The idea of living and traveling in a van may evoke images of long-haired hippies and flower power, but now a new generation is embarking on this lifestyle. From a desire to live as a digital nomad to affordable housing shortages in major cities, there are a variety of reasons why 21st century van dwellers decide to hit the road. This year in particular has seen […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202010181080810586-liverpools-defender-van-dijk-will-have-knee-surgery-club-confirms/ The captain of the Netherlands national team, Virgil van Dijk, has suffered an injury during Saturday match with Everton, prompting speculations about looming operation. Liverpool’s key defender Virgil van Dijk will have to have a surgery on his knee, the club confirmed on Sunday, following reports that the footballer’s injury was “not good”. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
The worst fears of Liverpool fans appear to have been confirmed after it was reported that star defender Virgil van Dijk is set to miss the remainder of this season’s Premier League campaign after injuring his ACL on Saturday. Van Dijk appeared to suffer a nasty hyperextension of his right knee after a thunderous challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford early in the first half of […]
There will be two million commercial vans in the UK by 2025 and a company owned by a Russian entrepreneur are planning to seize a chunk of the market. Arrival’s electric vehicles will have zero emissions and should prove popular among delivery firms keen to appeal to green customers. One of the world’s biggest asset management funds, BlackRock, has agreed to invest US$118m in Arrival, a British start-up […]
Iconic guitarist Eddie Van Halen, co-founder of the legendary American rock band Van Halen, has died after a “long and arduous battle with cancer,” his family announced on Tuesday. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,” his son, musician Wolfgang Van Halen, posted on Twitter. “He was the […]
Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen, who co-founded the rock band Van Halen, has died at 65 following a years-long battle with throat cancer. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this,” his son Wolf Van Halen, who became Van Halen’s bassist in 2006, wrote on Twitter. “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off stage […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009271080584013-over-dozen-people-reportedly-killed-in-van-accident-in-pakistans-sindh-province/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least 13 people were killed in a road accident involving a passenger van in Pakistan’s Sindh province, the Dawn newspaper reports. The accident occurred on Saturday night, when a passenger van carrying at least 20 people overturned and caught fire on the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway, police told the newspaper. According to police, the seven survivors include […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080298213_0:-1:2534:1425_1200x675_80_0_0_e1099cb53739b53e1a1d903e1991c846.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008281080298286-cmon-man-jeff-van-drew-slams-joe-biden-with-his-own-quote-during-rnc-remarks/ Democratic candidate Joe Biden often uses a catch phrase “C’mon, man!” in various situations, for which he has been mocked. During the Republican National Convention, his beloved catch phrase was again used against him. During a speech for the Republican National Convention, GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden with one of his often-used […]
A Black Lives Matter/Antifa mob gathered in downtown Denver on Saturday to bust windows, destroy property and fight police.Democrats in their silence support this. Antifa brought their own hammers to bust out all of the business windows in the downtown. Antifa are smashing the windows of every storefront in Denver, Colorado. pic.twitter.com/mhw2xxeSjw — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 23, 2020 TRENDING: Police Make Second Arrest in […]
Citing health concerns, the president of the National Organization for Women stepped down Sunday, amid a flurry of allegations of racism at the nation’s oldest and largest feminist organization. In an email to the NOW board, state presidents, and staff on Sunday night, President Toni Van Pelt announced she would be stepping down with two weeks’ notice effective Aug. 28. Vice President Christian Nunes will take […]
The Seattle police said that they have recovered a large haul of pyrotechnic explosives, stun guns, bear spray and sets of spike strips in a van abandoned by protesters after they wrought havoc in the city over the weekend. In a press conference on Wednesday, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best revealed that officers decided to search a vehicle used by protesters and subsequently left near the […]
Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van By Jake Offenhartz and Gwynne Hogan, Gothamist. July 29, 2020 Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van2020-07-292020-07-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/video-shows-nypd-officers-throwing-a-protester-into-an-unmarked-van-on-tuesday-night-courtesy-of-abolition-park-media-e1596046361782.png200px200px Above photo: Video shows plain-clothed NYPD officers throwing a protester into an unmarked van on the night of July 27, 2020. From Abolition Park Media. NYPD officers dragged a protest leader into an unmarked minivan van and doused onlookers with pepper […]
Furious that the National Organization for Women has yet to remove President Toni Van Pelt over allegations of racism, a group of state chapter leaders have started a social media campaign to push her out of office. Over the month of July, the California NOW chapter is hosting Facebook live streams with 20 other state chapter leaders who will demand Van Pelt’s resignation and discuss their […]
President Trump speaks at a Jan. 28 campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., as Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., listens. Trump backed Van Drew after he switched parties. Mel Evans/AP hide caption toggle caption Mel Evans/AP President Trump speaks at a Jan. 28 campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., as Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., listens. Trump backed Van Drew after he switched parties. Mel Evans/AP The general […]
Trump’s executive order on police reform includes the creation of a national police misconduct database, guidelines for the use of force and deescalation,k and the banning of chokeholds. This comes amid widespread protest and demands for change over US police killings of African Americans. CNN’s Van Jones slammed political commentary site The Daily Beast after the latter published an article claiming Jones had been secretly advising […]
CNN contributor Van Jones has responded to a Daily Beast article accusing him of secretly working with President Donald Trump on a police reform executive order, saying he had nothing to do with it and demanding a retraction. The article is based on “false, sensational charges – apparently designed to get clicks, shares, and likes,” Jones tweeted on Monday. He added that he had visited neither […]
CNN star Van Jones has a habit of upsetting his fellow Black activists, progressive policy advocates, and liberal Democrats by cozying up to the Trump White House. He did it again late last month, during the flap over a Black bird watcher in Central Park and a white Hillary Clinton voter who dialed 911 after refusing his pleas to leash her dog. Jones enraged Hillary loyalists—already […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105620/80/1056208094_0:270:5184:3186_1200x675_80_0_0_fe9ebd7517d233a91516d795ab4d2834.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006081079559174-2-killed-8-more-wounded-in-terrorist-attack-in-turkeys-van-province—governor/ According to media reports, the attack was conducted by members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which the Turkish authorities have designated as a terrorist group. At least two workers have been killed and eight more have been wounded in a terrorist attack in Catak, Van province, Governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez said on late Monday. According to the authorities, criminals […]
Nine national board members of the National Organization for Women are calling on the president, Toni Van Pelt, to resign after a Daily Beast investigation revealed a pattern of racism at the storied women rights group. The revolt comes as the organization’s black vice president says she has also been the subject of discrimination and tokenism—and was not even personally consulted before NOW sent out a […]
A protester in New York City quickly found himself pinned to the ground by a swarm of police officers, after mounting the hood of a NYPD vehicle. Footage of the incident has elicited both applause and anger on social media. Countless police vehicles have been vandalized and destroyed in ongoing riots across the United States, but one demonstrator in New York City may have been too […]
After four nights of random looting, rioting and vandalism across the United States CNN contributor Van Jones defended the carnage by comparing it to the Boston Tea Party which was a targeted attack on the British East India Company. The riots this week are random assaults and lootings on businesses and government offices. While we argue CNN said same about Boston tea party pic.twitter.com/HRFd3sEeUf — Chidi […]
A large group of protesters in the New York City borough of Brooklyn marched on the 88th Precinct Friday night, torching a police van and prompting a reported SOS call by the precinct commander with an unconfirmed report the precinct was ‘overrun’. “Happening Now Brooklyn, NY — The CO of the 88 precinct called a “10-13 for all Available units” at the Precinct, stating “the crowd […]
A turbulent rally in Louisville quickly escalated into chaos, with several people injured by gunfire that rang out when protesters began to violently shake a police vehicle. Shots were fired on Thursday evening just as hundreds of people were expressing outrage over the police killing of Breonna Taylor, a local woman, during a raid at her house in March. The violent demonstration began shortly after the […]