Norfolk Southern railroad has been causing chronic delays for Amtrak between New York and New Orleans by forcing the passenger trains to wait while its massive freight trains pass, the federal government said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The Justice Department took the unusual step of filing a lawsuit because it says Norfolk Southern is
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani engineers have developed and successfully tested a government messaging app for secure communication among officials, authorities said Tuesday, even as Islamabad restricts social media use and regularly shuts down internet and mobile phone networks to prevent dissent. Should the government approve it, the messaging platform could eventually also be available to
Politika | Izvor: Beta | 30.07.2024 | access_time 13:10 Niška gradska opština Medijana, jedina u Srbiji u kojoj je posle 12 godina, na junskim izborima, pobedila opozicija, dobila je na današnjoj sednici Skupštine opštine predsednika, zamenika predsednika i Gradsko veće. Za predsednika opštine izabran je jedan od osnivača grupe građana “Dr Dragan Milić” Mladen Đurić
Ona je, u obraćanju okupljenima kazala da “vlast ima dug od 36 milijardi evra”, te da, kako je navela, “svaki domaćin želi svojoj deci da ostavi imovinu, ili da im bar ne ostavi dugove”. Kako je kazala, “svojoj deci ćemo ostaviti dugove, a sad smo u opasnosti da li ćemo im ostaviti vodu, zemlju i
LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after he was convicted in Woolwich Crown Court of being a member of a banned organization — the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, or ALM — and for drumming up support for the group. Justice
International Olympic Committee MEN’S GOLF COMPETITION Site: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Course: Le Golf National. Yardage: 7,174. Par: 71. Prize: Gold, silver, bronze medals. Television: Thursday-Sunday, 3 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Xander Schauffele. Last time in Tokyo: Schauffele closed with a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory over silver medalist Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia
Sophia Smith is having a blast at the Olympics, and a lot of it has to do with the U.S. team’s formidable front three. Smith, along with Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman, are helping the United States reclaim its status as a team to be feared. “I feel like we’re clicking really well, really fast.
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The British women’s rugby sevens player under a racism investigation will not play on the last day of the Olympic tournament in Paris. Amy Wilson-Hardy withdrew ahead of Britain’s 19-15 upset loss to China on Tuesday in the classification bracket for fifth-eighth places. The team said Wilson-Hardy’s place had been taken
BEIRUT (AP) — Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel flights to Lebanon, but business appeared to be proceeding as usual Tuesday at the Beirut airport, where many travelers greeted the warnings with a shrug. Hadi Sharqawi, 24, a Lebanese student in Italy, arrived
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s currency lost 30% of its value Tuesday, the day after the central bank began implementing a flexible exchange rate policy backed by the International Monetary Fund as part of new measures to stabilize the eastern African nation’s economy. Mamo Mihretu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, said in
