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Illegal Haitian migrants apprehended off coast of Florida in fishing boat

Law enforcement arrested 20 illegal immigrants, including women and children, aboard a large fishing boat off the coast of Florida. Local authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard helped thwart a human smuggling attempt in Sebastian Inlet in Melbourne Beach, Florida, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Tuesday night that the vessel […]

Seven Year Old Girl Dies as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off French Coast

On Sunday, a 7-year-old girl drowned when an illegal migrant boat capsized while crossing the English Channel from the coast of France, making it the third fatal accident this year. The Dunkirk public prosecutor’s office said a migrant boat carrying 16 illegal immigrants, including 10 children aged between 7 and 13, capsized in the Ar […]

Massive weekend blizzard pummels West Coast, bringing up to 10 feet of snow

A massive snowstorm hitting the West Coast shows no signs of letting up until Monday, with parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains expected to be buried under up to 100 inches of snow this weekend. Widespread travel suspensions were implemented in California and Nevada amid life-threatening conditions as fast-falling snow and hurricane-force winds up to […]

24 dead after migrant boat heading to Europe capsizes off Senegalese coast

At least 20 people were killed this week when a migrant boat capsized off Senegal’s northern coast. The boat was headed for Europe, but capsized near the town of St. Louis. The body washed up on the beach Wednesday afternoon and fire departments began responding. A boat capsized off Senegal’s northern coast, killing at least […]

Oil Companies Relinquish Last Pacific Coast Drilling Permits to Canada

Canadian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday that Chevron Canada’s voluntary surrender of 23 permits in February has left the energy company with the last remaining permit outstanding for oil and gas drilling off Canada’s Pacific coast. He said he returned the. “With these final permits, Natural Resources Canada has formally secured […]

Radioactive waste and DDT detected off Los Angeles coast

Thousands of rotting barrels littering the ocean floor off the coast of Los Angeles may contain radioactive waste, an alarming new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara initially thought the barrels contained the toxic pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, but research published Wednesday shows that the barrels contain tritium and carbon dioxide. New […]

China coast guard boards Taiwan tourist boat in escalation of tensions | Taiwan

China’s Coast Guard has boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat as tensions rise in the waters between mainland China and Taiwan’s Kinmen Island following a capsizing accident that killed two people last week. Taiwan’s sightseeing ferry, the Jinxia, ​​was captured by two China Coast Guard patrol boats on Monday while touring the main island of Kinmen […]