Tre’ Johnson’s ‘sudden, unexpected’ death at 54: What happened to former NFL star?
02 Mar
Breaking News

Tre’ Johnson’s ‘sudden, unexpected’ death at 54: What happened to former NFL star?

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Former NFL star Tre' Johnson, an All-Pro with Washington in 1999, passed away at the age of 54 on Sunday during a family trip, his wife has confirmed. On February 16, Tre Johnsons wife Irene broke the heartbreaking news on social media, describing the former Washington Commanders offensive lineman's passing sudden and unexpected. The star's cause of death hasn't been disclosed. He had reportedly been dealing with health issues recently and had taken a leave of absence from teaching. "It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that my husband, Tre' Johnson, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday ... during a brief family trip," Irene Johnson...
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Government officials extend Chinese New Year wishes
02 Mar
Health News

Government officials extend Chinese New Year wishes

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Senior government officials on Tuesday extended Chinese New Year greetings, wishing residents a happy, healthy and prosperous Year of the Horse. Speaking on an RTHK programme, Chief Secretary Eric Chan said the government would continue to steer Hong Kong towards sustained positive growth in the new year. "In Chinese culture, the horse symbolises vitality, success, and opportunity. This echoes the government’s commitment in the New Year to continue leveraging the advantages of 'One Country, Two Systems' to consolidate the competitiveness of Hong Kong's 'golden brands' in finance, trade, shipping, and aviation,” he said. “At the same time, we will continue to unite patriotic forces from all sectors of society, and pragmatically advance initiatives beneficial to the public." Meanwhile, Financial Secretary Paul Chan noted that with the strong support of the country and the joint efforts of the...
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Polling was never a neutral force in American politics
02 Mar
Politics

Polling was never a neutral force in American politics

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There may well be a malign element to Gallup’s decision to stop presidential polling, but it was never an uncomplicated good.US President Donald Trump (Image: Sipa USA) Gallup, Inc., perhaps the world’s best-known polling firm, having achieved a kind of Band-Aid level association with the product it produces, last week announced that it will no longer track US presidential approval or the favourability of any political figure. It lands as a dark development, yet another example of institutions rewriting reality for the benefit of the increasingly authoritarian second administration of Donald Trump. The notion of regular polling on the level of approval apparently enjoyed by politicians, their parties and policies is now so core to how we consume politics that it’s easy to forget that the art is less than 100 years old.
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Trump officials sued over effort to ‘erase history and science’ in national parks
02 Mar
Science & Technology

Trump officials sued over effort to ‘erase history and science’ in national parks

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Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks. A lawsuit filed in Boston says orders by Donald Trump and the interior secretary, Doug Burgum, have forced park service staff to remove or censor exhibits that share factually accurate and relevant US history and scientific knowledge, including about slavery and climate change. Separately, LGBTQ+ rights advocates and historic preservationists sued the park service on Tuesday for removing a rainbow Pride flag from the Stonewall national monument, the New York site that commemorates a foundational moment in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. The changes at exhibits came in response to a Trump executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” at the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks. It directed the...
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