Shootings erupted at retail outlets crowded with post-Thanksgiving holiday shoppers in North Carolina and Washington state on Friday, sending bystanders at both locations scurrying for cover and injuring a total of seven people, police said. At a shopping mall in Durham, North Carolina, a late-afternoon shootout between “two groups who knew each other” left three…
Shootings Send Black Friday Shoppers Scurrying in North Carolina, Washington State
Washington Faces Threat of More Heavy Rainfall and Floods Due to ‘Atmospheric Rivers’: NSW
An atmospheric river starting on Thanksgiving Day is threatening to once again bring heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest, just over a week after floods damaged Washington state, officials from the National Weather Service have warned. In its Thursday weather bulletin, Forecasters at NWS said “a new Atmospheric River containing rich subtropical Pacific moisture takes…
Washington Faces Threat of More Heavy Rainfall and Floods Due to ‘Atmospheric Rivers’: NWS
An atmospheric river starting on Thanksgiving Day is threatening to once again bring heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest, just over a week after floods damaged Washington state, officials from the National Weather Service have warned. In its Thursday weather bulletin, Forecasters at NWS said “a new Atmospheric River containing rich subtropical Pacific moisture takes…
Washington County’s Flood Losses Could Hit $50 Million; More Rain Coming
BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington’s Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple “atmospheric rivers” may drench the Pacific Northwest in the coming days. The Bellingham Herald reports Whatcom County officials said at a briefing Tuesday that the damages for recent flooding were…
Jan. 6 Defendants Taken Out of Cells on Stretchers: Court Filing
Multiple Jan. 6 defendants were taken out of their cells on stretchers on Thursday, according to a court filing. The situation started when one of the defendants refused to wear a mask, family members of Kelly Meggs, who is being held in the D.C. Jail, told Meggs lawyer. Prison guards began spraying a chemical substance…
Judge Blocks Biden Admin From Firing Unvaccinated Employees With Pending Religious Exemptions
A district court judge in Washington, D.C. issued a temporary injunction Thursday that bars both civilian and military plaintiffs from being fired after they filed a lawsuit against the White House’s vaccine mandate. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction prohibiting preventing the plaintiffs…
‘Poison Frogs’: US Urged to Make Taiwan Islands Too ‘Painful’ for China to Seize in Response to War Game Results
The United States would have little recourse if China invaded one of the minor islands controlled by Taiwan, according to a new report by Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a Washington-based think tank. The report analyzed the results of a virtual war game carried out by the CNAS Gaming Lab that sought to…
Jan. 6 Defendant Released From DC Jail Judge Deems ‘Toxic Environment’
An accused U.S. Capitol rioter was ordered released from jail on Oct. 26 after a federal judge expressed concerns about him remaining among fellow Jan. 6 defendants. Thomas Sibick was released to the custody of his parents and told to submit to continued mental health treatment, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman…
Cost to Replace Washington State Patrol Troopers Lost to Vaccine Mandate Tops $12.4 Million
Washington State Patrol’s (WSP) decision to terminate the employment of 127 people on Tuesday for refusing to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will end up costing the state’s taxpayers millions of dollars. For the fiscal year 2022, training costs are estimated to be about $168,000 per cadet, according to Chris Loftis, WSP…
Live Q&A: Nationwide Pushback Against Vaccine Mandates; Trump Sues Jan. 6 Commission
There is currently a nationwide pushback against vaccine mandates happening across various levels of society. Also, John Catsimatidis, billionaire owner of supermarkets Gristedes and D’Agostino Foods, is warning that major food companies will likely increase the costs of products for consumers, amid supply chain disruptions and inflation. And in other news, former President Donald Trump…
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