Above photo: People wade through high water to evacuate a flooded home in LaPlace, La., after Hurricane Ida struck. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images. Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. This time the levees held. Billions of dollars invested in reinforcing them had paid off – at least for part of the population. A strong similarity between Ida and Katrina still emerged: Low-income communities and communities of color remain at high risk from hurricanes. As scholars who study refugees and migration worldwide, we are finding that the communities most at risk are […]
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Manchester United are reportedly willing to sack manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer if their season does not improve, with the Red Devils and rivals Manchester City said to be eyeing Mauricio Pochettino as their next coach. According to The Mirror, United chief Ed Woodward “will have no hesitation firing” the Norwegian despite his legendary status at the club if he’s unable to turn around their poor start to the campaign. The same outlet also reported the Argentinian – who remains available after leaving Tottenham Hotspur last year – is considered a prime candidate to replace Solskjaer, while City are also said to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1a/1080582786_0:108:3038:1816_1200x675_80_0_0_bab4f73a03f368f75af2c4a284d69aa5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009261080582789-biden-compares-trump-to-nazi-propaganda-chief-says-prepared-for-lies-on-debates/ As the US November presidential election race between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump intensifies, next week on 29 September, will see the two holding their first presidential debate. US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday compared incumbent President Donald Trump with the notorious Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, when interviewed by MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle. “I’m not sure anybody hasn’t already made up their mind they’re for Trump. But who knows. He’s sort of like Goebbels. You say the lie long enough, keep repeating it, repeating it, repeating […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080543893_0:0:3121:1757_1200x675_80_0_0_d11ba5484f4bc88b2a049bd939bee61a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evan Craighead . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080543925-facebook-prepared-to-restrict-content-circulation-if-us-election-descends-into-online-chaos/ Facebook will take an array of measures to “restrict the circulation of content” if the November 3 US presidential election devolves into chaos and unrest, according to a Tuesday report by the Financial Times. Former UK member of parliament Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs and communications risk management, told the Financial Times that risk management is one of the company’s utmost concerns related to the upcoming presidential election. Without getting into explicit details, Clegg noted that Facebook, which also owns the social media platform Instagram, has formulated a […]
The Indian Army chief is on a visit to the frontier areas in eastern Ladakh, which had witnessed one of the worst face-off between the armies of both countries in mid-June, and a subsequent alleged transgression bid by Chinese troops on the night of 29-30 August. Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said the situation along the India-China border in Ladakh is delicate, but under control. General Naravane is on a visit to friction points in eastern Ladakh to get a first-hand account of the situation. “The situation along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) is tense. Keeping in […]
Note: As we all adjust to the new reality, we’re bringing you some options for protection created by the US Concealed Carry Association. USCCA was founded 20 years ago to protect gun owners from a system that doesn’t always protect the Second Amendment. They provide a hotline to a lawyer, education, and many more benefits (by using this link and the links below, you’ll be helping support and benefit Gateway Pundit): —- From USCCA President and Founder Tim Schmidt: You were literally born with the natural instinct to protect. That’s right. Just like the mamma bear that will protect her cubs […]
A History Of Mutual Aid Has Prepared POC For This Moment By Myriam Gurba, Remmexcla. May 26, 2020 A History Of Mutual Aid Has Prepared POC For This Moment2020-05-262020-05-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/jasmine-araujo-organizes-volunteers-with-the-group-southern-solidarity-at-her-home.-new-orleans-louisiana.-april-10-2020.-e1590512835287.jpg200px200px Above photo: Jasmine Araujo, organizes volunteers with the group Southern Solidarity, at her home, this organization which started March 2020, by Jasmine Araujo, to feed people on the street during the Covid-19 shutdown. New Orleans, Louisiana. 04/10/2020. Ben Depp/National Geographic Society. Jasmine Araujo confesses she’s feeling tired. Minutes ago, she returned home from distributing bags filled with fresh fruit, greens, sandwiches and other foods to her unhoused neighbors in New Orleans. Now, Araujo—who’s […]
Conor McGregor’s friend and long time sparring partner Artem Lobov says that the Irish fighter was more focused on his business ahead of the UFC 249 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, but will be victorious should they meet again. It’s not a secret that a rematch with Nurmagomedov is one of the top priorities for the former double champ. At least fight wise. McGregor started hyping up the bout almost right after his four round submission loss in October 2018. READ MORE: McGregor calls Khabib a ‘scurrying rat’, gets reminded of own ‘embarrassment’ in Twitter spat A new wave of trashtalk came following […]
While the world’s second-largest economy, China, has suffered its first contraction on record due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some experts argue the country has been preparing for a possible crisis for a long time. RT talked to economists to find out if Beijing may have foreseen the economic crash and about the Chinese government’s response to it. “Nobody, including Beijing, could have foreseen the depth and gravity of this pandemic, specifically the cryptic transmission parameters by which the Covid-19 virus spreads. It is truly a once-in-100-year pandemic event,” said Sourabh Gupta, senior fellow at the Institute for China-America Studies. According to […]