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Kolay Aydin, who left the Iyi Party, of which he was one of its founders, announced his resignation and said in a statement that he would continue to serve as an independent. Aydin’s statement is as follows: “We asked God for a good party.” Breaking up is painful and full of sadness. As brave people who stand up against injustice and lawlessness, we support the Jiyi Party with great hopes, excitement and dreams. We established it with great efforts, hard work and sacrifices. The İYİ Party was born as a result of real struggles and stories. The establishment of the…
2024 Rabobank BBQ Index Inflation has been running hot for a prolonged period and while some relief from the heat is evident, consumers are exhausted from historically high food prices and now exhibiting greater frugality. In 2024, hosting a 10-person barbecue on the Fourth of July will cost $99, the highest on record. This year, beer, beef, soda and lettuce make up 64% of the total cost. Personal balance sheets are in worse shape than a few years ago with mounting debt, waning savings and lower real income resulting in a loss of consumer confidence. With food pricing unlikely to…
The Anaheim Ducks, a franchise founded in 1993, have had a mixed success story in NHL Draft history, and they have a chance to write a new chapter in that history at the 2024 NHL Draft on June 28 at 7pm ET in Las Vegas.The Ducks have the third pick in the draft and are hoping to have as much success in 2024 as they did their first. In the first draft in 1993, the Ducks selected right winger Paul Kariya with the fourth overall pick, becoming the first first-round pick in team history. Kariya went on to become a…
Portions of this article were featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, which comes out every Thursday. To get it delivered straight to your inbox and be the first to receive it, click here to subscribe now. Greetings from London! The Food Tank team is in the UK for London Climate Action Week (LCAW), an event that launched in 2019 and has quickly become one of the largest independent advocates for climate action in the world. Since this year’s LCAW began last weekend, tens of thousands of advocates, researchers, business and finance leaders, policymakers and others have convened here for hundreds of…
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced its interest rate decision.The CBRT left the policy rate unchanged at 50%. Thus, the Bank of Japan left the policy rate unchanged for the third consecutive meeting.Market expectations were that interest rates would be kept constant, but it was estimated that some measures may be taken in light of fluctuations in deposit and overnight interest rates.The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said liquidity developments were being closely monitored and stressed that sterilization tools would be diversified if necessary.The CBRT said the monthly trend of weakening inflation was interrupted, noting that services…
As Detroit prepares to require restaurants to post food safety compliance ratings under a new city ordinance, the city Health Department wants to remind business owners of health and hygiene rules to prevent violations and illnesses.Health department inspectors, along with Public Health Director Denise Fair Razo and City Councilman Scott Benson, showed reporters Wednesday how the city is conducting food safety inspections at three restaurants: Burger Truck, Jolly Pumpkin and Grey Ghost. The city currently has 15 inspectors and plans to hire two more. Starting Oct. 1, restaurant owners will be required to display signs showing their compliance.”We are the…
Today is Thursday, June 27th, the 179th day of 2024. There are 187 days left this year.Today’s History Highlights:On June 27, 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were murdered by a mob in Carthage, Illinois.This day too:In 1880, Helen Keller, an author and speaker who lived most of her life without sight or hearing, was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama.In 1942, the FBI announced the arrest of eight Nazi saboteurs who had landed in Florida and Long Island, New York. (All were tried and sentenced to death; six were executed, but two were spared by turning themselves in…
Today’s highlights in sports history:In 1890, Canadian boxer George Dixon became the first black world champion when he defeated British bantamweight champion Edwin “Nunc” Wallace in 18 rounds in London, England.On this date:1903 – Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open by two strokes in a playoff over David Brown.1914 – Jack Johnson wins a 20-round judges’ decision over Frank Morin at the Velodrome d’Hive in Paris.1924 – Walter Hagen wins his second British Open. At the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, Hagen beat Ernest Whitcomb by one stroke with a score of 301. Hagen, who had won in…
The Ministry of National Defense (MSB) held its weekly press briefing. After the meeting, Ministry of National Defense officials answered questions. Images of residential areas in northern Iraq A defence ministry official responded to questions about images on social media showing Turkish soldiers setting up checkpoints in residential areas in some parts of northern Iraq. “It is not possible for Turkish forces to enter civilian residential areas and set up checkpoints there. Checkpoints in residential areas and in areas close to our operational areas are set up by Iraqi local authorities and there is good coordination with the Iraqi side…
June 27, 2024 Jessica Matthews / news@whmi.com Local Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin hosted a virtual town hall event Wednesday night to discuss issues affecting Michigan agriculture, including avian flu, food assistance and the status of the federal farm bill.She was joined by Tim Boling, commissioner of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Phil Knight, executive director of the Michigan Food Bank Council. The Farm Bill is a multi-billion dollar law that sets agricultural policy for a five-year period and funds a wide range of agricultural assistance and nutrition programs. The bill establishes agricultural policy and also authorizes national…