Increasing numbers of migrants arrive in New York, the number reached a record of more than 62,500 people last week
The latest signs of the crisis facing New York are the huge white tents that the city’s mayor says he never imagined he would have to build. The arrival of buses from the border shows no signs of slowing down and these new emergency shelters on Randall’s Island could soon house hundreds of migrants. Months […]
Extreme weather has devastated schools across the US. Now the students are suffering the consequences
Southwest Florida schools preemptively closed ahead of Hurricane Ian to prepare for the destruction they knew was coming. More than two weeks after the Category 4 hurricane hit the coast, those schools remain closed as families and school districts recover from one of the state’s worst natural disasters. It’s the latest example of a growing […]
Prosecutors are seeking Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, to serve a six-month prison sentence
Federal prosecutors want Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, to receive a six-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, according to a recommendation filed Monday. In addition to serving time, the government wants him to pay $200,000 in fines. “For his sustained and bad faith contempt of Congress, the defendant should be […]
Bolsonaro and Lula face each other in a debate prior to the second electoral round in Brazil
In Brazil, left-wing candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded blows with right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday night in a televised debate ahead of the Oct. 30 second-round presidential election. It was the first presidential debate of the second round and was broadcast by Bandeirantes Television. Lula criticized Bolsonaro’s handling of the covid-19 […]
EEUU: Hearing aids can now be purchased without a prescription
This Monday, for the first time, adults with mild to moderate hearing loss in the US will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription. Those under the age of 18 or those with severe hearing loss will still need a prescription. The FDA announced the long-awaited rule change in August, opening the way […]
Russia’s partial mobilization ends in Moscow and the city’s military recruitment offices will close this Monday, says the mayor
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced the end of the partial mobilization in the city and the closure of the military recruitment offices at 2:00 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the statement published on the Internet. “According to information from the Moscow military commissar, the partial mobilization tasks, set on the basis […]
A military plane crashes in a residential area in Russia
A Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the city of Yeysk on Monday, Russian state media TASS reported. It is unclear how many people were on the fighter. According to testimony TASS received from an eyewitness, firefighters and ambulances have arrived at the scene. “A plane has crashed in our city, […]
Swimming against the current: Young Americans reject the banks they’re born into
There was a time when customers relied on one bank for all their needs, and each generation remained loyal to the institution their parents used. Those days are rapidly coming to an end. A recent report from the Bank Administration Institute (BAI) found that less than half of Gen Z and millennials used the same financial institution […]
At least three people dead after shooting at Indiana shopping mall
A gunman killed at least three people and wounded three others before being shot dead by a gun-carrying bystander at an Indiana shopping mall, police said. The violence unfolded at the Greenwood Park Mall south of Indianapolis at around 6pm on Sunday, according to WTHR-TV. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police tweeted that its officers were assisting Greenwood police with the incident […]
North Korea says it is nearing end of COVID crisis as Asian neighbours fight resurgence
North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a fresh wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. The North says 99.98% of its 4.77 million fever patients since late April have fully recovered, […]
