Record heat, floods, wildfires and monsoons are hitting the world. It has only just begun.
Scorching heat and massive floods have taken the world by storm this week, plunging millions of people around the world into dangerous and deadly conditions. But it’s not a temporary trip of bad luck: it’s becoming the new norm. Heat waves that cause record temperatures, storms that dump record rainfall on cities and wildfires that are burning through thousands of hectares of land are all the impact of one undeniable source: climate change. Just last week, preliminary data showed that the world had hottest week on recordafter the hottest June on record. The kid It is believed to have generated…
Read More »Americans are pessimistic about democracy in the US
Only about 1 in 10 American adults give high marks to the way America’s democracy works or represents the interests of most Americans, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. What you need to know A new poll finds that only 1 in 10 American adults give high marks to the way America’s democracy works or represents the interests of the majority of Americans. Most adults say that U.S. laws and policies on key issues do not do a good job of representing what most Americans want, on issues ranging from the economy…
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Policy failures in blue states lead to population loss
Blue states are losing population for a reason Will the last person living in Pennsylvania please turn off the lights? If you believe the national media, Republicans are all right-wing lunatics. If that were even remotely true, then why are people moving out of blue states in droves to live in red states? Between 2010 and 2020, the fastest growing states were led by Republicans. Taxes, crime, traffic and unfavorable business climates are some of the main reasons people have been migrating to the Sun Belt states. If you’re a numbers lover, here they are. In the last year alone,…
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Trump’s Unprecedented Campaign: Elect Me to Get Back on Government
Donald Trump has told his supporters not to see him just as a candidate but as “your retribution”. In his return to the White House, the former president — twice impeached but twice acquitted and now twice impeached — has vowed that, if re-elected, he will use his power to personally remake parts of the federal government into a degree that historian Mark Updegrove said was unprecedented. Trump has vowed to crack down on perceived enemies, including the Justice Department, which is currently investigating him, and target Republican bogeymen like President Joe Biden. In June, he vowed to appoint a…
Read More »Suffolk police arrest suspect in connection with Gilgo Beach murders
July 14, 2023 at 10:10 amUpdated 26m ago For: News 12 Staff Multiple sources confirm to News 12 Long Island that Suffolk County police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Gilgo Beach murders. News 12 has confirmed that the suspect in custody in connection with the murders is Rex Heuermann of Massapequa Park. Suffolk and State Police are on the scene on First Avenue in Massapequa Park this morning. The first of 10 bodies was found along Ocean Parkway on December 11, 2010. The deaths of 11 people whose remains were found in 2010 and 2011 have puzzled…
Read More »2 dead in early morning fire in York, Pennsylvania.
JOIN US LIVE WITH NEW INFORMATION. 2 dead in early morning house fire in York Updated: July 14, 2023 at 9:14 am EDT The York County Coroner’s Office said two people died in a house fire this morning in York City. The coroner’s office did not say who the victims were, but the York fire chief previously told WGAL that three people, including two children, had been taken into custody. at York Hospital. The fire broke out in a house on Company Street between North West and Manchester Streets around 4 in the morning. According to the fire chief, the…
Read More »Suspect linked to Gilgo Beach murders arrested, source says
Suffolk County police have arrested a suspect in connection with the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, a source confirmed to Newsday Friday morning. The suspect is from the Massapequa area and was arrested last night, the source said. A spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Police Department declined to comment Friday morning. While the Suffolk District Attorney’s office would not confirm an arrest in the case, District Attorney Ray Tierney spokeswoman Tania Lopez said, “I can confirm that there has been a significant development in the case of Gilgo Beach and that there will be a court. proceeding today in Riverhead.” In…
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Breaking news: Employers cannot hire agency staff to cover for striking workers
Last year, the government rushed through legislation that overturned a ban on employers using agency workers to cover the work of staff who were on strike. These rules had been in place since 1976 and many commentators saw the 2022 Regulations as a blatant attempt by the government to undermine the effectiveness of strike action at a time when the number and frequency of strikes were increasing. Following a legal challenge by thirteen unions, the High Court today (13 July 2023) struck down the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Companies (Amendment) Regulations 2022. This means that this Regulation has…
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