The explosion that ripped through Beirut on 4 August aggravated Lebanon’s economic crisis and fuelled anti-government sentiment, which led to an early departure of the prime minister and his cabinet. The Beirut explosion caused between $3.8 billion and $4.6 billion in physical damage to the Lebanese capital, according to the World Bank’s preliminary assessment. The bank estimates that the additional decline in economic activity following the […]
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Eight schoolteachers from Meadowlawn Elementary School in Indiana have sued the local sheriff’s department after a traumatizing course of “active shooter” training allegedly left them physically and psychologically scarred. Active shooter training with the White County Sheriff’s Department was “one of the most terrifying experiences of [their lives],” the educators alleged in a lawsuit filed last week, claiming they were shot at point-blank range with airsoft […]
Mr. Trump is set to travel to South Dakota on Friday evening for a massive fireworks display at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, a made-for-TV patriotic display that he has spent years lobbying to revive. Source link
Excavaton of trench at the site of the battlefield of Waterloo by veterans and archaeologists from Waterloo Uncovered. Photo Credit Waterloo Uncovered. Battlefield Archaeology Helps Veterans With Physical and Mental Recovery University of Glasgow A new report by the charity Waterloo Uncovered reveals how archaeological work on the battlefield of Waterloo is helping Veterans and Serving Military Personnel with recovery from some of the mental and […]
At This Point in Time, Before Access to a Vaccine, Humans Must Take Control of Stopping the Spread of COVID-19 by Carol Duff MSN, BA, RN SitRep: States are opening up businesses which have been shuttered for weeks, allowing restaurants to serve food instead of just providing carry out orders, opening up more opportunities for people to be in close physical contact with those they do […]
pinterest.com As death toll nears 100,000, some Americans break from social distancing during holiday weekend by Christina Maxouris/CNN (CNN)The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus neared 100,000 on Monday, as Americans — some who decided to forgo social distancing — wrapped up their Memorial Day weekends. As of Monday evening, the number of coronavirus-related deaths had reached 98,218, more than the number of US troops […]
After Micree Ketuan Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain, moved to reinstate his position after another partial legal victory over his former employer, tensions reportedly escalated into a physical brawl. According to a source close to Zhan, who was ousted by his rival co-founder Wu Jihan last October, the former executive was recently granted the right to recover his status as the legal representative of Beijing […]