Giorno: 14 Febbraio 2023

ME lawmaker proposes bill that requires state to buy out farmers whose land was contaminated by PFAS chemicals

A Maine lawmaker has proposed a bill to require the state to offer to buy out farmers whose land was contaminated by long-lasting chemicals caused by the spreading of sludge. The chemicals are PFAS chemicals, which are sometimes called “forever chemicals” because of how long they persist in the environment. Republican Rep. Wayne Parry’s bill […]

Lawmaker Fights Legalization of Prostitution In San Francisco District

A GOP lawmaker is warning that a San Francisco official’s push to legalize prostitution in the city’s Mission District will hamper police efforts to arrest sex traffickers.

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says it will shoot down any suspected Chinese spy crafts, military objects

Amid speculation over alleged Chinese spy balloons, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday it would shoot down any suspected military object coming close to its shores from mainland China. Maj. Gen. Huang Wen-chi, the assistant deputy chief of general staff for intelligence, told reporters that the self-governing island was on guard for any incursions, but had […]

Ukraine killing nearly 1,000 Russian troops every day, eliminates 5,000 in single battle

Ukrainian forces are killing nearly 1,000 Russian troops every day, and they eliminated 5,000 troops in a single battle in late January, according to U.K. officials citing data from Ukraine. Russian troops, including the elite 155th naval infantry, stormed the Ukrainian coal mining city Vuhledar near Dontesk in late January. Ukrainian forces repelled the offensive, […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Italian support for Ukraine on the wane according to recent poll

You will meet people in Italy who are actually pro-Russia. Or at least ready to lay some blame on the United States and/or NATO for provoking Vladimir Putin to attack Ukraine, as if somehow absolving the Russian president. Largely, however, such positions are expressed privately. So when former four-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, with cameras […]

Dutch fighter jets intercept three Russian military aircraft near Poland, escort planes away

A pair of Dutch F-35 fighter jets have intercepted a formation of Russian military planes that were flying near Polish airspace, defense officials have revealed. The incident happened Monday as “The then unknown aircraft approached the Polish NATO area of responsibility from Kaliningrad,” a Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea, Reuters quoted the Netherlands defense […]

Australian police searching for 3 men after $165 million of cocaine washes ashore along with capsized boat

Police in Western Australia are searching for three men they say are linked to a capsized boat and roughly $165 million dollars of cocaine from that boat that washed up on a beach. In a press release, Australian Federal Police say they were alerted by the Western Australia Police Force on February 1 that three […]

Nonbinary former Biden official Sam Brinton to appear in court to face bag theft charges

Former senior Department of Energy (DOE) official Sam Brinton is scheduled to appear in Minnesota court on Wednesday to face charges stemming from a September baggage theft. In late October, Brinton was charged with stealing a woman’s luggage worth $2,325 near the baggage claim area at Minneapolis St. Paul Airport (MSP) on Sept. 16. According […]

Voli in business e hotel di lusso: dalla Russia ai Paesi del Golfo, i viaggi di 130 eurodeputati a spese di Paesi stranieri

Read More C’è chi vola in Azerbaijan, dorme in un albergo di lusso, e si redime: il giorno dopo la sua posizione su Baku cambia improvvisamente e da “nemici dei diritti umani” si trasformano magicamente in esempi di democrazia. C’è l’India che ha una passione per l’Ecr, il gruppo di cui fa parte Fratelli d’Italia. […]

Erin Brockovich: Biden Needs to ‘Step Up’ Efforts on Ohio Train Derailment

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is calling for President Joe Biden to step up his efforts and get involved in the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, which spewed hazardous chemicals.