Wildfires destroy much of Lahaina, Hawaii CNN’s Bill Weir reports on the destruction brought by wildfires in Maui County, Hawaii, as rescue workers are racing against time to find those who are still missing. #Wildfires #destroy #Lahaina #Hawaii
My siblings and I always knew when our middle brother was coming to visit my parents: my mother would put out little bowls of prawn cocktail, as a special starter. “Prodigal son,” we would protest, slightly miffed that the rest of us never had this kind of privileged treatment. The official explanation was that he didn’t…
The typical American household spent $709 more in July than they did two years ago to buy the same goods and services, according to Moody’s Analytics. “High inflation of the past 2+ years has done lots of economic damage,” Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly…
An ambitious, budget-busting adventure-thriller set in a South American oil refinery town and its surrounding mountainous jungle, Sorcerer was intended as a loose remake of Henri-Georges Cluozot’s undisputed 1951 classic Wages of Fear. It was also well-poised to be a gargantuan flop when it was released the same summer weekend as George Lucas’ much more…
China says it has uncovered a Chinese national accused of spying on a military industrial group and providing sensitive military intel to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Beijing’s Ministry of State Security said Friday that a 52-year-old named Zeng was offered money and immigration to the United States in exchange for providing the classified information. Zeng,…
CNN — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling after months of legal challenges sought to dismantle the law. This story is breaking and will be updated. #Illinois #Supreme #Court #upholds #states #assaultstyle #weapons #ban
Prosecutors confirm to AFP they have opened a case against the AS Monaco and France national team striker. #France #footballer #Wissam #Ben #Yedder #charged #rape
Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The scene at one of Maui’s tourist hubs on Thursday looked like a wasteland, with homes and entire blocks reduced to ashes as firefighters battled the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in recent years. Tiffany Kidder Winn, AP An aerial image taken on Aug….
What sparked the fires is still a mystery, but a mix of wind and dry weather helped the flames spread. #Hawaii #wildfires #spread #fast
Washington, DC CNN — Amazon has warned some of its US-based office workers that it is keeping a close eye on their in-person attendance at work, sending emails to those it believes are not complying with its return-to-office policies. The message highlights Amazon’s determination to enforce its rules amid an employee backlash to the policy,…