Giorno: 12 Maggio 2023

Environmentalists bemoan New Mexico’s alleged inaction on oil spills

Environmentalists who had praised the approval of rules adopted by New Mexico nearly two years ago to crack down on oilfield spills have alleged the state isn’t doing enough to enforce the provisions. They criticized the Oil Conservation Division during a meeting Thursday, pointing to a 16% increase in spills of wastewater from the drilling […]

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu offers path to legal pot day after effort died in Legislature

A day after New Hampshire legislators rejected the latest attempt to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, Gov. Chris Sununu — a potential Republican presidential candidate — proposed a path forward Friday that is similar to how the state controls liquor sales. “In the past, I said now is not the time to legalize marijuana […]

El Paso city leader warns immigration can’t be a ‘free-for-all,’ calls for policy change as Title 42 ends

EL PASO, TEXAS — A city leader of El Paso, Texas, is warning that migration into the city can’t be a “free-for-all” and calling for policy changes in Washington — while saying that a last-minute block of the Biden administration’s parole policy may have prevented a bigger surge into the area. Mario D’Agostino, the deputy […]

White House rages after federal judge blocks release of migrants without court dates: ‘Sabotage’

The White House on Friday said that a ruling that blocked the administration’s ability to release migrants without court dates into the interior is an act of “sabotage” just as other administration agencies decried it as “harmful.” “So let me just say on the ruling that you just laid out to me. So, look, the […]

New York Parade Celebrates Falun Gong, Condemns Religious Persecution in China

Read More NEW YORK—A blue-and-golden dragon, a float of fairies seated atop large lotus flowers, and a full Western marching band formed part of a contingent of thousands who marched through midtown Manhattan for a yearly celebration. The New York parade, with 5,000 attendees, marks one of the largest of its kind in the world […]

Study Finds Your Neighborhood Is a Factor in Your Dementia Risk

Read More An Australian study of nearly 5,000 people found that those who lived in wealthier suburbs scored significantly higher on memory tests and lower on dementia risk tests than those who were less affluent. As the nation’s second leading cause of death, there has been a concerted effort to understand and identify risk factors […]

Report: Immigration Judge Shortage Causing Huge Case Backlog

A “severe” shortage of immigration judges is causing a yearslong case backlog that is likely to get much worse as Title 42’s end sees a massive surge of illegal migrants coming across the border. The New York Times reported Friday that the expected huge surge in illegal …

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds ‘frustrated’ CNN panel couldn’t stop interrupting him

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., said he was left “frustrated” after a CNN panel in which he was repeatedly interrupted on Wednesday, comparing it to the network’s town hall with former President Donald Trump. “I got a little frustrated, because, I’m like, we just watched you know, Kaitlan Collins do this Donald Trump. Now you’re […]

DHS officials admit to pre-screening reporter questions on the border, but won’t do it again

The Biden administration says it will no longer pre-screen reporter questions in future briefings after it admitted to using new system that forced reporters to submit written questions that were screened in a Friday press call. Officials from the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Defense on Friday held a virtual briefing Friday on the […]

UN human rights report says nearly 500 believed to have died in Mali village massacre last year

Malian forces backed by foreign military personnel are believed to have killed at least 500 people over several days in a village last year, the U.N. said Friday, significantly raising the death toll from what already has been called the worst single atrocity in Mali’s decade-long fight against extremist groups. The new report from the […]