Can a steel town survive if its furnaces are turned off? – podcast | Wales
Tata Steel announced in January that it would end primary steel manufacturing at Port Talbot. The town is known for its two giant blast furnaces and a large steel mill that has provided employment for decades. George McDonagh went there to see people's reactions. He met Gareth Edwards, who had worked there for 30 years […]
Las Vegas is now America’s most exciting sport town
Las Vegas, a city once known for its underworld origins, dazzling neon signs, and 24/7 party atmosphere, is now something else, the unexpected epicenter of American sports. . The arrival of the NFL, Formula 1 racing, the National Hockey League, WNBA, and soon Major League Baseball turned Sin City into a sports city. There, fans […]
Biden commutes sentence of official who stole $53M from Illinois town
President Biden made history Thursday by commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 49 people, making it the largest single-day clemency act in modern history. In this drastic step, Biden shaved years off the prison sentence of a person convicted of the largest local embezzlement in U.S. history, infuriating the current leaders of […]
Biden Commutes Sentence of Illinois Official Who Embezzled $53M from Small Town
As part of a wave of pardons, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Rita Crundwell, an Illinois public servant convicted in 2013 of the worst embezzlement of government funds in U.S. history. Biden granted 39 presidential pardons on Thursday, commuting the sentences of an incredible 1,500 convicted felons, including Mr. Crundwell, in the largest […]
New York town threatens to take action if state doesn’t empty out immigrants from its hotels
A town in western New York state warned state officials: will take action If the state did not implement measures to empty hotels of immigrants. Asylum seekers have been housed in two hotels in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga since June 2023. After two allegations of sexual assault by asylum seekers, local county officials said […]
Jewish Community Center Targeted in Attempted Terror Attack in Cape Town
Last Friday, a Jewish community center in Cape Town was the target of an attempted terrorist attack, but the plot was thwarted when explosives were discovered on the premises of the building before it could be detonated. The center houses the community's main institutions and is located across the street from the historic Gardens Synagogue. […]
Fox News Politics: A New Trump in Town
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter. Get the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and other Fox News politics content. what is happening here… –DNC fundraiser Lindy Lee Takes aim at 'vengeful' storm of criticism over Hegseth's comments -Republicans destroy Hochul's work “Inflation Refund” as a bribe to “get New Yorkers to […]
So This Is Christmas review – most wonderful time of the year in a small Irish town | Movies
a A modest film with modest ambitions. This documentary paints a portrait of a small Irish town at Christmas, touching on what the Christmas season means to them through interviews with various residents about their lives. She is a single mother with three children, and although she is currently sober, she used to have a […]
Pride or punishment? Canada fines town for refusing to celebrate Pride Month
Under Justin Trudeau's government, the situation in Canada will only get worse while the United States takes steps in the right direction with Donald Trump's victory. What's worse is that the country is pushing for mandatory Pride celebrations. The town of Emo, Ontario, was also fined $10,000 for refusing to declare June as Pride Month […]
New Jersey Resident Kicked Out of Town Council Meeting for Holding U.S. Flag
A New Jersey township that came under fire for banning the use of the American flag as a “prop” during town council meetings caused “chaos” after the council president had residents removed for holding the meeting. I tried to apologize for that. Edison Township was embroiled in controversy after Council President Nish Patel proposed a […]