Month: August 2022

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s finance minister resigned on Tuesday, two government officials said, in the country’s worst political crisis in years involving an influential Shiite cleric and his Iran-aligned rivals. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said Finance Minister Ali Allawi resigned during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to protest political conditions. They said that Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar will become acting Finance Minister. Allawi’s decision came weeks after members of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s parliamentary bloc resigned from parliament and his supporters stormed the Parliament building in Baghdad. Al-Sadr later demanded the dissolution…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is investigating a shooting that left several people shot at a local hospital. Officers responded to Methodist North Hospital for a shooting in the 3900 block of New Covington Pike shortly after 12:30 a.m., according to police. PHOTOS: Multiple people shot outside Methodist North Hospital, police say According to a statement from a Methodist spokesman for Le Bonheur: Early this morning, there was a shooting near Methodist North Hospital. No hospital employees were injured. Six patients were treated and transported to Regional One and Le Bonheur hospitals. We appreciate the quick action…

Growing up in a small town with a one-room schoolhouse on a Native American reservation in South Dakota, state Rep. Liz Thomson and her six siblings got along. Sure, the siblings had their fair share of typical broomsticks, but the six sisters and their late brother were close. Their rural environment did not give them much choice. “We had to be friends with our brothers because there was no one else around, basically,” Thomson recalled with fondness in his voice. “If you didn’t play with your brothers, you didn’t play,” he said. “I mean, looking back, our nearest neighbor was…

BDN’s opinion section operates independently and does not set editorial policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or bangordailynews.com. Although there is more information to learn about handling the top secret documents that Donald Trump took home and refused to return, it will always be true that Bruce Poliquin, Susan Collins and Paul LePage initially reacted by dismissing federal law enforcement to search Mar-a-Lago to retrieve them . under the fourth amendmentlawful police searches require a warrant approved by a judge who found probable cause for a crime. However Poliquin he stated that the FBI…

CEDAR FALLS — This week, the Human Rights Commission will add two new commissioners. They are Kyle Wiebers, a school psychologist, and Jennifer Onuigbo, a community relations manager at a performing arts venue. The commission was given the go-ahead in February by council to expand from nine to 11 members. The desire for more members came after the commission reestablished its committees (education, outreach/communication, advocacy and policy) and felt that more people would help it achieve its goals. At that time, there was already a vacancy. In June, two additional seats became available when Commissioner Susan Langan, a former chair…

CEDAR FALLS — The idea of ​​building a downtown parking ramp is moving forward in Cedar Falls. The City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to explore the possibility, intended to address concerns from merchants and visitors who believe there aren’t enough spots downtown. Councilors Dave Sires and Susan deBuhr voted no. It is not the first time that a parking ramp has been proposed in the city center. A paid public parking system would probably be required for a ramp to be viable. Ways to pay for construction and possible locations will be among the options presented to the council…