As Jan. 6 probe widens, officials fear DOJ resources at breaking point
WASHINGTON – It’s the “broadest investigation” in the history of the Justice Department: the unprecedented hunt for hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in the name of Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, and the criminal investigation into efforts to stop the peaceful transfer. of power It’s also a logistical nightmare. As the cases against the Capitol rioters make their way through the court system and a federal grand jury hears testimony about Trump’s role on Jan. 6, some federal officials are expressing concern that the already sprawling investigation could take from January 6 to a breaking point….
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Salman Rushdie, whose writing prompted the Iranian death fatwa, stabbed on stage
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) – Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing drew death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed to the stage when he was about to give a lecture in Western New York. A bleeding Rushdie, 75, was taken to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator on Friday evening, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man…
Read More »“Unfortunately, we knew it would come”: more than 300 people have already died this year on the streets of La Vall
PHOENIX – At least 337 homeless people have already died this year on the streets of the Valley and the numbers seem to be growing at a record pace. “It’s devastating, shocking, unfortunately we knew it was coming,” said Phoenix’s spokesman Marty Hames. Circle the City. Hames said homelessness is on the rise and the valley’s higher housing costs are fueling it. “They don’t have anywhere else to turn other than the street,” Hames said. Troy Kallhoff had been homeless just over two weeks ago, forced to live in a friend’s yard. “Not knowing where I’m going to eat or…
Read More »Growing political power of women on display in Kansas abortion vote
BDN’s opinion section operates independently and does not set editorial policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or bangordailynews.com. “What’s wrong with Kansas?” After that state’s vote to keep abortion protections in the state constitution, many might respond that “there’s nothing wrong with Kansas.” Unless this vote was a fluke, what happened in Kansas has sent a signal about the future of American politics. The Kansas question was first asked by William Allen White in an 1896 classic editorial. He criticized the populism of the state and attacked men who talked about large public spending…
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Trump, Mar-a-Lago, Inflation Reduction Act: This week’s political news
Trump, Mar-a-Lago, Inflation Reduction Act: This Week’s Political News News Sports Entertainment Life Money Technology Travel Opinion The search for Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate topped a busy week in politics, which included the passage of the Inflation Relief Act and the primaries. The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending it to President Joe Biden. National gas prices fell below $4 a gallon. Biden signed the PACT Act and addressed the Kentucky floods.Rep. Ilhan Omar barely won the primary. Trump called for the fifth in a statement. “This week has been monumental.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s statement to reporters before…
Read More »A Tampa man was shot and killed by Hillsborough deputies after a fight at the party
published July 24|Updated July 24 TAMPA – Hillsborough deputies opened fire on a Tampa man, fatally wounding him, after an altercation at a party early Sunday. The shooting happened at Bristol Bay Apartments, 4709 Bristol Bay Way, after deputies responded about 12:42 a.m. to a 911 call about a disturbance, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Two men had gotten into an argument and physical altercation in a parking lot of the beige and brown complex off US 41 south of the Lee Roy Selmon Freeway, and one man fired more than once. No one was injured. The fatal…
Read More »Inflation has pushed South Florida farmers to breaking point: ‘It’s pretty bleak’
MIAMI – South Florida farmers are suffering like everyone else when it comes to the rising costs of inflation. “Does the consumer have enough money left over to pay a price for products that will keep me sustainable? That’s the dilemma right now,” said farmer John Alger, owner of Alger Farms. Alger Farms has been in business since the 1930s. Alger said it has been a struggle to break even for the past 10 years, even before the pandemic, supply chain issues and inflation. Now, he says farmers across South Florida are reaching a breaking point. Their three-generation farm, with…
Read More »The MBTA’s Blue Line was disrupted Friday afternoon after a piece of metal fell – Boston 25 News
Commuter Alert: Shuttle buses replacing some Friday afternoon Blue Line service on the MBTA EAST BOSTON – Blue Line riders faced a tough commute Friday afternoon as the MBTA announced a service disruption. Shuttle buses replaced service between Wonderland Station and Orient Heights Station due to a disabled train near Suffolk Downs Station. The outage occurred after a piece of metal fell. A passenger shared a video from the station. He told Boston 25 that when the train pulled into the station, the large piece of metal fell toward the top of the train and caused sparks. He also said…
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