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Mar 08 2023
News
Georgians Take to the Streets over Proposed “Foreign Agents” Law
In the nation of Georgia, police used water cannons and tear gas against protesters in the capital Tbilisi as thousands of people turned out to condemn a proposed law on so-called foreign agents. The contested bill would require nongovernmental organizations and independent media outlets that receive over 20% of their funding from international sources to declare themselves “agents of foreign
Democracy Now!Feb 13 2023
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J.D. Vance Calls For Answers After Ohio Train Derailment, Notes ‘Alarming’ Reports He Received
Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) called for answers on Monday over the environmental hazards induced by a Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month.
The derailment, which occurred on February 3, started a fire that lasted for several days. Local and state officials moved to evacuate all residents within one mile of the crash and started a controlled burn of
The Daily WireMar 08 2023
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Rally planned in Philadelphia after lawsuit over Texas abortion ban
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Organizers for Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights are calling for Wednesday to be marked by protest by holding a rally in Philadelphia. It comes after a group of women in Texas sued the state over its abortion ban and clarification on its exceptions. "My heart broke into a million pieces, excuse me," Anna Zargarian said. Zargarian says she was excited to have a baby, but just 19
CBS News (Online)Mar 02 2023
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Severe storms not enough to recharge California's groundwater
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY - The severe winter storms have pulled parts of California out of the drought, but while reservoirs are refilled, the state's groundwater is still running dry. The rain and snow have been promising for the here and now. "It is going to mean more water allocations for cities and growers this year," said UC Davis Professor of Cooperative Extension, a groundwater expert. "But
CBS News (Online)Jan 18 2023
Opinion
$5 million for each longtime Black resident? S.F. has a bold reparations plan to consider
A century after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and lamented how “the Negro still is not free.”
“One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity,” he said during his 1963 “I
San Francisco ChronicleMay 09 2023
Analysis
Sudan’s spiraling crisis, explained
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is a war zone. “Things get worse every day and day,” said Mohamed Fath Alrahman, a doctor and general manager of Al-Nada Hospital in Khartoum.
Artillery shelling and airstrikes are the norm. The streets are not safe. There are food shortages. The health care system is collapsing. About 16 percent of hospitals in Khartoum are still functioning, according
VoxMar 02 2023
News
Forest Preserve Seeks Seasonal Workers For Hidden Lakes Trout Farm
The Forest Preserve District of Will County is accepting resumes for three seasonal concessions aide positions at Hidden Lakes Trout Farm in Bolingbrook. This position is primarily responsible for working the concessions building at Hidden Lakes Trout Farm. Duties include operating the facility concessions building on weekdays, mornings, evenings and weekends and conveying and maintaining safe
Patch.comMar 02 2023
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Spirit Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Battery Catches Fire in Overhead Bin
A Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas to Orlando was diverted to an airport in Jacksonville, Florida, after a battery from a passenger's item caught fire in an overhead bin, airline officials said. Flight 259 landed safely Wednesday afternoon and taxied to the terminal, the Florida-based airline said in a statement. Several people from the flight were taken to the hospital after feeling ill. “
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsMar 12 2023
News
California levee failure generates major flooding, evacuations
A levee on the Pajaro River in California's Monterey County failed, causing major flooding and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as officials conduct dozens of rescue operations. The levee broke late Friday evening about three miles upstream from the village of Pajaro, Monterey County officials said Saturday. Pajaro, which has a population of 1,700 people, is underwater, The Los Angeles
Just The NewsMar 12 2023
News
Another atmospheric river takes aim at a storm-battered California still dealing with flooding and damaged roadways
Another atmospheric river is making its way toward storm-battered California, where residents are still contending with flooded roadways, collapsed bridges, overflowing rivers, inundated neighborhoods and a levee breach that forced hundreds to evacuate. The new storm is expected to hit the state Monday, bringing heavy rain, mountain snow and threatening even more flooding to northern and
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