office while campaigning for a congressional seat in a politically competitive district. The report raises questions about her attendance and performance as a legislator during an election campaign. According to legislative records cited…
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More cases of parasitic screwworm confirmed. Here’s who is at risk, where it’s spreading
The screwworm flies can lay eggs on any warm-blooded animal, including people. Those eggs develop into parasitic larvae, or maggots, that feed on the surrounding flesh as they burrow deeper.
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Fewer student loan borrowers falling behind on payments: Report
Delinquency rates among student loan borrowers dipped last quarter relative to a year prior, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 7.8 percent of student loan borrowers missed at least three monthly payments in the second quarter, according to data from the New York Fed’s quarterly report on…
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Rosie O’Donnell says ‘horrible’ Trump is reason she’s ‘refamous’
Rosie O’Donnell says President Trump — who has repeatedly verbally attacked and threatened her during a decades-long public feud — has reignited public interest in her. “I feel like recently I’m refamous. That’s what I feel like,” the former “The View” co-host said during an interview on Amy Poehler’s podcast, “Good Hang,” released Tuesday. “I…
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The internship economy is broken — here’s how to fix it
To combat a tightening entry-level job market where many internships remain unpaid and inaccessible, higher education must embed structured, employer-designed work experience directly into the academic curriculum.