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در واکنش به اظهارات ایتامار بن‌گویر، وزیر افراطی اسرائیلی که کشتن ساکنان غزه را لازم دانسته است، فرانسه و آلمان این سخنان را به شدت محکوم کردند.

For years, forest officials in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve have reported occasional sightings of the greater hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) during routine night patrols. But beyond these observations, little was known about its population in the reserve, its habitat and behaviour. Now, the park’s first scientific assessment of the species published in June, […]

«Ощадбанк» заявив, що Національна податкова та митна адміністрація Угорщини (NAV) припинила кримінальне провадження щодо перевезення готівки та дорогоцінних металів співробітниками банку. Як повідомляє пресслужба української фінустанови, угорські правоохоронці встановили законне походження банкнот і золотих зливків та не виявили ознак кримінального правопорушення. За даними «Ощадбанку», у межах розслідування було перевірено митні декларації та документи щодо вантажів, результати митних...

هێرشی درۆنی ئێران بۆ سەر ئۆفیسی سەرۆکوەزیرانی هەرێمی کوردستان و ماڵی سەرۆکی دەزگای پاراستن کاردانەوەی لێ کەوتوەتەوە، باڵە سیاسییەکەی ئێران لە ڕێگەی عەباس عێراقچیەوە سەرسورمانی خۆی پیشاندا و ڕەتیان کردەوە کە ئێران هێرشەکەی ئەنجامدابێت.

(The Center Square) – A new report from the Archbridge Institute ranks states by occupational licensing, with Oregon ranking the worst by having the most “barriers to work,” and Missouri ranking the best by having the least barriers to work. Vice president of policy at the nonpartisan Archbridge Institute Ed Timmons told The Center Square that “states differ a lot with respect to how difficult they make it for aspiring workers to begin working.” “Oregon licenses 180 occupations, but Missouri licenses only 123,” Timmons said, adding that “twenty-eight occupations are licensed in five states or less.” “Overall, occupational licensing hurts consumers,” Timmons said. “Occupational licensing increases service prices by as much as 16%,” Timmons said. “Occupational licensing also reduces consumer choice, innovation, and economic growth,” Timmons said. “There is almost no evidence that licensing improves the quality of services that consumers receive.” The Archbridge Institute’s report – entitled the 2026 State Occupational Licensing Index – states that occupational licensing affects over 20 percent of United States workers. Archbridge said in a news release that the five “worst states for occupational licensing” are Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, and New Jersey in that order, as they “erect the most barriers to work.” The five “best states” that “erect the fewest barriers to work” are Missouri, Kansas, New York, Indiana and Colorado, also in that order. For its research, the Archbridge Institute ranked nearly 250 occupations. “Some of the most licensed professions are architects, attorneys, barbers, chemical dependency counselors, nurse aides, and real estate brokers,” the news release said. “Some of the least licensed professions are drama therapists, elevator apprentices, farm labor contractors, interior designers, lactation consultants, and ocularists.” Archbridge began publishing its annual State Occupational Licensing Index (SOLI) in 2023. Some things have not changed since the 2025 SOLI, such as the fact that 28 states have “adopted some form of universal licensing recognition.” Some things have changed, for better and worse as Ed Timmons told The Center Square. “Ohio showed the greatest improvement in our index, eliminating licensing for two professions,” Timmons said. “Mississippi moved in the opposite direction, adding licensing requirements for two professions.” Additionally, five states in all added one new license and four states in all eliminated one since 2025. Interestingly, California ranks nearly squarely in the middle of the 2026 SOLI, tied with North Dakota at 23. The state of Florida ranks nearer to worse states like Oregon at 8. Timmons, along with PhD Candidate at West Virginia University Benjamin Seevers and Troy University assistant professor of economics and Labor Policy Fellow at Archbridge Noah Trudeau co-authored the report.

New Mexico outspends most other states on public assistance programs, but struggles to match recipients with long-term jobs, state analysts told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday.

Le leader chinois de la robotique Unitree a réussi, ce mercredi, son entrée à la bourse de Shanghai. Son action a gagné plus de 460%, ce qui porte sa valorisation à 445 milliards de yuans, soit près de 57 milliards d’euros. Unitree devient donc le premier fabricant de robots humanoïdes coté en Bourse en Chine continentale.

Fostul președinte Petru Lucinschi crede că liderul rus Vladimir Putin nu va da înapoi în Ucraina și nici nu va fi înlăturat de la putere, iar în acest război „nu se vede sfârșitul”. Am vorbit cu Lucinschi într-un nou episod din miniseria „Pe Agendă” înainte de Ziua Independenței R. Moldova.

Nûçeyên Cîhanê ji Dengê Amerîka

Once arrested for hunting on W̱SÁNEĆ territory, Carl Olsen is now holding the B.C. government to their word — as he fights the Malahat highway expansion and ‘be the voice for the salmon’

(The Center Square) – Chicago’s sole casino under development filed documentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week revealing the company’s temporary casino in the city is losing the company money, even as the city expects tax revenue to help with its budget. The company’s SEC filing detailed a loss of more than $56 million in the first half of the year, and it is operating $233.3 million in debt. The venture is expected to bring the city roughly $74 million in tax revenue annually once the $1.7 billion permanent casino project and associated amenities like a hotel are completed, but some development has hit a snag. Last week, Bally’s Chicago announced it would pause construction on facilities aside from the permanent casino following a dispute between the company and the Chicago City Council over what they called in a statement “an uncontrolled proliferation of video gambling terminals is in breach of the City's commitment not to expand gaming.” Bally’s Chicago hired the law firm of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who originally signed the deal between the city and company, amid threats the company would sue the city for a violation of its “host city agreement” by legalizing video gaming terminals at establishments around the city. Alderman Jason Ervin previously said the legalization of VGTs is insignificant when compared to the revenue generated by the casino. “Bringing one of those slot machines in O'Hare or somewhere else outside of Bally's gives us greater revenue opportunities,” Ervin said. “If we're talking about budget, that is going to help us meet our budget while not having to proliferate gambling in all 50 wards.” In a letter to the company last week, aldermen urged the company to return to development immediately, claiming Bally’s is the one in violation of the agreement. “VGTs have been authorized, but they are not operating throughout Chicago and have not produced the adverse impact contemplated by the agreement. Nothing in Section 4.1 says that authorization alone permits Bally’s to slow construction of the hotel or other non-gaming portions of the development,” read the letter signed by 28 aldermen. Ervin didn’t sign the coalition’s letter. A statement from the company following the filing asserted its financial position had no impact in its decision to slow and reassess development around the casino. Ivan Capifali, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, said a VGT program in the city could cost more than the revenue it brings in. “The challenges associated with implementing this ordinance have been substantial,” Capfali said during a council committee meeting in June. “BACP believes that we should carefully consider whether the cost, administrative burdens, limitations on local regular regulatory authority and operational impacts associated with this program outweigh its anticipated benefits.”

(The Center Square) – Southwestern Wisconsin is seeing more measles cases after the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced two new measles cases in Grant County. "The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Grant County Health Department have confirmed two cases of measles in Grant County residents. The two new cases are related to confirmed cases in Lafayette and Iowa counties and are part of an outbreak in Southwestern Wisconsin. Based on ongoing investigations, cases in the region have now increased to 36 confirmed and three probable cases," DHS said in a statement. Statewide, Wisconsin has seen 41 measles cases this year, with almost all of them have been in southwest Wisconsin. In all of 2025, the state reported a total of 36 confirmed cases. A decade ago, in 2016, there were no confirmed cases in the state. Iowa County has seen the most measles cases, with 31 cases in 2026. Lafayette county has the second most in the state, with six. DHS has confirmed two other cases, one each in Dane and Waukesha counties. DHS said that more than half of Wisconsin's measles cases this year are among children between 5 and 17. And the state says 40 of the 41 cases were unvaccinated, and two people have been hospitalized. DHS, however, has not said who is sick with the measles, or how the measles outbreak in southwest Wisconsin began. "At this time, no public exposure locations have been identified in connection with these cases. To protect individual privacy, no additional personal identifying or health information will be released by DHS," the department added. You can track Wisconsin's measles outbreak at DHS's website here.

State regulators face calls to better protect low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrants from pesticide exposure. The post California pesticide agency hopelessly captured by industry, critics charge appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Cel de-al doilea președinte al R. Moldova, Petru Lucinschi, care l-a cunoscut pe Vladimir Putin, spune că nu se aștepta că acesta va invada Ucraina în februarie 2022.

Администрация видеохостинга YouTube заблокировала канал «Моя жизнь» (Moj život) режиссера Эмира Кустурицы, сообщила сербская редакция агентства Sputnik.

Eraso matxista, arrazista eta LGTBIfobikoei erantzuteko protokoloa aurkeztu dute. Konpartsekin adostu dute plana, eta bederatzi jai egunetan, 24 orduz izango dute martxan laguntza zerbitzua.

Una pareja, una familia con niños o un piso compartido tienen necesidades distintas, por lo que contratar el primer paquete que aparece puede acabar suponiendo un gasto innecesario o una falta de datos móviles.

L’Ukraine fait-elle face au risque de chaos politique ? L'ancien ministre de la Défense, Mykhaïlo Fedorov, évincé du gouvernement le mois dernier, a appelé, dans une vidéo publiée mardi 18 août, à des élections pour « restaurer le processus démocratique », malgré la guerre. Il a brossé un portrait extrêmement sévère du système politique ukrainien, entre corruption, « crise systémique de gouvernance » et défiance de la population. Sans le citer, Mykhaïlo Fedorov vise évidemment Volodymyr Zelensky. Ces propos font débat au sein de la population. L’analyse de Anna Colin Lebedev, maîtresse de conférences à l’Université Paris Nanterre et directrice scientifique de l’Observatoire de l’Ukraine

په افغانستان کې د ملګرو ملتونو د مرستندویه پلاوي (یوناما) او د بخښنې نړیوال سازمان د کابل ښار د دشت برچي په سیمه کې د تیرې ورځې چاودنې کې د هغو لسګونو ماشومانو له کورنیو سره خواخوږي څرګنده کړې چې په دې پېښه کې ټپیان شوي دي.

Baskê siyasî yê Îranê, bi rêya Wezîrê Derve Ebas Eraqçî, êrîşê red kir, lê Pasdarên Îranê li ser vê mijarê bêdeng man. Çavkaniyek hikûmetê jî ji VOA re got ku guman tune ye êrîş ji hêla Îranê ve hatiye kirin. Serokwezîrê Iraqê êrîş şermezar kir.