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Month: August 2023

Madonna Reschedules North American Tour, including stop at Acrisure Arena

One of Acrisure Arena’s most anticipated concert’s, “Madonna The Celebration Tour” has officially been rescheduled. Her North American tour dates will now be pushed back continuing after her UK and Europe dates. Previously scheduled for January 11, 2024, the performance at Acrisure has been rescheduled for March 13, 2024. Tickets for the previously scheduled show

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Accounts of ‘body checks’ at Miss Universe Indonesia shock the nation as contestants speak out

By ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Their dreams of representing Indonesia in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant turned to nightmares when they were forced to undergo “body checks” in front of local organizers. Now seven contestants have filed complaints with the police, accusing the organizers of sexual harassment, their lawyer said Tuesday.

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A study of fracking’s links to health issues will be released by Pennsylvania researchers

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are preparing to release findings from taxpayer-financed studies on possible links between the natural gas industry and pediatric cancer, asthma and poor birth outcomes. The four-year, $2.5 million project is wrapping up on Tuesday. It comes after other studies are finding

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WeWork sounds the alarm, prompting speculation around the company’s future

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork has sounded the alarm on its ability to stay in business, prompting speculation around the future of the troubled workspace-sharing company. Last week, WeWork warned there was “substantial doubt” about the New York-based company’s “ability to continue as a going concern” — which is

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WeWork warned of ‘substantial doubt’ about its ability to stay in business. Here’s what that means

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork said last week there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business, prompting speculation around the future of the troubled workspace-sharing company. WeWork pointed to increased member churn, financial losses and the company’s need for cash, among other factors — and said

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The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also indicated a ban on female education will

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President Biden travels to battleground Wisconsin to talk about the economy a week before GOP debate

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Joe Biden stopped in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls “Bidenomics” are boosting the economy. The Tuesday trip is timed one day before the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a major economic bill Biden signed into law. Biden’s

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