FACT SHEET: Global Entrepreneurship Summit
President Obama today will take part in the 7th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) at Stanford University in Silicon Valley, California, which will feature new commitments to promote entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth, social inclusion, and secure communities. Following his historic 2009 Cairo speech, President Obama elevated innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.S. engagement agenda and hosted the first GES at the White House in 2010. The United States has made signi..>> view originalWest Virginia Floods: 23 Killed, Including Toddler, as Thousands Left Without Power
Huge floods ravaging West Virginia have killed at least 23 people, stranded hundreds and left tens of thousands without power overnight, officials said late Friday. The threat of pop-up showers and overflowing rivers was still a concern late, and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said that search and rescue efforts remained a priority to help people trapped in swamped homes and cars. He said 200 National Guard members have been deployed in eight counties with about 300 more authorized to help with ongoi..>> view originalArizona says it has run out of drugs for executions
Arizona has run out of execution drugs, including a sedative implicated in botched lethal injections, according to a filing on Friday in a court case challenging the U.S. state's execution methods.The Arizona Department of Corrections' supply of midazolam, a sedative, expired on May 31 and it has not been able to replace it, state lawyers said in the filing in Phoenix's U.S. District Court."What is more, the Department's source of midazolam has vanished under pressure from death penalty oppone..>> view originalNewspaper: Man given clemency in murder case faces new probe - Appeal
Posted: Friday, June 24, 2016 11:59 pm Newspaper: Man given clemency in murder case faces new probe Associated Press | BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that a Montana man who was granted clemency by the governor after he spent three decades behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit is now under investigation on allegations that he asked a female to perform sex acts. The newspaper says (htt..>> view originalDistrict finds BLS mishandled racially charged incidents
School Department investigators have determined that several racially charged incidents involving Boston Latin School students were mishandled by administrators, including one accusation against a student with whom the headmaster has a personal connection, according to an official with knowledge of the review. The accused student allegedly ridiculed two female students, one white and one African-American, the Globe has learned. Advertisement Headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta, in an interview Frid..>> view originalCrowds, tight security expected for Cincinnati pride parade
Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox.>> view original2 killed in California wildfire that left little time to flee
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. – A vast and voracious wildfire that has burned at least 80 homes in central California killed an elderly couple as they tried to flee, authorities said. The two were outside their house when they were overcome with smoke, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at a Friday evening news conference on the fire that has burned nearly 47 square miles and forced the evacuation of 1,500 homes near Lake Isabella, a popular recreation area east of Bakersfield. The names of the..>> view originalDemocrats approved platform draft with Sanders' imprint
ST. LOUIS — Democrats approved a draft of the party platform early Saturday that includes steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocates for a $15 an hour wage and urges the abolition of the death penalty, reflecting the influence of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Supporters of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated measures pushed by Sanders’ allies that would have promoted a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system, a carbon tax to address climate change..>> view originalMaryland authorities say 3 killed, 2 hurt following shooting
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities say three people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting in the eastern suburbs of Washington D.C. Prince George's County fire officials tell WTTG-TV (http://bit.ly/28XfNMj ) that all five adult victims were found about 9:43 p.m. Friday inside a home located in District Heights. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. ..>> view original
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