The fall might be looking good for cruises. The cruise industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and resulting lockdowns. The general to temporarily halt all trips and have only just recently started to head back out on the water. Port Tampa officials are hoping to have cruises return …
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2 Albuquerque officers shot, taken to hospital
us-regions, N.M., police crime were taken to the hospital Thursday after being shot, authorities said. Police did not release any details about the officers’ conditions other than saying they were injured. crime” target=”_blank”>The police department< Police were in the process of shutting down streets in the area and locking down …
Read More »Hurricane Grace makes landfall in Mexico
disasters made landfall early Thursday morning just south of world-regions. The Category 1 hurricane brought dangerous storm surgea>, heavy rainfall and strong winds to the region. < Power lines and tree branches were knocked down in Playa del Carmen – just north of Grace’s center – and Quintana Roo Gov. Carlos …
Read More »Chicago police hunt hammer-wielding suspect wanted in string of attacks on subway, bus riders
chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< appealed for the public’s help Wednesday in identifying a suspect wanted for numerous genres on public transportation since last month, as authorities say the man captured in surveillance footage has repeatedly wielded a hammer in his attacks against bus and metro riders. The Bureau of Counter-Terrorism Public Transportation …
Read More »Prince Harry confirms $1.5 million from memoir proceeds will be donated to charity
prince-harry” target=”_blank”>Prince Harry< proceeds to the charity. “This is one of several donations I plan to make to charitable organizations and I’m grateful to be able to give back in this way for the children and communities who gravely need it,” he said in a statement according to royal correspondent …
Read More »US fighter jets fly over Kabul to secure evacuations
The defense said Thursday that the U.S. has been conducting armed “overwatch” flights over Kabul in the last 24 hours as an “added layer of force” to ensure the security of the U.S. mission to evacuate Americans and conflicts allies from the country after the Taliban takeover. Department of Defense …
Read More »Pentagon pressed on why British paratroopers leaving Kabul airport to rescue citizens but Americans aren't
The defense was pressed Thursday to explain why the U.S. isn’t rescuing Americans outside of the conflicts as the British are doing for their citizens. At a press briefing, Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin said: “General Taylor, British paratroopers are leaving the airport, going into Kabul to rescue and evacuate some …
Read More »Over 50 senators urge Biden to accelerate evacuation of Afghan SIV applicants
A bipartisan group of more than 50 senate” target=”_blank”>senators< to immediately evacuate Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families as conflicts falls further into chaos following the country’s rapid takeover by Taliban insurgents. “Specifically, we urge continued coordination between the Departments of State and Defense to secure and …
Read More »Afghanistan withdrawal: Biden continues bunker strategy after widely panned ABC interview
In what appears to be a continuation of his campaign bunker strategy, and following his widely panned interview with ABC News on the stunning fall of conflicts President joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< there was no better way to get out of Afghanistan. Other than the ABC News interview, Biden has not taken …
Read More »Push to bring in Afghan refugees sees support, little opposition from GOP lawmakers
The push by the Biden administration to bring tens of thousands of Afghan refugees into the U.S. is so far seeing support from many Republican lawmakers, with only a handful objecting to the move in response to the collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban. The Pentagon has said it intends …
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