California hit with unusual August snowfall: ‘Winter wonderland’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An unusually cold front from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and closing parts of highways through national parks. A portion of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California was closed after an estimated […]
Salt Lake City has made a Faustian bargain to host the Winter Olympics in 2034
What does Utah have to do with the Winter Olympics? Salt Lake City won the 2002 Winter Olympics. Paying a bribe The city protested to members of the International Olympic Committee, leading to a criminal investigation and major reforms to the bidding process. The city won the rights to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, but […]
Labour Gov’t Cuts Winter Energy Aid to Millions,, Preps Mass Tax Hikes
Britain’s new left-wing Labour government has announced plans to cut winter energy benefits for around 10 million pensioners while preparing huge tax increases to pay for a spending surge caused by mass immigration. The head of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, confirmed the new Labour government’s high tax, high spending policies in […]
What are winter fuel payments and who will lose and keep them? | Older people
Finance Minister Rachel Reeves announced a series of measures on Monday to close a £22 billion budget deficit which she says has been “covered up” by the Conservative government. These include the sudden removal of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners and the long-overdue removal of caps on social security payments. What is the […]
Olympics Overlords Threaten 2034 Utah Winter Games if U.S. Doesn’t Drop Chinese Doping Concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has effectively discouraged the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and Utah state officials from questioning the legitimacy of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) investigations into Chinese athletes, National Public Radio (NPR) reported. report on wednesday. The IOC Announced Salt Lake City, Utah, announced Wednesday that it will host […]
Salt Lake City Wins Bid To Host 2034 Winter Olympic Games
Skier Sam Macuga takes part in the “Days of ’47” parade in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 24, 2024, after the IOC awarded Salt Lake City the host city for the 2034 Winter Olympics. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffWednesday, July 24, 2024 11:54 AM Salt Lake City, Utah, […]
Salt Lake City to host 2034 Winter Olympics
PARIS — Salt Lake City will once again host the Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally awarded the United States the right to host the 2034 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. The Utah capital had been the only contender to host the Olympics since the International Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City exclusive […]
Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola will be absent from House floor to prepare fish for winter storage
Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will not attend this week’s House vote to prepare fish for her family. “This week, Congresswoman Peltola will be traveling with her family around the state to pack freezers with fish for the winter. Mary’s family, and her late husband’s family, rely on her to some extent for their livelihoods,” her […]
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Ukraine And The Winter War, 1939-1940
Early in World War II, on November 30, 1939, Soviet forces launched a massive surprise attack on Finland, ultimately overwhelming the Finnish forces, who were nearly three times as numerous. In 1940, the Soviet Union’s population was 50 times that of Finland. Finland’s former anti-Soviet ally, Nazi Germany, betrayed Finland because of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact […]
Vikings’ new all-white ‘Winter Warrior’ uniforms are one of NFL’s best alternate looks
Going with white uniforms in almost any sport is a big risk, and finding the right balance between the shades of white and adding enough color to stand out but not so much that it becomes too cluttered can be the difference between a failed uniform and the best in the league. Minnesota Vikings They’ve […]