Major Utility Provider Cuts Thousands Of Customers’ Power To Prevent Wildfires From Breaking Out
A major utility provider cut power in certain areas of California on Tuesday morning to address wildfire risks. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) warned Monday that it may shut off power in parts of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay area on Tuesday if weather conditions warrant. The utility company announced Tuesday morning that […]
Thousands Evacuated, Crops Threatened as Summer Floods Submerge East China
The heart of eastern China is facing severe flooding that has affected hundreds of thousands of people, with a state of emergency declared in Jiangxi province on Wednesday and threatening to drastically reduce the region’s rice harvest. According to Chinese state and independent media reports, the provinces hardest hit by this week’s floods are Jiangxi […]
Biden Admin Still Spending Thousands On Salaries For ‘Pandemic Response’ Bureaucrats
The Biden administration is spending over thousands of dollars to fund the salaries of several “Pandemic Response” employees, according to White House payroll records. The White House pays six staffers with job titles that fall under the “Office Of Pandemic Preparedness and Response,” costing taxpayers $667,000, according to a 2024 payroll report released Monday from […]
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
In an effort to save the endangered barred owl, US wildlife officials are moving ahead with a controversial plan to send trained shooters into the dense forests of the West Coast to kill about 500,000 barred owls that are driving out other species. The strategy, announced Wednesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and […]
NYC Expands Costly Food Debit Card Program To Thousands Of Migrants
New York City officials are expanding a program that gives immigrant families living in city-funded hotels debit cards to buy food, according to the New York Times. The program was proposed in February and initially served nearly 3,000 migrants, but is expected to distribute debit cards to 73,000 migrants over the next six months at […]
How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts – CNBC
The app gamifies personal finances with weekly sweepstakes and other flashy features, and occasionally covered some of her transactions. “You could go buy something and get something free with your purchase,” Kraft told CNBC. Now her entire life savings, $7,006, is trapped in a complex dispute playing out in bankruptcy court and online forums. Reddit […]
Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of Ukrainian convicts join fight against Russian forces | Ukraine
As Russia continues to build up its forces in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine is turning to its own prisoners of war to make up for manpower shortages on the battlefield. Ukraine’s Deputy Justice Minister Olena Vysotska told The Associated Press that more than 3,000 prisoners have been paroled and deployed to military units after parliament approved […]
Biden Admin Preparing Deportation Protection For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Haitians In The US
The Biden administration is planning on extending deportation protection for more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is rolling out new deportation protections for around 309,000 Haitian nationals, according to a Friday announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The maneuver involves giving Temporary Protected Status […]
Rainbows defy mugginess and gray skies as thousands march in NYC Pride parade
Sweltering humidity and overcast skies couldn’t dampen the spirits of tens of thousands of celebraters who gathered along the route of the 2024 New York Pride Parade on Sunday. Big smiles lit up the faces of participants in the annual parade, with rainbow-coloured banners and flags flying as far as the eye could see as […]
Coldplay at Glastonbury review – Chris Martin takes tens of thousands on the adventure of a lifetime | Glastonbury 2024
IAs Chris Martin points out, it’s been 25 years since Coldplay first appeared at Glastonbury Festival, and tonight they’re marking that anniversary with an unexpected acoustic performance of “Sparks” from their debut album, Parachutes. Perhaps more appropriately, this is the fifth time they’ve headlined the festival, and they’re so on point it feels increasingly like […]