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Hocking Hills Garment Center has cultivated a talented workforce that makes clothing for local festivals and sports teams. The post Garment center focused on sustainability and growth appeared first on Athens County Independent.

Illinois has taken action to require that new public lighting meet statewide restrictions on light pollution.

Komisioni shtetëror për parandalim të korrupsionit (KSHPK) e përfundoi mbledhjen e sotme në të cilën anëtarët shqyrtuan dhe vendosën rreth gjithsej 66 lëndëve. Mes lëndëve që u shqyrtuan është edhe lënda që ka të bëjë me thëniet për veprim të paligjshëm të perosnave zyrtarë në Agjencinë për mbështetje financiare në bujqësi dhe në zhvillimin rural […]

(The Center Square) - The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a new policy prohibiting employees from using inside information to place bets at prediction markets. Employees of Arizona's most populous county are not allowed to disclose or use “nonpublic information obtained due to their public service” to place bets that would benefit their pockets, according to the policy. The Phoenix-based board says employees violating the policy could face termination or legal consequences. The policy notes it does not conflict with any state or federal law nor does it “alter the existing statutory powers of any Maricopa County elected office or department.” The policy went into effect on Wednesday. “In our ever-changing world, it's important to remain vigilant and proactive when it comes to policy," Supervisor Thomas Galvin said. He added that he was grateful to his colleagues and staff “for their quick and comprehensive work to ensure this policy is airtight.” “This policy is especially imperative as we approach a competitive midterm election," Galvin said. According to Supervisor Mark Stewart, the board’s discussion with the business community in Arizona sparked board members' interest in proposing the policy. Numerous Arizona companies have established policies that prevent employees from betting on items for which they have inside information, Stewart told The Center Square. The policy is open-ended and preventative, Stewart said, adding that the county wanted to cover all of its bases when it comes to employees placing bets. The policy only applies to workers who “report to the board of supervisors,” Stewart said, adding that the board is responsible for 51 county departments. He said he did not think any county workers would place bets on prediction markets using inside information, but the county’s new policy “puts them on notice” that if they work in departments that handle “sensitive information,” they can’t use that information to “enrich themselves.” Currently Arizona law prohibits wagering on election outcomes in the state. In addition to the board of supervisors, Gov. Katie Hobbs also implemented a policy banning executive branch employees from using inside information to profit on prediction markets. "Arizonans deserve a state government that works for them, not one where insiders exploit public service for their own gain," said Hobbs. "I’m proud to set clear, commonsense ethical standards on prediction markets to hold our government accountable. “Public service is a privilege, and we will not tolerate anybody abusing that privilege to line their own pockets," the Democratic governor added. Arizona previously brought criminal charges against Kalshi, a company with a prediction market website. But in April, District Court Judge Michael Liburdi placed a temporary restraining order on the state’s case. In May, Liburdi permanently blocked Arizona from prosecuting Kalshi.

Cele mai afectate au fost Kosovo, Muntenegru, Ungaria şi Franţa. Mai bine de 98% din teritoriul kosovar a fost afectat de secetă – este un record pentru luna iunie, de când se fac astfel de măsurători, din 2012. În Franţa, 70% din teritoriu a fost afectat de secetă iar ea este consecinţa caniculei ce s-a înregistrat pe o bună parte din continent, în iunie.

ملانیا ترامپ، بانوی اول آمریکا، در جریان دیدار نهایی جام جهانی ۲۰۲۶ میان تیم‌های ملی اسپانیا و آرژانتین، با پوششی متشکل از برندهای آمریکایی در ورزشگاه حاضر شد؛ انتخابی که توجه رسانه‌های مد و شماری از کاربران شبکه‌های اجتماعی را به خود جلب کرد.

دانشجویان و علاقه مندان به فوتبال در روز پایانی این دوره از رقابت‌های جام‌جهانی همزمان با برگزاری بازی فینال بین تیم‌های آرژانتین و اسپانیا در حیاط مرکزی دانشگاه تورنتو جمع شدند تا به تماشای بازی نشسته و از تیم محبوبشان حمایت کنند.

State Rep. Marcia Morey of Durham County is one of the many experts who’ve expressed concerns about how the state budget debate played out.  While she’s happy about raises that some teachers will get, she’s concerned about those teachers and state employees who will receive a relative pittance. And as Morey also pointed out […]

O desmatamento na Amazônia convive com flutuações de quedas e crescimentos. Em texto desta série, autores analisam as causas das flutuações na dinâmica do desmatamento na Amazônia ao longo da história. O post Por que os desmatadores investem em destruir a floresta amazônica – 2: tendências históricas do desmatamento apareceu primeiro em Amazônia Real.

بر اساس ویدیویی که دن اسکاوینو، دستیار رئیس جمهوری‌ آمریکا، منتشر کرده است، یک بمب‌افکن راهبردی بی۲ در همراهی جنگنده‌های اف۲۲ آمریکا در حال پرواز دیده می‌شود. در این ویدیو قطعه «نسون دورما» با اجرای لوچیانو پاواروتی پخش می‌شود و عنوان این اثر «هیچ‌کس نباید بخوابد» است.

The Florida Democratic Party has voted to formally oppose Amendment 3, the measure designed to expand the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes and set the state on a path towards eliminating those taxes. A statement released by the party Monday said members adopted the position over the weekend amid concern the amendment would remove […]

Proiectul legii salarizării va fi depus miercuri în Parlament, a anunțat luni Partidul Național Liberal care susţine organizarea unei sesiuni extraordinare, săptămâna viitoare, pentru adoptarea celor şase legi necesare pentru îndeplinirea jaloanelor din PNRR. "PSD nu poate vota o lege care nemulţumeşte pe toată lumea şi care taie din banii profesorilor, medicilor sau militarilor.", a declarat liderul social democraților, Sorin Grindeanu.

A tropical depression that is getting better organized — and likely to become Tropical Storm Bertha later Monday — has Louisiana officials putting residents on alert for possible flooding and wind damage.

فرانسه و آلمان خواستار اصلاح ساختار سیاست خارجی اتحادیه اروپا شدند

پەنتاگۆن ناسنامەی دوو لەشکری ئەمەریکایی ئاشکرا کرد کە بەهۆی هێرشی مووشەکی و فڕۆکەی بێفڕۆکەوانی ئێرانەوە لە ئوردن کوژراون. وەزارەتەکە ڕایگەیاندووە، "لیوا تایلەر جەیمس فیهان (25 ساڵ) خەڵکی هەوایی لە 18ی حەوت کۆچی دوایی کردووە و ئیزابێلا گۆنزالێس (19 ساڵ) خەڵکی ویلایەتی تەکساس لە 17ی حەوتدا کۆچی دوایی کردووە". بەگوێرەی ڕاگەیەندراوەکە، گۆنزالێس لەکاتی بەشداریکردنی لە ئۆپەراسیۆنی دژ بە داعش و هاوکاری پاراستنی بنکەکە لە هێرشەکانی ئێران کوژراوە. هەروەها بەڕێوەبەرایەتییەکە وێنەیەکی گۆنزالێسی...

On Saturday, July 25, over 135 communities (and counting) across the United States will hold vigils, protests, and demonstrations to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and many more who have been killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Neighbors will gather to pay their respects, pray, mourn, and demand ICE OUT! Find all events here. On the streets and across the agency’s more than 200 abuse-ridden detention facilities, ICE is making communities less safe. Communities are demanding that the ICE agents involved in these killings, Department of Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and all related agencies under the Trump administration are held accountable. We demand: Immediate Transparency: DHS must immediately release the key witnesses to Lorenzo’s death and halt their deportation proceedings so they can safely participate in any investigation and legal process.Full, Independent Investigations: We demand a transparent investigation into these killings that includes cooperation from all law enforcement agencies and accountability for any officer found to have committed misconduct.ICE Out!: We call on all state and local leaders to end the use of state resources to support federal immigration enforcement and remove ICE from our streets. DHS must remove all ICE agents from the streets and all cities and states must stop all coordination with ICE. On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston while driving a work van with his crew. Only a week later,on July 13, ICE fatally shot 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine while his wife and toddler were forced to witness his murder. Both men were beloved members of their communities, killed on their way to work, leaving their families broken. Since then, two more individuals in Florida and in Georgia have been killed by ICE’s chaotic and violent occupations of U.S. cities.As ICE takes more lives, communities are becoming more outraged and taking to the streets to protest and mourn together. Everyday people now demand action from local and national leaders to stop these federal agencies from killing our neighbors, family and friends. . The day of action is being planned by volunteers, neighbors, families, and organizations nationwide, with the support of the Disappeared in America project hosted by Public Citizen, the National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON), The Workers Circle, Detention Watch Network and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). A core principle behind all Disappeared In America events is a commitment to nonviolent action.

Երևանում կրակոցներ են հնչել. Մուրացան փողոցում հուլիսի 18-ին տեղի ունեցած միջադեպի հետևանքով զոհվել է 20-ամյա երիտասարդ, վիրավորվել՝ 15-ամյա պատանի։ Դեպքից ընդամենը օրեր առաջ էլ Վաղարշյան փողոցում հրազեն էր կիրառվել ցերեկային ժամերին։ 30 կրակոց՝ Մուրացան փողոցումՄուրացան փողոցում ժամը 21:30-ից 22-ն ընկած ժամանակահատվածում ավելի քան 30 կրակոց է հնչել։ Տարեց կինն «Ազատությանը» պատմեց՝ աղմուկից հետո պատուհանից է տեսել, թե ինչպես են գետնին ընկած տղամարդուն պատգարակի վրա դնում, ծածկում դեմքն ու...

Yagiz Doruk Hallac had been granted special protections by an immigration judge in New York in 2023 and thought that, combined with his lack of criminal history, meant he could visit friends in Arizona in late February.  Four months later, the 24-year-old was on a 22-hour flight with 20 others who were being shipped to […]

Traffic in the county this week. The post Ongoing traffic in Athens County: week of July 21, 2026 appeared first on Athens County Independent.

Ministrja izraelite e Mbrojtjes së Mjedisit, Idit Silman, ka bërë një klasifikim të ri për krokodilët. Ky hap mund të bëjë të mundur përdorimin e këtyre reptilëve për detyra sigurie, si ruajtja e burgjeve, raporton Dojçe Vele (DW). Ministri izraelit ultra i djathtë i Sigurisë Kombëtare, Itamar Ben-Gvir, sipas raportimeve, propozoi në dhjetor përdorimin e […]