SALT LAKE CITY — Now that it’s been a few months since Granite School District implemented a cellphone ban in the classroom, it’s time for a status check. How is it working so far? Jessica Mertlich, a licensed clinical social worker for the Granite School District, said it seems to be going well. “I think…
Launched by UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on October 6, the official website and app of Mahakumbh-2025 is generating interest from across the world with hits and downloads being reported from countries of North America, South America and Europe. Mahakumbh-2025 official website homepage (HT Photo) The website— https://kumbh.gov.in/— has registered over 80,000 hits while the…
(CNN) — It was a bright, sunny afternoon during the recent summer season in Antarctica when the Seabourn Pursuit cruise ship rammed into a sheet of sea ice in Hanusse Bay. The ship plowed forward, ice crumbling beneath its bow, until it was embedded several hundred yards into the frozen sea water. The 250 passengers…
NEW YORK (AP) — Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many people also have bad habits when it comes to payment apps. Tomasko, 31, a freelance software consultant in Chicago, understands why people appreciate the ease of the apps, which typically only…
Hong Kong police were investigating a traffic accident in which a 22-year-old motorcyclist rammed into the back of a stopped vehicle on the Lantau Link and died on Friday. The force said the motorcycle was travelling towards Kowloon when the accident happened at 12.48pm. “It reportedly rammed into a stationary light goods vehicle,” the force…
Five Hong Kong firefighters were hurt on Friday after their vehicle was rear-ended by a goods truck when they went to assist at a traffic accident involving a car and a wild boar. The initial crash took place in Sai Kung at about 11.24am when a Kowloon-bound private car was travelling along Clear Water Bay…
Hong Kong police will work with transport authorities to make it mandatory to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle, the force’s chief has said, noting that the number of cyclists killed in traffic accidents had doubled in the first eight months this year. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee said on Sunday that while…