Ms. Hochul can select a new lieutenant governor in the coming weeks, but it will be far more difficult to replace Mr. Benjamin on the Democratic primary ballot in June. Because he was designated as the Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, election rules stipulate that his name can only …
Read More »Sales Trends Soften for Electronic Components
by Electronic component sales expectations for March and April have softened compared with previous months, according to the ECIA, as global economic concerns and inflationary pressures increase. In March, ECIA’s sales-trend index fell by 16 points from February to 113.6 percent. April’s expectations are forecast to decline another 7.1 points …
Read More »The Giant Gaming Leak That Keeps Getting Vindicated
Image: Ubisoft / Square Enix / Kotaku Last September, a massive list of potential PC games leaked through Nvidia’s GeForce Now video game streaming service and was posted online. At the time, no one quite knew what to make of it. Was it insider info or speculative placeholders? Now evidence …
Read More »The Met Gala 2022 Dress Code? Gilded Glamour and White Tie
At the bottom of the Met Gala invitations sent every spring is an inscription small in size but vital in importance: the dress code. In 2020, for “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” it was studied triviality. In 2021, for “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” it was American independence. And come …
Read More »Victorian Dining and Entertainment Program
The Victorian Dining and Entertainment Program is now open, which means customers can claim back 25% on dining and entertainment experiences across the state. The program encourages people to get out and enjoy the world-class dining and entertainment experiences Victoria has to offer. For dining, customers can claim when they …
Read More »Web3 Is The Future Of Entertainment
Jay Bodnar watches as the first televised pictures of the moon’s surface are beamed back to earth in … [+] detail. The Ranger 9 unmanned probe shows Americans an unprecedented view of the surface, and Jay wears his space helmet in celebration of the live event. Bettmann Archive Web3 promises …
Read More »COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
And as 23 countries have yet to fully re-open schools, many children are at risk of just dropping out. “When children are not able to interact with their teachers and their peers directly, their learning suffers,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “When they are not able to interact with …
Read More »Ukraine emergency | World Food Programme
After receiving an official request for assistance from the Government of Ukraine, the World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an emergency operation to provide food assistance for people fleeing the conflict both within the country and in neighbouring ones. WFP is scaling up to reach 6 million people in next …
Read More »Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports
The Food Price Index, which tracks the international prices of a items such as vegetable oils and dairy products, averaged 140.7 points last month, or nearly four per cent up from January. Global #foodprices rise to record high in February, led by vegetable oils & dairy products. The @FAO Food Price Index …
Read More »Why the World Must Resist Calls to Undermine the Internet – Internet Society
It seems that every time there is a large political event in the world, someone calls for someone else to be excluded from the Internet. The latest call to cut people off comes in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Internet Society must resist these calls, no …
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