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Month: December 2023

Ibrahim al-Jaafari Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, former prime minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1947 Birth place: Karbala, Iraq Marriage: Married, name unavailable publicly Children: Five Education: Mosul University, M.D., 1974 Religion: Shiite Muslim Timeline 1968 – Joins the Islamic Dawa Party. Al Dawa (formally the Hizb

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Mpox in the United States Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. Mpox is a viral disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. In 2022, an outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus originated in Africa and

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Residents worried after shootings on back-to-back days at same Annapolis apartment complex

By JESSICA ALBERT Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Annapolis Police are investigating after shootings on back-to-back days at the same apartment complex. They happened at the Harbor House Apartments less than 24 hours apart. Police are investigating if they are connected. One of the shootings happened in the 1200

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SDA Now Accepting Applications for 40 Climate Change Fellows to Help Record Number of Farmers and Rural Small Businesses Access Clean Energy Funds

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     December 27, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under

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BOX OFFICE BONANZA: ‘The Color Purple ‘Shines with Record-Breaking $18M On Christmas Day

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     December 27, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — Marsai holiday season brought a triumphant gift to the movie industry as “The Color Purple” dazzled audiences nationwide, securing an impressive $18 million in box office sales on Christmas Day. This feat marked the most lucrative Christmas

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Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black voting districts solved the illegal minority vote dilution that led him to order maps to be redrawn. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in

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