Tag: General News
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NYC reverses long-running claim it can’t find documents on what City Hall knew about 9/11 toxins
NEW YORK — After claiming for more than two decades they couldn’t find any documents about what City Hall knew about the dangers of the 9/11 toxins swirling around Ground Zero, city lawyers have announced that they, indeed, have found records to share, the Daily News has learned. The sudden turnaround, announced in court documents…
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Venezuelan president’s YouTube account offline as tensions with US escalate
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s YouTube account is offline
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Ancient spear-throwing tool brings fun and history to Vermont competition
A few dozen enthusiasts of ancient hunting tools participated in the Northeast Open Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vermont
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Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions ‘profiting off the climate crisis’
On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public have gathered to protest the financial institutions that are “making our lives more expensive while profiting off the climate crisis, war and genocide,” the organizers say
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White House says $100K H-1B visa fee won’t apply to existing holders as Trump move stirs anxiety
President Donald Trump’s latest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant workers confused
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Photos from Russia’s Intervision song contest created after exclusion from Eurovision
MOSCOW (AP) — Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the inaugural Intervision song contest in Moscow taking home 30 million rubles, approximately $360,000 U.S. dollars. The music contest was created by presidential decree after Russia’s exclusion from the Eurovision contest. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Power, politics and performance: Russia’s revamped Intervision song contest names a winner
Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc was crowned the winner of the newly revamped Intervision song contest — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about performance
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California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations
California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business
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After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America
The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies
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Lethal strikes, terror designation, a $50 million bounty: Is Maduro’s end close?
The American naval force that has deployed off Venezuela’s coast is not designed for occupation. It is built for speed —raids to seize high-value targets, precision strikes to cripple defenses, and, if ordered, to carry out the risky capture of strongman Nicolás Maduro and top regime officials, military analysts say. The deployment, coupled with the…