HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly four months have passed since Harris County sued the owners of an apartment complex due to persistent raw sewage issues affecting residents. ABC13 followed up to see if the lawsuit had spurred any action to resolve the problems. In a February interview, a resident of Palms on Rolling Creek described having to navigate around items like toilet paper, tampons, and feces to walk his daughter to school. At the time, captured footage of raw sewage covering the walkways. After years of complaints, Harris County filed a lawsuit in January against the complex’s owners, seeking…
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Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar’s health deteriorated and was rushed to a medical facility. According to details, Asad Umar was moved to the hospital via Sindh Rescue Ambulance Service 1122 after receiving a call. The former minister in his video statement inside the ambulance lauded the services of Sindh Rescue Ambulance 1122 as it reached within 5 minutes after receiving a call. He also lauded the expertise of the staff and added that the service is not less than a blessing for the people of Karachi. In 2023, former planning minister Asad Umar, who had resigned as…
New York state lawmakers on Friday passed legislation to bar social media platforms from exposing “addictive” algorithmic content to users under age 18 without parental consent, becoming the latest of several states moving to limit online risks to children. A companion bill to restrict online sites from collecting and selling the personal data of underage users also gained final legislative approval in the New York Assembly on Friday, a day after both measures cleared the state Senate. Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign both into law. She hailed the two measures as a “historic step forward in our efforts…
Microsoft kicked off its annual Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, unveiling a new all-digital version of its Xbox Series X and S consoles as well as trailers for more than a dozen games including the next installment of “Call of Duty.” The Games Showcase comes at a crucial time for Xbox and Microsoft as the gaming industry faces a downturn and publishers grapple with softer sales, layoffs and studio shutdowns. Microsoft showed off three gaming consoles including a disc-less version of the Xbox Series X and S consoles, and a special edition of the Series X with 2 terabytes of…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed an increase of sixty-two point three percent in IT exports during April this year as compared to same period last year. According to a fresh report of BBC, the increase in IT exports is a result of policy reforms and business-friendly policies introduced by Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). The report further said the stability of local currency and allowing freelancers to deposit foreign earnings into local bank accounts is the main factor of this surge in the IT exports. The relaxation in retention limit for IT companies from thirty-five to fifty percent by the State…
Pakistan choked in the final sequence of their World Cup 2024 clash with India to somehow surrender a tie they dominated for large parts of the game in New York on Sunday. Chasing a meagre 120, the Green Shirts could only manage 113 for the loss of 7 wickets as their run chase inexplicably, but also expectedly, derailed, bringing them on the verge of a swift exit out of the tournament. The Green Shirts were given two lifelines early on when both their openers, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, were dropped by Indian fielders. However, Jasprit Bumrah swiftly removed Babar,…
The cheapest Pakistan vs India ticket on the reseller website StubHub was $693, and the most expensive was $3,236. While America is not a cricketing country, a private suite for the World Cup final costs $12,488 per ticket, which is still less than the astounding $104,062 per ticket which comes under Zone Worrell Weeks Wolcott Premium. With a capacity of roughly 6,000 seats, ticketing is big business for the world cup, but it’s just a part of the pie that consists of media rights, sponsors, event hosting, merchandising and tickets. The Indian diaspora is the US has played a major…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has commenced the demolition of its main secretariat building at the Gaddafi Stadium here as part of extensive renovations to meet the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) requirements for hosting next year’s ICC Champions Trophy, tentatively scheduled for February to March. Similar construction activities are planned for the Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, and the National Bank Stadium in Karachi and PCB executives have already relocated their offices to the National Cricket Academy. In addition to the secretariat, the seating capacity of the Imran Khan and Fazal Mahmood Enclosures will be increased by approximately 2,000 seats each. The recently renovated…
NEW YORK: South Africa skipper Aiden Markram on Sunday admitted that batting on a “slow and fresh” Nassau County pitch has been tough, and wanted his side to revisit the strategies to score runs on the surface here. South Africa have won both their T20 World Cup matches here, but not without an almighty struggle. They chased 78 against Sri Lanka in 16.2 overs, and it took 18.5 overs for them to scale down 104 against Netherlands. “It’s still really fresh and just needs a bit of traffic. It’s not your usual boundaries and ball flying everywhere. The pitch has…
