Giorno: 7 Settembre 2023

43 Firefighters’ Names Added to 9/11 Memorial Wall

The names of 43 firefighters who died from 9/11-related illnesses have been added to the New York City Fire Department’s World Trade Center Memorial Wall ahead of next week’s 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

GAO Report: Border Wall Harmed Cultural, Natural Resources

The border wall built under the Trump administration harmed some cultural and natural resources, affected endangered species and altered water sources, according to a report released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office.[#item_full_content]

Justice Kavanaugh Predicts ‘Concrete Steps’ on Ethics Concerns

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code …[#item_full_content]

‘Tonight Show’ Staff Accuse Fallon of Toxic Workplace

Fourteen former employees and two current workers at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” allege that the TV host’s behavior has created a deeply toxic work environment, according to Rolling Stone. The former and current employees allege that Fallon exhibited erratic …[#item_full_content]

Category 4 Hurricane Lee ‘Rapidly Strengthening’ Across Caribbean

Hurricane Lee has intensified to a Category 4 storm and is “rapidly strengthening” as it churns through the Caribbean on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported.In Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has…

Federal judge deals another blow to Minnesota copper-nickel mine proposal

A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota, dismissing the company’s lawsuit that sought to regain the critical mineral rights leases that the Biden administration cancelled. The ruling Wednesday was the latest blow to the stalled $1.7 billion […]

South Florida Town State’s First LGBTQ+ Sanctuary

Lake Worth Beach became the first town in Florida to declare itself a sanctuary for “LGBTQIA+ individuals and their families,” The Hill reported.[#item_full_content]

Gabon junta frees deposed president from house arrest, appoints ‘prime minister of the transition’

Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is free and can travel abroad for medical treatment, the country’s junta said as it appointed a new prime minister. Raymond Ndong Sima, an economist, was named “prime minister of the transition,” according to a statement read […]

Aung San Suu Kyi’s health a concern amidst prison conditions and denial of treatment

Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system, a medical worker said Thursday. Suu Kyi, 78, who was arrested in February 2021 when the army seized power from her […]

House Judiciary investigating alleged ‘abusive tactics’ by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team

The House Judiciary Committee is investigating alleged misconduct by a prosecutor on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team, accusing the office of engaging in “abusive tactics.” Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Thursday sent a letter to Smith notifying him that the panel has launched an investigation into DOJ prosecutor Jay Bratt— a senior prosecutor in […]