California issues evacuation order as Park Fire now among largest in state history
Chico, California — The Park Fire burning near Chico in Northern California continues to grow as blazes grow, becoming one of the largest wildfires in state history, triggering additional evacuations now spanning four counties and targeting an area still recovering from a deadly wildfire just six years ago. However, the weather forecast provided good news […]
Trump, who once trashed bitcoin as ‘based on thin air,’ addresses crypto’s largest convention – CNN
Nashville CNN — For a while, Donald Trump It would have been surprising for him to be the headliner at a cryptocurrency conference. As president, Trump declared Bitcoin “is not money,” criticized it as “highly unstable and unfounded,” and warned that cryptocurrencies help fuel illegal underground markets. “The United States has only one real currency […]
Trump pledges to make US ‘the crypto capital of the planet’ during speech at world’s largest Bitcoin conference
Donald Trump delivered a keynote speech at the world’s largest bitcoin conference on Saturday, a strategic move aimed at positioning himself as the presidential candidate who will help the struggling bitcoin industry avoid excessive federal scrutiny. Speaking to a crowd of more than 10,000 at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, the Republican presidential […]
California’s largest wildfire of year whips through community of Forest Ranch: ‘The sky was dark with smoke’ | US wildfires
A large, explosive wildfire ripped through the small rural town of Forest Ranch, California, on Thursday, bringing back dark memories for a region that has endured several devastating wildfires in recent years. The Park fire is the state’s largest this year, destroying structures and forcing the evacuations of thousands of people in one of the […]
France Sees Largest Military Encampment in Paris Since WWII
PARIS (AP) — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that the French capital would be “the safest place in the world” when the games opened this Friday. With police forces patrolling the streets of Paris, fighter jets and soldiers on standby and a heavy security barrier of metal fencing erected […]
Full recovery from ‘largest IT outage in history’ could take weeks | Microsoft IT outage
The IT outage that caused chaos around the world on Friday hit airports, health services and businesses in the “biggest outage in history” and experts said it could take weeks for services to be fully restored. A botched software upgrade for Microsoft’s Windows operating system has led to the cancellation of flights and hospital appointments, […]
‘Largest IT Outage Of All Time’ Leaves The U.S. And Globe On Edge
An information screen informs travelers that train directions are not working due to a global technology outage at Canal Street subway station in New York City on July 19, 2024. Businesses and transportation agencies around the world were affected by the global technology outage, which was caused by a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a […]
Largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant minors subjected kids to sexual abuse, DOJ lawsuit claims
A new lawsuit by the Department of Justice alleges that “multiple employees” of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. southern border illegally committed various forms of sexual abuse against children in their care while the nonprofit’s leadership condoned it. The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it filed a lawsuit against […]
Largest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6m | Dinosaurs
The largest and most complete stegosaurus fossil ever found sold for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday, making it the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction. The dinosaur fossil, nicknamed “Apex,” exceeded its lowest pre-sale estimate by more than 11 times. The fossil was discovered on private land near the town […]
Migration to Britain Drives Largest Population Rise in Recorded History
The mass immigration policies of the exiled British “Conservative” government have resulted in the largest population growth in recorded history. Numbers release The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the population of England and Wales is set to grow by 610,000 between mid-2022 and mid-2023, taking the official total to 60.9 million – the fastest […]