Above Photo: Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa is one of the largest US foreign air bases. The island of Okinawa hosts a bulk of US military stationed in Japan and has witnessed popular unrest over this issue in recent times. Residents of Iwakuni, which hosts one of the largest US foreign bases, recently announced that they will file a lawsuit that could have wider implications for foreign military bases in Japan. Iwakuni, Japan – A group of residents of the city of Iwakuni, in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, announced plans to use a lawsuit to demand a ban on military […]
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Malden Residents Can’t Get Through To Housing Management, Form Coalition By Sophia Paffenroth, The Scope Boston. March 26, 2022 Malden Residents Can’t Get Through To Housing Management, Form Coalition2022-03-262022-03-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/20220326.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Protesters hold a sign, courtesy of City Life, that demands rent control. In addition to the unhealthy, unclean and undignified living conditions, residents and supporters were also protesting unaffordable rent increases and no-fault evictions. Sophia Paffenroth. ‘We’re Afraid The Building Is Going To Collapse’. Rhina Sorto, who has been filing complaints to Carabetta Management for months about mold, flooding and rodent infestation, was joined in a protest yesterday by other […]
Above Photo: Christine Pontecorvo. The Better Path Coalition reported on January 6 two local residents Christine “PK” DiGiulio, Analytical Chemist from Downingtown, Upper Uwchlan Township, and Connor Young, Registered Nurse from Lionville, Uwchlan Township, locked their bodies and halted construction on the Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco Mariner East Pipelines. This pipeline project is slated to take natural gas liquids out of the US to overseas markets. Before reaching the Marcus Hook shipping port, the line traverses 350 miles of personal and public property, 1,227 stream crossings, 570 wetland crossings, and 11 pond crossings; 337 of these crossings disturb what DEP refers to […]
Above Photo: Secl/Wikimedia Commons. Opposition to a proposed petrochemical complex near Prince George, British Columbia, continues to build, with locals fearing environmental harms and environmental experts asking how such a project could proceed with the global climate on red alert. A council meeting in B.C.’s largest northern city grew heated last week as residents expressed “fierce criticism” about the C$5.6-billion petrochemical complex that Calgary-based West Coast Olefins (WCO) hopes to build outside of town, reports CBC News. Among attendees were members of a grassroots organization called Grasslands Not Gas Lands, which has collected 1,500 signatures to date on its petition calling for a […]
Above Photo: The Complex Situation Derived From The COVID-19 Pandemic And The Tightening Of The Financial, Economic And Commercial Blockade Of The United States Against Cuba Has Motivated The Articulation Of Solidarity Organizations And The Mobilization Of Cubans Living Abroad. (@EmbacubaCanada/Twitter) Some 8.7 Million Syringes And Medical And Hospital Supplies Will Soon Reach Cuba Thanks To The Solidarity Of Nationals Abroad And Organizations Supporting The Island, Cuban Media Reported Monday. According to Humberto Pérez, coordinator of the Asociación Martiana de Cubanos Residentes en Panamá, organizer of the shipment, the donation is part of the campaign Rompamos el Bloqueo, in which organizations […]
Numerous people reported hearing the strange high-pitched ringing sound during a rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, while the four newest Russian Su-57 Felon fighter jets appeared in the sky. A Moscow resident has described hearing a mysterious ‘scary’ noise in the skies above the city as ‘like something a real howl’. The Frelon reportedly continues to suffer from developmental issues, including the production of the new turbofan engines. The initial serial production versions lack the promised new-generation engines. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Aviation experts have stressed that Su-57 Frelon is equipped with two advanced versions […]
It was low tide on the north shore of Boston when Steve Kearns felt the mosquito bite that would land him in a hospital with West Nile Virus disease for a week. “For at least six months after that, I felt like every five minutes I was being run over by a truck,” Kearns says. “I couldn’t work, I couldn’t walk very well and I couldn’t focus. I wondered for a bit if I’d ever get better.” Kearns, 71, recounted the experience during a check-up with his physician, Dr. Gaurab Basu, and Dr. Charlotte Rastas, a third year resident in primary […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0b/1080741837_0:52:1275:769_1200x675_80_0_0_4fa92f70906f7f376a8f5583490429ca.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Jason Dunn. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010111080741617-video-hooded-youths-launch-fireworks-at-cars-and-residents-in-sheffield/ Bonfire Night in the United Kingdom is known for its extravagant fireworks displays and burning effigies. However, in the days running up to the event, when personal fireworks are sold prolifically, they are often used by gangs as weapons, leading to chaos in the streets in recent years. A group of hooded youths were captured on video launching fireworks at moving cars on the main road in Sheffield on Saturday evening. The footage shows the group of teenagers setting off the explosive devices while yelling at residents in the centre street. A woman […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/07/1080690039_0:64:1281:784_1200x675_80_0_0_a9a3408969a00d6b2bc7ff09552be2ce.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010071080689975-video-east-london-residents-rush-to-buy-bottled-water-following-large-pipe-burst-in-main-supply/ The tap water shortage was said to have taken place on Tuesday afternoon at around 4.30 p.m., but the company responsible for public water in that part of London, Thames Water, was not able to discover the cause of the issue until nearly midnight. Thousands of residences in East London were left without water beginning Tuesday afternoon, prompting residents to clear local supermarket shelves of drinking water. Local residents reported on social media an ongoing water shortage beginning Tuesday at around 4.30 p.m. BST, but Thames Water was only able “to identify exactly […]
At San Antonio’s Cornerstone Church on Sunday morning, hundreds of maskless congregants sang and prayed, swaying together in the pews, babies and grandparents in close proximity. It might have been easy to forget there was a deadly pandemic blazing through the country. That is, until about 25 minutes into the sermon, when pastor Matt Hagee, on a stage bathed in blue light, announced that his father, the 80-year-old senior pastor and the church’s founder, John Hagee, had been diagnosed two days earlier with COVID-19. Hagee said during the Oct. 4 livestreamed service that his father “has been diligent throughout this entire […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Greek police launched an operation on Thursday morning to transfer residents of the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, which was devastated by a powerful blaze, to the new tent city in Kara Tepe, the Ekathimerini newspaper reported on Thursday. Earlier this week, the newspaper reported that Greece planned to strengthen the police presence at the new migrant facility set up at an old military firing range to ensure order and protection as the country made efforts to relocate these migrants. At the same time, many migrants were reluctant to enter the new camp, as […]
A sheriff’s deputy in Orange County, California has been caught on camera robbing a recently deceased pensioner’s home, just weeks after attending the scene in response to the emergency call reporting the man’s death. Orange County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it is investigating 12-year force veteran Steve Hortz, who is accused of burglarizing the unoccupied home and helping himself to the dead man’s two safes, ceiling fans, a rifle case, and other miscellaneous items. An attorney for the deceased contacted the sheriff’s department to report the missing items and shared the security camera footage. “Deputy Hortz returned to that residence in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080425120_0:322:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_d3ee56b4f306208b1138a5a358eb8575.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009111080424981-half-million-oregon-residents-forced-to-evacuate-8-people-killed-as-wildfires-continue/ In mid-August, massive wildfires started across several US states including California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington, prompting emergency teams to race against time to save the lives of as many as possible along the nation’s West Coast. Authorities in the US state of Oregon said on Thursday that over 500,000 people, at least 10% of the state’s 4.2 million population, have been forced to evacuate as enormous wildfires continue burning across the state and other parts of the West Coast of the United States, according to the Associated Press. The authorities pointed […]
Across China, life has largely returned to normal — except in the western region of Xinjiang. Some 22 million people have been under heavy lockdown since July — and they’re questioning its severity. (Image credit: Zhao Ge/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images) Source link
Thousands of California residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as dozens of wildfires continued to tear through the state, sparked by lightning storms and an unrelenting heatwave. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were about 367 fires raging across California—23 of them considered major blazes—Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press briefing. After more than 100,000 residents were ordered to flee their homes in one northern California city, Newsom has declared a state of emergency and called on the California National Guard to help with relief efforts. “This fire season has been very active,” Newsom said, calling Wednesday “another challenging day.” He […]
Philadelphia is seeing an increase in shootings so the far-left City Council and police organized a ‘home gun-check campaign’ urging residents to turn in their firearms. Makes sense. Voluntary gun buyback programs and other programs aimed at urging residents to voluntarily turn in their firearms would only increase violence because it keeps criminals armed and disarms law abiding citizens. Far left “community groups” with backing from city officials and police are distributing flyers which reads “save a life, turn in a gun.” TRENDING: Multiple People Arrested For Not Wearing Masks in OC Grocery Store – Store Manager Locked Them in and […]
After it became clear that his neighborhood would be targeted as part of a sweeping plan to rid the country of immigrant-heavy areas officially designated as “ghettos,” Asif Mehmood and 11 of his neighbors filed a lawsuit against the Danish government. Sidsel Overgaard/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sidsel Overgaard/NPR After it became clear that his neighborhood would be targeted as part of a sweeping plan to rid the country of immigrant-heavy areas officially designated as “ghettos,” Asif Mehmood and 11 of his neighbors filed a lawsuit against the Danish government. Sidsel Overgaard/NPR Asif Mehmood moved to his neighborhood in the Nørrebro […]
Antifa-BLM militants roved into residential neighborhoods in Portland Saturday night and threatened to kill people in an apartment building. “Black Lives Matter!” the rioters chanted in the middle of the night causing residents to awaken. “We’re gonna burn your building down!” a terrorist screamed at a person who looked out their window. “We know where you live!! TRENDING: RUMORS SWIRLING: President Trump’s Recent Actions Indicate Something HUGE Is About to Drop One of the terrorists accused the Portland resident of “internalizing Capitalism” for wanting to sleep so they can work. “You’ve really internalized Capitalism if you’re more worried about getting a […]
A TGP reader Gusano sent this to us this morning. Gusano lives in Broward County Florida and he received a letter from a Democrat in Washington state encouraging him to ask local officials to vote by mail. The letter from “Judy” even includes instructions on how to apply for mail in ballots. Trump was right. TRENDING: Teen Activist Who Rallied to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot Dead in Chicago The left is pushing this all over the country because they know it is easier to cheat that way. “Judy” certainly has no interest in this person’s well-being. […]
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is ratcheting up enforcement of a state Covid-19 mask mandate, ordering police to cite residents who refuse to wear a face covering after being warned and penalize them with a $250 fine. “For months, we have been focusing on education and not citations, but now I am instructing the Houston Police Department to issue the necessary warnings and citations to anyone not wearing a mask in public if they do not meet the criteria for an exemption,” the mayor said Monday at a press briefing. The citation comes with a $250 fine. Lives are at stake, so […]
This is what life is like under Democrat rule. The Minneapolis Police Department circulated a series of tips for residents in response to a spike in carjackings and robberies. Be prepared to give up your wallet, purse and cell phone, says the Minneapolis PD. Do not put up a fight, do as they say. TRENDING: Federal Government and Yale Are Holding Clinical Trials on How Best to ‘Persuade’ Americans to Take COVID-19 Vaccines MPD has issued a series of tips for residents to limit their risk of robbery: Do not walk alone Be hyper-aware of your surroundings at all times […]
Nursing Home Residents Recreate Iconic Album Covers During Lockdown by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com Four months into COVID-19 lockdowns, staffers at senior care homes are coming up with increasingly innovative ways to fill residents’ time. In Edgeware, England, for instance, activities manager Robert Speker has been collaborating with seniors quarantined at Sydmar Lodge Care Home to recreate an array of iconic album covers. As Laurel Wamsley reports for NPR, chosen albums range from Elvis Presley’s self-titled debut to Madonna’s True Blue and Adele’s 21. One remake features resident Sheila Solomon wielding a cane in a mirror image of the Clash’s guitar-smashing London Calling cover; Roma Cohen’s version of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, meanwhile, […]
On Tuesday, US authorities gave China 72 hours to shut down its Houston, Texas Consulate, accusing its staff of systematically engaging in espionage. Beijing responded by ordering US diplomats to leave America’s diplomatic mission in Chengdu, with Washington claiming that China has no right to respond in that kind of tit-for-tat manner. China strongly protests US officials’ “forcible entry” into the Chinese diplomatic mission in Houston on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has announced. “China has expressed strong opposition and a firm protest against the forcible entry of the US side in the territory of the Chinese consulate general in […]
Relations between the United Kingdom and the People’s Republic of China are turning increasingly sour, as London has introduced new eased routes to citizenship for nearly three million residents of Hong Kong. The Chinese foreign ministry threatened to end its recognition of British National Overseas (BNO) passports held by residents of Hong Kong in response to the former colonial power’s policy of opening up increased pathways to UK citizenship. A spokesman echoed China’s position Thursday, saying the move by the UK was an act of interference in its internal affairs. “As the English side is the first to violate the promise, China […]
Cary Jay Smith Convicted sex offender Cary Jay Smith was recently released from a California psychiatric facility after being forcefully hospitalized for more than 20 years. Smith repeatedly testified to having fantasies about raping and killing young boys and said he likes to be referred to as “RTK” which stands for “rape, torture, kill.” He also claimed he has killed three boys and molested more than 200 others. In 1985, Smith was convicted of a misdemeanor sexual offense involving a child and had to register as a sex offender, however that requirement expired and he was removed from the sex offender […]
Fans of Leeds United celebrated wildly to mark their team’s promotion to the Premier League. But the aftermath was far from pretty, as residents of the English city woke up to mountains of rubbish on Monday morning. The streets of the Yorkshire town were littered with a truly extraordinary amount of trash, leaving council workers with a mammoth clean-up operation. Thousands of beer bottles and cans were strewn around Millennium Square in the city center along with heaps of food packaging and other waste. It comes after the storied local football club secured its return to the top flight of English […]
Asheville Approves Reparations For Black Residents By Joel Burgess, Asheville Citizen Times. July 16, 2020 Asheville Approves Reparations For Black Residents2020-07-162020-07-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/h14-asheville-nc-e1594942731965.jpg200px200px Above photo: Asheville apologizes for slavery. From Democracy Now. Asheville, NC – In an extraordinary move, the City Council has apologized for the city’s historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial of basic liberties to Black residents and voted to provide reparations to them and their descendants. The 7-0 vote came the night of July 14. “Hundreds of years of black blood spilled that basically fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African American members of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107640/39/1076403932_0:10:1200:685_1200x675_80_0_0_d3615eea7773938f31b10b84c26cec30.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007151079891958-israeli-pilot-reportedly-grounded-after-terrorizing-residents-by-making-sonic-booms-with-his-f-35/ Israel was one of the first countries to procure the Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighter plane from the US, receiving its first nine planes in late 2017, and reporting their use in combat in Syria in May 2018. Israel plans to buy at least 50 F-35s in total. An Israeli Air Force pilot was grounded Wednesday after startling residents of the northern port city of Haifa and the Jezreel Valley by using his F-35 to cause sonic booms, The Times of Israel has reported. The incidents reportedly took place at about 10 pm local […]
Robert Speker wanted to keep spirits up while visitors and outside entertainment were banned due to COVID-19. His ingenious idea: cast the residents as rock stars. (Image credit: Screengrab by NPR/Robert Speker on Twitter) Source link
Chief Nim Kidd The Texas Emergency Management Division is advising residents to wear a mask at all times, even at home! Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division Emergency Management appeared on WOAI-TV this week and advised people to mask up in their own homes. “We still need people to wear the mask out in public, we still need people to keep social distance and isolation,” Kidd said. “Ryan, the one thing I want to try to get across today is we need to do that when we’re in our homes also. “As you know, I’m a life-long San Antonian, grew […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107637/00/1076370062_30:0:1230:675_1200x675_80_0_0_fdfcbfb012229d234b5d9581f58da96e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007061079803556-florida-health-officials-warn-residents-after-confirming-one-rare-brain-eating-amoeba-infection/ The species is said to cause a rare brain illness known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis, that destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and death. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has registered 34 PAM infections in the country between 2009-2018. Florida has seen 37 cases since 1962. The Florida Department of Health (DoH) announced on Friday that it had registered a case of infection by Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic single-celled amoeba that causes a brain infection known as ‘primary amebic meningoencephalitis’ (PAM), in Hillsborough County. “One person contracted Naegleria fowleri in […]
Chris Mosier, the first transgender person to qualify for an Olympic trial, joined protesters in Boise, Idaho to push back against legislation targeting transgender residents. James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio hide caption toggle caption James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio Chris Mosier, the first transgender person to qualify for an Olympic trial, joined protesters in Boise, Idaho to push back against legislation targeting transgender residents. James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio Two new laws went into effect in Idaho this week that target transgender residents. The enactment comes on the heels of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision in June, which greatly expanded […]
When Brandon Sicilia was named the police chief of Price City last July, some residents of the small Utah town were “horrified.” While the 47-year-old law enforcement official had spent over two decades serving the Carbon County city of 8,715 residents, he also had a history of posting vile, racist comments on Facebook. “Ol’ Busta, once again demonstrated the prime example of a Typical coward N—er. BTW: I don’t use the term much… But, when I do, It’s equivalent to one satanic S.O.B,” Sicilia wrote in a 2016 post, obtained by The Daily Beast, that didn’t censor the N-word. In a […]
For decades, D.C. license plates have bemoaned the district’s lack of representation. There are renewed efforts in Congress to grant D.C. statehood. Owen Byrne/Flickr hide caption toggle caption Owen Byrne/Flickr For decades, D.C. license plates have bemoaned the district’s lack of representation. There are renewed efforts in Congress to grant D.C. statehood. Owen Byrne/Flickr Some residents of Washington D.C. have lived there for years but still cast their votes from elsewhere in the United States. D.C. is home to over 700,000 people, a population greater than Wyoming and Vermont — but unlike citizens in those states, D.C. residents don’t have anyone […]
Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser urged Washington DC residents to stay home on Independence Day this year due to the coronavirus threat. Bowser made her remarks on Thursday during a press conference. DC Mayor Bowser begins her news conference by urging DC residents to celebrate the 4th of July at home. The feds have already announced the fireworks on the Mall will take place and the President plans a “Salute to America” on the south lawn of WH and Ellipse. pic.twitter.com/cmzKPCofQE — Paul Wagner (@Fox5Wagner) June 25, 2020 Of course, this is the same mayor who was OUT MARCHING with Black Lives […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107488/70/1074887022_0:166:4414:2648_1200x675_80_0_0_c7a4fbf03987b89350f18beb9c840f42.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006271079734086-newer-swarms-of-locusts-enter-national-capital-region-in-india-residents-share-creepy-videos/ New Delhi (Sputnik): India has been faced by a locust menace. In the last 40 days, India has faced swarms of locusts attacking and destroying crops in several states, like Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Odisha. The menace is expected to end with the approaching rains. The second wave of locust swarms has now entered Gurugram, which is part of India’s national capital region (NCR). The insects also returned to India via the desert state of Rajasthan which shares a border with Pakistan. Residents of NCR on Saturday took […]
Three officers with North Carolina’s Wilmington Police Department were recently fired from the force after the individuals were recorded engaging in threatening and racially-charged conversations that touched on the desire to kill Black residents. The disturbing commentary, which was recorded via an accidental activation of a patrol car camera, was discovered on June 4 during a monthly department audit of video recordings. The nearly two-hour-long recording included remarks from former officers Kevin Piner, Jessie Moore and Brian Gilmore and was immediately reported after a reviewer flagged the “extremely racist comments” in a report. A summary of an internal investigation report reveals […]
Health Editor’s Note: Residents and employees of long term care facilities and nursing homes make up 40% of the coronavirus death toll for the U.S. Admittedly, the residents of these two types of facilities will have coexisting conditions that will make them more vulnerable to coronavirus, so the infection and death rates would be projected to be higher than found in other subsets of population. Early on visitors were forbidden admittance to these facilities but what was not taken into equally important account was that the workers would be leaving and returning after being out in the coronavirus laden world. This […]
It was reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition government partner from the Blue and White Alliance, Benny Gantz, discussed on Wednesday four scenarios presented by the PM to extend sovereignty to lands on the West Bank. Although the two have failed to agree on a course of action, talks are expected to continue. Alternate Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel, Benny Gantz, during a Thursday meeting with senior defence officials said that he would not support extending the Jewish state’s sovereignty to areas on the West Bank populated by “many Palestinian residents” in order to […]
Man-made disaster: The actions of New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo led to thousands of coronavirus deaths in his state. A memo dated March 25, 2020, ordered state officials to move coronavirus patients to nursing homes. TRENDING: Fulton County DA Announces 11 Charges, Including Felony Murder on the Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting of Rayshard Brooks – Says Brooks Never Informed He Was Under Arrest? It was New York state policy to put the sick patients back in the nursing home. In early May the New York State Department of Health took down their state order demanding nursing homes welcome coronavirus patients. […]
A 24-year-old black man was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California, this week, sparking a massive public outcry and demands for a more thorough investigation after officials almost immediately described it as a suicide. Robert Fuller was found by a passerby at about 3:39 a.m. Wednesday near Palmdale City Hall in Poncitlán Square, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Homicide investigators said they had found “no signs of a struggle” and suggested Fuller had died by suicide—an assessment echoed by city officials who attributed the death to emotional despair caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “Sadly, it is […]
Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to tackle a blaze at a disused nuclear facility in Dodewaard in the Netherlands. Police have asked the public to stay away and lock all doors and windows to avoid exposure to the fumes. The fire broke out shortly before noon local time on Thursday in Dodewaard, which is roughly 100 km from Amsterdam. Eyewitness video from the scene shows fire crews battling the blaze on the roof. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown, but it may have started after work was carried out on the roof recently, according to a spokesperson […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for one county after two dams breached on the same day, warning that downtown Midland could be under nine feet of water in just 12 hours as thousands evacuate. Both the Edenville and Sanford dams near Midland breached on Tuesday after several days of heavy rainfall, sending a torrent of water downstream along the Tittabawassee River and prompting the governor to issue an evacuation order for the area’s 10,000 or so residents. “If you have not evacuated the area, do so now and get somewhere safe,” Whitmer said in a statement, […]
US 19:00 GMT 12.05.2020Get short URL The first three months of the year have seen record numbers of US citizenship renunciations. One expert argues that the current surge in Americans abandoning their US citizenships can be explained by two factors: tax returns and the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. A total of 2,909 Americans renounced their US citizenships within the first three months of 2020, according to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data highlighted on Tuesday by enrolled agents and accountants at Bambridge Accountants New York. This presents a 1,015% increase from the 261 Americans that ditched their citizenships in the previous three-month […]