Kansas Republicans use ‘power of the purse’ to tie up immigration, DEI provisions in budget

[ad_1] Republicans are likely to approve a proposed state budget for Kansas with provisions aimed at forcing the state’s Democratic governor to restrict diversity initiatives on college campuses and help Texas in its fight with the Biden administration over border security. GOP negotiators for the state House and Senate have agreed to include those items […]

Cruise ship stranded in Spain resumes sailing after resolving visa problems

[ad_1] A cruise ship stuck in Barcelona has resumed its route after Bolivian passengers with visa problems were removed. The Spanish government and MSC Cruises reached an agreement to remove 69 Bolivian passengers. The Bolivian passengers were taken to a transit zone in the port but were not allowed to enter Spanish territory. A cruise […]

BREAKING: Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Agency, EFCC Arrests Popular Cross-dresser, Bobrisky In Lagos

[ad_1]     A popular cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky was arrested on Wednesday evening by personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos State. This was confirmed by the agency’s spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale in a telephone conversation with SaharaReporters on Thursday morning.   According to the EFCC […]

Baby sleep dangers revealed in new study as nearly 70% of infant deaths were due to co-sleeping

[ad_1] Allowing babies to sleep outside their cribs or dedicated solo sleep spaces can have life-threatening risks. That’s according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was published in the medical journal Pediatrics. Among infants who died suddenly, 59.5% were sleeping with someone else at the time. Around […]

NYC migrant squatters were caught at the southern border and released

[ad_1] The eight Venezuelan illegal immigrant squatters arrested last week after they were found in a New York City home with drugs and guns were previously apprehended at the southern border and released into the U.S., with one suspected of murder, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials confirmed Wednesday.  Immigration authorities arrested three of […]

At least 241 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons during the ‘war on gangs,’ rights group says

[ad_1] SAN SALVADOR (AP) — At least 241 people have died in El Salvador prisons since the start of President Nayib Bukele’s “war on gangs” two years ago, according to the organization Humanitarian Legal Relief. Ingrid Escobar, director of the rights organization, said they received 500 reports of deaths in state custody, but they have […]

VIDEO: Air Passengers Left Stranded For Hours At Rivers Airport As Arik Air Cancels Flight, Reportedly Says Refund Will Take 8 Months

[ad_1] Some passengers of Arik Air have been seen in viral videos lamenting how they were left stranded at the Port Harcourt airport without any alternative after their flight was cancelled. The flight was reportedly scheduled to go from Port Harcourt in Rivers State to Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre. One of the frustrated […]

Bird flu pandemic in future? EU warns of potential spread to humans due to ‘lack of immune defense’

[ad_1] As avian influenza (bird flu) continues to spread among wild birds in the European Union, officials are warning of the potential for a future human pandemic. On Wednesday, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an alert noting that “transmission between bird and mammal species has been observed, particularly in fur animal farms, where […]

ND lawmakers anticipate spending $1M in defense of congressional age limit

[ad_1] North Dakota lawmakers are expecting a legal challenge to a proposed congressional age limit, and estimate $1 million to defend the measure up to the U.S. Supreme Court, in what some observers see as a likely test case. A top legislative panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a $1 million cost estimate for the state […]

Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals

[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A $62 million project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest and most important seaport began Wednesday amid fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit. Crews with California-based Curtin Maritime will remove nearly 3 million cubic yards (76 million cubic feet) of marine floor to open the San Juan […]