transition

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa names Republican Ernest Bailes to bipartisan transition team

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Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has tapped former Republican lawmaker Ernest Bailes for her transition team, saying her administration will serve Texans across party lines. (REUTERS)

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has taken a bipartisan approach to building her incoming administration by appointing former Republican state Representative Ernest Bailes to her transition leadership team. Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has tapped former Republican lawmaker Ernest Bailes for her transition team, saying her administration will serve Texans across party lines. (REUTERS) Bailes, a conservative lawmaker … Read more

NYT executive shot dead: Bombshell gender transition, divorce and custody battle details out, ‘He threatened to kill…’

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Jonathan McKinsey was killed allegedly by in-laws amid child custody dispute. (Jonathan McKinsey/Facebook)

A transgender New York Times executive was killed allegedly by his 77-year-old in-laws in a Bay Area parking lot during daylight hours. He had previously made alleged threats against his wife and extended family members, as documented in court filings. Jonathan McKinsey was killed allegedly by in-laws amid child custody dispute. (Jonathan McKinsey/Facebook) Jonathan McKinsey, … Read more

South Africa is mining lithium for the green-energy transition; prospecting rights now cover 73,000 hectares, 117 farms and land supporting 30,000 jobs

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South Africa is mining lithium for the green-energy transition; prospecting rights now cover 73,000 hectares, 117 farms and land supporting 30,000 jobs

Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa’s plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a challenge from thousands of angry farmers who fear losing productive land to open-pit mines. On the southeast coast, where a lithium mine operates and more than … Read more