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Mar 28 2024
News
Weapons Scanners Coming To NYC Subways, Mayor Says
Or so said Mayor Eric Adams Thursday as he unveiled an upcoming pilot program to test gun- and knife-detecting scanners in subway stations — a proposal that comes amid a spate of high-profile acts of violence in the transit system. “This is our ‘Sputnik’ moment,” he said, before referencing John F. Kennedy’s famous speech promise to go to the Moon. “Today, we said we’re going to bring
Patch.comApr 08 2024
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IAEA Warns Drone Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Could Lead to Nuclear Disaster
The International Atomic Energy Agency is warning recent drone strikes on a nuclear reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine could increase the risk of a major nuclear accident. The IAEA did not say who carried out the strikes, but Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out three recent drone strikes on Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear plant in Europe. In other news
Democracy Now!Apr 08 2024
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Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor damaged following drone attack
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine was damaged Sunday in a drone attack, the International Atomic Energy Agency said, calling the strike “a serious incident (with) potential to undermine integrity of the reactor’s containment system.”
In a statement posted to X, the IAEA stressed that the damage at the Russian-controlled facility “has not compromised nuclear safety.”
CNN (Online News)Apr 21 2024
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Zelenskyy: ‘We will have a chance at victory’ thanks to weapons provided to Ukraine in new US aid package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday thanked U.S. political leaders for approving an aid package to Ukraine over the weekend, saying the newfound aid will give the country a chance at "victory" as the country defends itself from Russia. “I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces, I pray, and we will have a chance at victory if Ukraine really gets the weapons
NBC News (Online)Mar 20 2024
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Israel submits assurances to US on use of weapons
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Israel has submitted written assurances as required by the U.S. State Department stating its use of American-supplied weapons are not being used to violate humanitarian laws in Gaza, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Israel had until a Sunday deadline to submit written assurances. The State Department will assess by early May whether Israel's assurances are
ReutersApr 15 2024
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Colorado House passes assault weapons ban but its prospects of becoming law uncertain
Denver — Colorado's Democratic-controlled House on Sunday passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, a major step for the legislation after roughly the same bill was swiftly killed by Democrats last year. The bill, which passed on a 35-27 vote, is now on its way to the Democratic-led state Senate. If it passes there, it could bring Colorado in line with 10
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi claims Columbia anti-Israeli protesters were attacked with ‘chemical weapons’
“Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter cried foul over the lack of available information about what happened to the students whom she alleged sprayed “chemical weapons” at the anti-Israel protesters occupying Columbia University last week. Isra Hirsi, 21, who was suspended by nearby Barnard College over her involvement in the Thursday demonstrations, called the higher education institutions
New York Post (News)Apr 02 2024
Analysis
European Officials Weaponize Intelligence Services To Censor Political Enemies
Senior EU officials and the news media say Russia is spreading disinformation and paying off politicians in Europe to affect the upcoming June elections. “Russian influence scandal rocks EU,” read Politico’s headline yesterday.
"This confirms what we have suspected,” European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová said on Friday. The “Kremlin is using dodgy outlets pretending to be
Michael ShellenbergerApr 11 2024
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Power Failure: Subcommittee Seeks Solution to Decades-Old Nuclear Waste Problem
Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security rehashed the costly problem this week, but did not define any real solutions. The United States still has no plan for permanently storing more than 94,000 tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear waste produced by nuclear power plants, despite a 1998 deadline that required the federal Department of Energy (DOE) to have a facility available to
The Epoch TimesApr 14 2024
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Authorities identify woman allegedly killed by police after attacking officers with homemade weapons
SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE (April 14): The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a woman who was shot and killed by officers on the inner Northwest Side. Marta Lamar Prater, 49, died from gunshot wounds, according to officials. Her death has been ruled a homicide. ORIGINAL STORY: A 49-year-old woman is dead after officers shot her on the inner Northwest Side, Balcones Heights police say. The
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