Detour for high-speed rail around Chavez memorial might cost California taxpayers $1B
California taxpayers might face a nearly $1 billion bill due to a diversion project linked to the new high-speed rail system aimed at preserving a monument for the controversial labor leader Cesar Chavez. Interestingly, although lawmakers have dismantled the monument, they haven’t clarified if taxpayers should still bear the cost for this diversion, which would […]
Trump grants clemency to trail runner who made an illegal detour while setting a record at Wyoming’s Grand Teton.
Trump Pardons Trail Runner in Controversial Case On Monday, President Trump issued a pardon for a trail runner who briefly strayed off a restricted path in a bid to set a record for climbing and descending Grand Teton, Wyoming’s highest peak. Michelino Sunseri, aged 33, reached the 13,775-foot summit of Grand Teton on September 2, […]
Trump takes detour to ultra-blue California to spotlight Harris’ home turfs failed policies
As Election Day approaches, former President Trump made a surprising detour to ultra-blue California to spotlight the state's soaring inflation, crime and illegal immigration. President Trump touched down in the Coachella Valley on Saturday night, where he faced off against Vice President Kamala Harris. Voters in decidedly blue states turned out in droves, and President […]
‘This is very embarrassing’: Middle East crisis takes a detour to an office park in Taiwan | Taiwan
It was an unusual, anxious day at work for employees and neighbors of Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese tech company based in an office park in a leafy neighborhood about 30 minutes outside Taipei. Dozens of media were gathered in the corridor outside Gold Apollo's glass entrance on the third floor of Building B, where Lunar […]
Kyle Filipowski’s March Madness journey took a Bronx detour
Kyle Filipowski’s journey has led him to the NCAA Tournament, where Duke will play James Madison on Sunday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After the tournament, the 7-foot sophomore is expected to be a lottery pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Originally from Middletown in Orange County, New York, about 110 miles northwest of Manhattan, […]