CBP seizes 4 million pills at Ariz. border in largest fentanyl bust in agency history
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than a half ton of fentanyl, or more than 4 million pills, authorities announced this week, the largest drug seizure in the agency’s history. When CBP officers at the border port of Lukeville, Arizona, stopped a 20-year-old driver of a pickup truck towing a SRV trailer, they […]
Majority Support Donald Trump’s Promise to Enact ‘Largest Deportation … in American History’
A new Harvard-Harris poll finds that former President Donald Trump’s major campaign promise to launch the largest deportation operation in American history is supported by a majority of voters. President Trump promises to ‘launch the largest deportation operation in American history’ victory 62% support it. Of these, 39% “strongly” support it, 23% “somewhat” support it, […]
Crypto shares surge after Trump emerges as the crypto candidate at world’s largest Bitcoin conference
Shares of the New York-based cryptocurrency company surged on Monday after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump endorsed Bitcoin and promised friendlier regulations for the industry. The former president, speaking at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee over the weekend, vowed that if re-elected to the White House, “the United States will become the crypto […]
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 […]