After China said its coastguard helped to rescue two Filipino fishermen near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, the Philippines has alleged that the Chinese obstructed its own rescue attempt. Saturday’s incident was the latest involving the rival claimants in the South China Sea, after a string of confrontations in the past year including collisions, the use […]
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Clear blocked drains with these easy-to-use clog-busters, down to $6 for three
You know that sinking feel when the water in your sink isn’t, well, sinking? We’ve all been there. Clogs and backups can be an expensive business, but it doesn’t have to result in a call to the plumber. The Forlivese Drain Clog Remover lets you easily pull all of that unmentionable gunk out of your […]
Strong winds causing downed trees, blocked roads, power outages in North Jersey
Strong wind gusts are causing power outages, road closures and downed trees all across New Jersey on Monday evening. National Weather Service posted a wind advisory alert warning that some New Jersey counties, such as Morris and Sussex, could be experiencing strong and gusty winds throughout the evening. Strong winds have developed this afternoon with […]
Senator Who Blocked Native American Judge Nominee Should Be Removed from Indian Affairs Committee
Opinion. Politics has gotten quite nasty this election season. Recently, numerous stories have emerged in the media about videos being manipulated to make President Joe Biden appear to be confused and disconnected. These misleading videos are being shown on FOX News and circulating social media. One video depicted Biden supposedly looking for a chair that […]
All lanes blocked after fire breaks out on Hwy 152 in Gilroy
(KRON) — All lanes are blocked Monday night on Highway 152 at Bloomfield Avenue in Gilroy, according to a 511 alert. The lane closures are for both the westbound and eastbound lanes due to a fire. San Jose’s Raging Waters to reopen this summer with new name, ownership California Highway Patrol reported on the traffic […]
Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing new protections for LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on their gender identities in six Republican-led states that challenged the federal rule as unlawful. The ruling by Lexington-based U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves […]
Biden’s Title IX rule blocked by judge in 6 additional states
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback for a policy that has been under legal attack by Republican attorneys general. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves referred to the regulation as “arbitrary […]
The lawyers who blocked Elon Musk’s Tesla pay package are demanding a $5.6 billion payout and are prepared to ‘eat our cooking’
Elon Musk could have $56 billion riding on the outcome of Tesla’s annual meeting this Thursday, when the automaker’s stockholders will vote on the CEO’s record-setting 2018 pay package. But there’s another group that stands to land a record windfall: The legal team that successfully argued against Musk’s payout in a Delaware court earlier this […]
Three Jewish students sue UCLA, saying protesters blocked access to campus facilities
Three Jewish UCLA students filed a federal lawsuit against the UC regents and several university officials on Wednesday, alleging that anti-Israeli protesters blocked them from crucial parts of the campus. In the 74-page filing, the plaintiffs — two second-year law students and a sophomore history major — described UCLA as a “hotbed of antisemitism,” with […]
Several northbound lanes of Highway 183 blocked after pedestrian hit, injured
AUSTIN (KXAN) — All but one lane of U.S. Highway 183 northbound were blocked Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in north Austin. Austin-Travis County EMS said on X the crash happened in the 13600 block of Hwy 183 northbound, near Pond Springs Road. Only the left lane of the northbound […]
Indigenous Clovis, Hanford students were blocked, at first, from wearing traditional regalia
High school graduation is usually a joyous, celebratory moment for students and their families. Yet, for some Indigenous students, it has become a time of stress over what students are allowed to wear at graduation ceremonies. Students, like Jennie Rocha from Clovis, were told they could not wear Indigenous regalia customized by their tribal family […]
I-275 westbound partially blocked near CVG due to semi crash, fire and fuel spill
There are major delays on the highway closest to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Wednesday morning. Be sure to give yourself extra time if you are headed that way on westbound Interstate 275 in Erlanger. Only two lanes are open while crews continue to clean up an overnight crash between two semis, a fire and […]