When the Polar Vortex descended on the central US e weather turned brutally cold in Omaha, Nebraska, in recent days, the local utility company turned to an unusual partner to get some extra power supplies to help avoid shutoffs to the community.
In giro 5,000 customers are still without water in Jackson, Mississippi, city official says
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Though thousands are still under boil water advisories, di 5,000 water customers in Jackson, Mississippi, don't any have service, a decline from earlier this week. Charles Williams, public works director in Jacks...
It’s hard for homebound seniors to get vaccinated. One city found a novel solution
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They are usually eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, but homebound seniors can often struggle to find a way of making the appointment to get the shots One city in Texas has found a solution that has brought relief ...
New York City developer won’t have to remove floors from residential building in Manhattan, regole del tribunale
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A New York appeals court reversed a ruling that ordered a Manhattan high-rise construction project to dismantle multiple floors. A February 2020 New York Supreme Court judge's ruling found that the permit for the lu...
Gli houthi affermano di aver preso il controllo della maggioranza della città chiave dello Yemen
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I ribelli Houthi dello Yemen hanno preso il controllo 10 fuori da 14 distretti della strategica città settentrionale di Marib, il vice ministro degli esteri Houthi, Hussein al-Ezzi, ha detto alla CNN mercoledì. Nonostante questo, La città chiave di Marib ...
Le ragazze dell'Indiana portano preoccupazioni su 'Men Working’ segni per i loro legislatori, e la città giura di agire
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Due giovani sorelle usano la loro voce per lottare per l'uguaglianza di genere nella loro città. Quando Blair Babione, 11, e sua sorella Brienne, 9, si accorse "Uomini che lavorano" cartelli nei cantieri intorno a Carmel, Indiana, essi...
Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
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The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Sanders, who was unarmed, was sho...
Indians are telling their 18 million-strong diaspora to keep out of their affairs
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When American author Meena Harris tweeted criticism of the Indian state's clampdown on farmers protesting agricultural reforms, nationalist counter-protesters responded by burning her portrait. Hundreds of Indians b...
A huge iceberg that’s bigger than New York City broke off near a UK base in Antarctica
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A giant iceberg broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Friday, not far from a British scientific outpost. Il 490 square miles (1270 chilometri quadrati) chunk of ice is bigger than New York City and broke fre...
Attacks against people of Asian descent are on the rise in NYC. The city is pushing to combat it.
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The stabbing of a 36-year-old man on Thursday is the latest in a number of attacks in New York City against people of Asian descent, a surge that has sparked a call for action from advocacy groups. Mayor Bill de Bla...
Suspect charged with hate crime in stabbing attack against Asian man in New York City
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A man accused of stabbing a 36-year-old Asian man Thursday evening outside the federal courthouse in Chinatown, New York City, will be charged with attempted murder in the second degree as a hate crime, secondo...
Keep your eye on Kentucky’s voting plans
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Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. È l'autore di "Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting." Find him at www...
Il primo ministro armeno afferma di dover affrontare un tentativo di "colpo di stato militare"’ dopo che l'esercito chiede le sue dimissioni
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Il primo ministro armeno Nikol Pashinyan ha dichiarato di dover affrontare un tentativo di colpo di stato militare dopo che lo stato maggiore delle forze armate del paese ha chiesto le sue dimissioni. "Considero la dichiarazione dello stato maggiore ...