Tag: Race

Waiters race in Course des Cafés

“That is where you will find the population’s fine flowers,” sang songwriter-poet Georges Brassens, but also “all the miserable, the down on their luck.” So drum roll, please, for Pauline Van Wymeersch and Samy Lamrous — Paris’ newly crowned fastest waitress and waiter and, as such, ambassadors for an essential French profession. And one which… Continue reading Waiters race in Course des Cafés

GOP senator says Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential race

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Sunday that he thinks Donald Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential election as the former president faces criminal charges from four indictments. “I think so,” Cassidy said, when asked if he thinks Trump should drop out of the race in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union. … Continue reading GOP senator says Trump should drop out of the 2024 presidential race

2024 GOP Race Comes To The City Of Latest Trump Indictment, Sans Trump

ATLANTA ― The 2024 Republican presidential race on Friday came to the city where frontrunner Donald Trump was just indicted on racketeering and fraud charges based on his coup attempt ― and participants did their best to avoid talking about it. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott did not mention Trump during his 45-minute question and… Continue reading 2024 GOP Race Comes To The City Of Latest Trump Indictment, Sans Trump

Residents of Canada’s Northwest Territories race to flee capital as wildfire nears

A woman whose family evacuated the town of Hay River on Sunday told CBC that their vehicle began to melt as they drove through embers, the front window cracked and the vehicle filled with smoke that made it difficult to see the road ahead. “I was obviously scared the tire was going to break, our… Continue reading Residents of Canada’s Northwest Territories race to flee capital as wildfire nears

Oklahoma declines to discuss a settlement of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ lawsuit

Oklahoma says it won’t discuss a settlement with survivors who are seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and have appealed a Tulsa County judge’s dismissal of the case last month. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has agreed to consider the survivors’ appeal, and the state attorney general’s litigation division filed its response Monday. There are just… Continue reading Oklahoma declines to discuss a settlement of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ lawsuit

Ohio’s Senate race is high on Trump’s radar after a tough week for Republicans

CLEVELAND — Former President Donald Trump tuned back into Ohio’s Senate primary at a pivotal moment this week — as Secretary of State Frank LaRose, one of the Republican contenders for the seat, answered for the failure of a ballot measure that he had championed. But what caught Trump’s attention wasn’t so much LaRose’s reaction… Continue reading Ohio’s Senate race is high on Trump’s radar after a tough week for Republicans

A moment that changed me: I was outraged by the risks facing my children – so we moved to the country | Race

I can vividly recall the setting. I sat on an uncomfortable plastic chair against the wall of a nondescript hospital meeting room. The light was blocked by a blind so we would be able to see the slightly out-of-focus slides projected to illustrate our weekly psychiatry lectures. That week’s topic was psychosis, and it was… Continue reading A moment that changed me: I was outraged by the risks facing my children – so we moved to the country | Race

High-stakes Ohio ballot measure sets the stage for another hostile Senate race

CLEVELAND — The first battle of Ohio’s Senate race — already awash in hostilities among the three Republicans angling to unseat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2024 — arrives Tuesday with a special election on a hot-button ballot measure. One of the GOP candidates, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, is the highest-profile champion of… Continue reading High-stakes Ohio ballot measure sets the stage for another hostile Senate race

Girl, 5, dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race

EFFINGHAM, Ill. — A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her while she was sitting in the grandstand at a county fair, authorities said. Harper Finn, of Altamont, died Wednesday evening at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the St. Louis city… Continue reading Girl, 5, dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race