Giorno: 1 Settembre 2023

Florida Officials: EVs Flooded by Idalia Go Up in Smoke

Firefighters in a Florida city slammed by Hurricane Idalia are warning residents that electric cars impacted by saltwater flooding are at risk of catching fire.

DHS to launch ‘national campaign’ to get some migrants work permits as New York begs for help

The Department of Homeland Security says it will launch a “national campaign” to help work-eligible migrants get employment authorization, just as Democratic politicians are pushing for the administration to expand work permits to migrants. DHS had sent a team of experts to assess the migrant operations in New York City, where officials have declared services […]

Biden Move to Reclassify Marijuana Seen as Political

President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana ahead of the 2024 presidential election, reports the Washington Examiner.[#item_full_content]

Ex-Proud Boys Leaders Get Among Longest Sentences in Jan. 6 Attack

Two former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group were sentenced to more than a decade each in prison Thursday for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020…[#item_full_content]

Will Gas Prices Rise Again – Yup! Here’s Why

Could gas prices get any higher? Yes, they can, and it is even expected that gas and diesel prices will continue to increase.[#item_full_content]

Emergency services must now begin identifying remains from South African fire that left at least 74 dead

Emergency services teams have left the scene of one of South Africa’s deadliest fires at a derelict Johannesburg apartment block and pathologists on Friday faced the grisly task of identifying dozens of charred bodies and some body parts that were transported in large trucks to mortuaries across the city. That will establish whether the death […]

Thailand’s king reduces prison sentence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a single year

Thailand’s king on Friday reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison term to a single year following the divisive politician’s return last week from 15 years of self-imposed exile. Thai media, citing Justice Ministry sources, reported that Thaksin can apply for parole after serving one-third of his sentence, or four months. They said the […]

18 suspected gang members killed in South African police shootout

Eighteen suspects were killed in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region on Friday. Police said their top officials, including the national commissioner of police, the deputy commissioner and the head of the elite Hawks unit were on their way to the scene of the shootout in the Makhado municipality in […]

Wagner Group flag seen flying at Prigozhin crash site in Russia

A Wagner Group flag was spotted flying Friday at the plane crash site that killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.  In an image taken by Reuters, the flag – attached to a tree branch – is seen next to a pile of rocks and flowers near the village of Kuzhenkino, outside of Moscow.  The flag […]

Over 2,000 Russian troops take part in military exercises in Belarus near borders of NATO countries

More than 2,000 troops from a Russia-led security alliance opened military exercises Friday in parts of Belarus near the borders of NATO countries. The exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization include troops from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member of the CSTO but did not send any of its […]