Above photo: Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition demonstration outside Wayne County Treasurer on March 30, 2022. Roslyn Ogburn. Moratorium NOW! Coalition welcomes decision however is calling for a permanent solution to the housing crisis in the area and nationally. A Wayne County judge on March 29 granted a motion by Treasurer Eric R. Sabree extending the ban on owner-occupied homes being placed in jeopardy of seizure and public auction. This decision came in the aftermath of a campaign by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition (MNC) and other housing groups in the city of Detroit. A resolution was passed on March 29 by the […]
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A man casts his ballot for the 2020 presidential election at an early voting location in Alexandria, Virginia. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images A man casts his ballot for the 2020 presidential election at an early voting location in Alexandria, Virginia. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images A federal court has extended Virginia’s voter registration deadline after an accidentally clipped fiber optic cable took down the Department of Elections website on Tuesday for hours on the final day of voter registration. Voters in Virginia will now be able to register until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, in person or online. […]
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The period of the general quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Israel has been extended until October 18, the prime minister and the health minister said in a joint statement. Earlier, Israel imposed strict norms of nationwide quarantine until the end of the fall holidays – 11 October, and then the period was extended until 14 October. “Extend the current regulations until Sunday, 18 October”, the statement said. In addition, the restrictions on flights abroad have been extended until 15 October. According to the coronavirus-induced measures, many workplaces are closed, with the exception of vital […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009301080617678-india-test-fires-extended-range-brahmos-cruise-missile-amid-deployment-near-china-border/ The Indian military has deployed 450 km-range BrahMos cruise missiles and 800 km-range Nirbhay cruise missiles in the Ladakh region, as tensions with China continue simmering despite several rounds of talks. India successfully test-fired an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a domestically-manufactured booster from a test facility off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday morning. Defence officials said that the test of the missile, which can hit a target at a distance up to 450 kilometres, was carried out within the PJ-10 project of the Defence Research and Development Organisation […]
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The day before, Marshall Billingslea, US special presidential envoy for arms control, said that Washington is offering Moscow to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for less than five years in order to hammer out a new multilateral document as soon as possible. Russia will find effective ways to protect itself if no agreement is reached with the United States on extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told Sputnik in an interview, stressing that Russia hopes for prolongation of the deal. “If the deal is not extended, we […]
A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images The winding down of the 2020 census must […]
Maria Hernandez (top row, second from left) and her extended family live together in Los Angeles. When she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, she self-isolated in an upstairs bedroom. Courtesy of Maria Hernandez hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Maria Hernandez Maria Hernandez (top row, second from left) and her extended family live together in Los Angeles. When she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, she self-isolated in an upstairs bedroom. Courtesy of Maria Hernandez Maria Hernandez shares a four-bedroom house in Los Angeles with her husband, Michael Josephy, three of her daughters and her 85-year-old mother. Her 3-year-old granddaughter often stays […]
As protests over the death of George Floyd and against police brutality continue across the United States, a portion of a street near the White House has been officially renamed ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ by the administration of Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. Amid Washington DC streets flooded with protesters, an estimated 3 kilometre (1.7 mile) anti-riot fence, that was erected earlier on Tuesday, has been extended around the White House. Despite the barriers, thick crowds continue to gather around the White House, chanting “Black Lives Matter”, singing songs and holding posters. People continue to arrive at the site, occasionally blocking […]