Flights Grounded Across U.S. After F.A.A. Failure
A Federal Aviation Administration system failure caused some flights across the United States to be grounded, the agency said early Wednesday. The full extent of the delays was not immediately…
Militarized Japan and the Biden-Kishida Summit Signal Moment in the New Cold War | naked capitalism
Yves here. While you were busy worrying about the war in Ukraine, the US has been firming up the commitments and resolve of an all-too-willing Japan to mix things up…
Atmospheric Rivers Over California’s Wildfire Burn Scars Raise Fears of Deadly Mudslides – This Is What Cascading Climate Disasters Look Like | naked capitalism
Yves here. While the press has made some attempts to identify climate change/environmental feedback loops, they tend to focus on simple ones, like higher temperatures leading to ocean floor and…
‘Chaotic’ Scenes Inside 2 New York City Hospitals During Nurses’ Strike
One nurse manager at Mount Sinai, who asked that her name be withheld to protect her job, described conditions over the past two days that she felt had been dangerous…
Congress made free school meals for all disappear. Now students are going hungry
Students are back to racking up lunch debt this school year after federal legislation that provided free meals to all students expired. With free meals for all gone, participation in school meal…
4 more storms heading toward California in next 10 days, Newsom warns; death toll climbs: Updates
LOS ANGELES — California is nowhere near done with the recent string of storms that have killed at least 17 people since last month, driven thousands from their homes and submerged…
Arizona’s shipping container border wall, which is being torn down, will cost taxpayers over $200M
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s five-month effort to close gaps along the U.S.-Mexico border with shipping containers will cost Arizona taxpayers more than $200 million when all is said and…
SKorean leader cites North’s serious threat
South Korea’s president called North Korea’s provocations a “serious threat” that could lead to a dangerous miscalculation and spark a wider conflict. (Jan. 10) (AP video/Yong Ho Kim and Yong…
Texas man accused of menacing migrants with gun said he ‘was doing it for America’, federal complaint says
EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of pointing a gun at migrants trying to stay warm outside an El Paso, Texas, church allegedly said “he was doing it for America,” a…
4 more storms heading toward California in next 10 days as death toll rises, Newsom says: Live updates
LOS ANGELES — California is nowhere near done with the recent string of storms that have killed at least 17 people since last month, driven thousands from their homes and submerged…