‘100% on board’: Border state offers Trump massive plot of land to aid mass deportation operation
exclusive: Texas is offering the incoming Trump administration more than 1,400 acres of land to carry out a mass deportation operation when the administration takes office in January, as the transition team begins preparations for the ambitious project. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump asking him to provide the […]
Florida woman, Veronica Torres, used ‘botox’ excuse to explain age after fraudulently applying for hurricane aid
A 44-year-old Florida woman applied for hurricane relief using her status as a mother, allegedly telling city officials that Botox made her look younger. Veronica Torres was charged with filing a false welfare claim, a third-degree felony, after applying for and receiving nearly $8,000, according to the Bradenton Police Department. Police say the 44-year-old woman […]
Florida woman, 44, uses ‘botox’ to explain age after using mother’s age in fraudulent hurricane aid: police
A 44-year-old Florida woman applied to be a hurricane relief worker using her status as a mother, allegedly telling city officials that Botox made her look younger. Veronica Torres was charged with filing a false welfare claim, a third-degree felony, after applying for and receiving nearly $8,000, according to the Bradenton Police Department. Police say […]
UK aid budget to Sudan set to double amid famine fears | Global development
Ministers have announced a doubling of aid to Sudan in response to growing concerns that the country is headed for a famine worse than that witnessed in Ethiopia 40 years ago. The war-torn nation comes amid concerns that Sudan's famine death toll could eventually surpass Ethiopia's famine, which killed 1 million people between 1983 and […]
State: Israel not in violation of US law on humanitarian aid to Gaza
The State Department said Tuesday that Israel has not violated U.S. law regarding the provision and access of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, despite pushback from aid groups and the United Nations. The United Nations and aid groups have warned that Palestinians have dire access to food, health care and shelter. The U.S. assessment […]
IDF Finds Ammunition in ‘Humanitarian’ Aid Shipment in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that ammunition was discovered in a shipment of humanitarian aid traveling through the Gaza Strip. The IDF said in a statement: Yesterday (Sunday), unusual movements were detected during the passage of a convoy monitored by the Israel Defense Forces in coordination with the international community. The convoy […]
White House says Biden will continue push for Ukraine aid, cease-fire
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Biden will continue to ask Congress for aid to Ukraine and a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Russia. “Our approach is the same as it has been for the past two and a half years: to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position on the […]
People in Gaza are enduring ‘almost unparalleled suffering’, says aid group | Global development
The general secretary of the Norwegian Refugee Council said people in Gaza were “beyond breaking point” and families, widows and children were enduring “almost unprecedented suffering”. Jan Egeland visited Gaza this week and saw “scene after scene of absolute despair” as families were torn apart and unable to bury their dead relatives. He said Israel […]
Ukraine war briefing: Biden administration confirms surge of military aid to Kyiv will continue | Ukraine
The Biden administration has acknowledged that: US continues surge in aid to Ukraine until Donald Trump takes office in January. “That doesn't change. We're going to get it to Ukraine in a hurry. We understand how important it is to make sure they get what they need,” White House reports. said Karine Jean-Pierre, a public […]
Ukraine war briefing: Biden plans military aid surge from billions still available, say reports | Ukraine
President Biden plans to rush billions of dollars in security aid to Ukraine before the outgoing Democratic president leaves office in January, officials told Reuters on Wednesday.. “The administration plans to move forward to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position,” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity. Biden's transfer plans were first […]