audience. These are the exciting scenes witnessed at the Bomas of Kenya, a pioneering cultural center

JUBA( Reuters)-Young men shot dead 15 people in South Sudan's eastern Pibor region, including a county commissioner, a senior official said on Wednesday, amid a rise in local conflict ahead of a national election due at the end of the year.... Some activists say they believe a recent rise in killings is at least partly connected to the vote, which will choose leaders to succeed the current transitional government.... " The commissioner with his team went to Nyat village and on his return he wa

Instead, this referendum is playing politics, ” Parang said.[ Will Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transfer tax plan deliver for the homeless amid a real estate downturn?... Currently, the city charges the same, flat 0.75% rate on all property sales.... But a similar measure in LA slowed real estate sales.] The lawsuit takes issue with the three-part nature of the referendum question and the portion that decreases the tax rate for lower-value homes....

Two levels below ground at the Grant Park North Garage, the summer heat feels oppressive.... As downtown commuters park and exit their cars, sweat quickly beads on their furrowed brows and foreheads. Alessandro Rotta Loria pinched two fingers to zoom into a map on his phone, trying to locate a temperature sensor.... Buildings, their garages and basements, as well as transportation systems like trains and tunnels, are constantly diffusing heat into the ground....