SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $100 million fix to stop a San Francisco luxury high-rise from sinking and tilting even more is on hold while engineers try to learn why the building has sunk another inch (2.5 centimeters) during the repair.Doug Elmets, spokesman for the Millennium Tower, said in a statement that pile installation to…
A court has granted bail to an Indian federal minister, Narayan Rane, who was arrested over his remark about slapping Maharashtra state’s chief minister.Mr Rane reportedly said that Uddhav Thackeray forgot the year of India’s independence and had to ask an aide during his speech on 15 August.”Had I been there, I would have given…
An Indian federal minister, Narayan Rane, has been arrested over his controversial remark about slapping Maharashtra state’s chief minister.Mr Rane reportedly said that Uddhav Thackeray forgot the year of India’s independence and had to ask an aide during his speech on 15 August.”Had I been there, I would have given him a slap,” he told…
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani’s Ukrainian-born business associate, Igor Fruman, is expected to plead guilty in a federal case against him.Fruman will appear at a change of plea hearing in a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday afternoon, but the charge or charges he will plead guilty to are not immediately clear.Fruman and his associates,…
Heavy flooding striking parts of Tennessee left at least 10 people dead and 40 others missing, Humphreys County Sheriff’s office Chris Davis told the Tennessean Saturday.Driving the news: Heavy rainfall was pummeling much of the state. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said dangerous flash flooding closed a major local highway near McEwen, and the National…
Biden Directs Department of Education to Take Action Against Governors Blocking School Mask Mandates
Updating the nation on the White House response to COVID on Wednesday, President Biden said he has directed Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to exercise full oversight authority and explore legal action against governors who attempt to prohibit school mask mandates by executive orders.“Some politicians are trying to turn public safety measures into political disputes…
A California man has filed a lawsuit after he was injured trying to flee from a bear that surprised him in a dumpster while he was visiting Lake Tahoe.John Donaldson is seeking $15,000 in damages from a condominium association and waste management company for injuries he said he suffered in the encounter at a condo…
DRYDEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan congressman who quit the Republican Party to protest GOP efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump has died.Paul Mitchell died Sunday, according to a statement his family provided to CNN. He was 64.In June, Mitchell told radio station WJR that he had been diagnosed with…
White House press secretary Jen Psaki will have to circle back with reporters asking about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.An email query from the Washington Examiner sent Sunday evening to President Joe Biden’s top spokesperson prompted an automatic reply from Psaki’s account that said she “will be out of the office” Sunday through next weekend.The…
President Joe Biden gave strong assurances last month that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would not play out like the fall of Saigon at the conclusion of the Vietnam War.Speaking to reporters at the White House on July 8, Biden said the Taliban was “not remotely comparable” to the North Vietnamese Army “in…
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