NBC News – As people around the world canceled their trips because of fears of the new coronavirus, Ashley Henkel booked three. Henkel, 20, is taking advantage of cheap flights to see North America. She lives in California’s Central Valley, but this summer she’ll be in Vancouver, New York City and Portland, Oregon. A college student … Continued
Italy has banned all public gatherings, while placing more than 60 million people under strict travel conditions, in an unprecedented lockdown designed to tame the rapid spread of the coronavirus across Europe’s third largest economy. The measures, announced late Monday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, include school and university closures that will last until at … Continued
Stocks plummeted this morning as worries about the growing global coronavirus pandemic and an oil price race to the bottom weighed on global financial markets. The New York Stock Exchange halted stock trading for 15 minutes after the S&P 500 fell 7%. The selloff had begun in overnight futures trading, which was halted after futures contracts … Continued
Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 19 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroying the stained glass in a historic church and leaving hundreds of people homeless. Daybreak revealed a landscape littered with blown-down walls and roofs, snapped power lines and … Continued
The Federal Reserve announced an emergency rate cut today, Tuesday of half a percentage point in response to the growing economic threat from the novel coronavirus. The move was the first such cut since the financial crisis. It comes amid a volatile patch on Wall Street and amid a steady stream of hectoring from President … Continued
Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, is said to have had a successful tour of several educational institutions in Hertfordshire and Essex Counties in the United Kingdom. The Minister met with Hertfordshire education officials and head teachers while touring three foundational institutions in Hertfordshire last month … Continued
The widow of Kobe Bryant is suing Island Express Helicopters for the January crash that killed the NBA legend and their daughter, alleging in part that the pilot failed to safely operate the aircraft. Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, the same day a memorial celebration for Kobe and … Continued
Pop Smoke, a rising New York rapper, was fatally shot in a home in the Hollywood Hills early Wednesday, multiple law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times. Officers responded after someone called reporting that several people, at least one of whom wore a black mask and was armed with a handgun, had entered their … Continued
BET Written by Paul Meara Morehouse College is making history as the all-male historically Black college has become the first HBCU to create a polo team. Amy Fraser, Director of Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Polo, affirmed the team’s official status and sent an official welcome to them, saying, “We would like to officially welcome Morehouse College to the … Continued
By Benito Wheatley 12 February 2020 The Overseas Territories’ (OTs) place in post-Brexit Britain remains unclear as the United Kingdom (UK) begins life outside of the European Union (EU). Since the Conservative Party’s landslide victory at the polls on 12 December 2019, a coherent UK-OTs agenda has not been articulated. The absence of such an … Continued
