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A stay-alert warning has been issued to beachgoers ahead of the Fourth of July weekend as sharks return to coastal waters. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released updated guidance to ‘reduce the risk of human-shark interactions,’ cautioning swimmers that 13 shark species are now returning to the region. The annual …
Hundreds of airline catering workers blocked the entrance near Los Angeles International Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. “The demonstrations took place along Century Boulevard and outside the Los Angeles airport’s pickup and dropoff areas,” Fox 11 reported. “According to union leaders representing the LAX airline catering workers, the demonstration …
The skies over Northern Europe feel unsettled, and the silence from defense ministries sounds more like fear than control. On September 22, Copenhagen’s Kastrup airport shut down completely after large drones circled the runways, grounding flights and diverting planes into smaller airfields across Denmark and southern Sweden. Almost at the same hour, soldiers in Oslo …
This is absolutely nuts 👀 How is this not a fiasco in a few weeks? pic.twitter.com/zOtGV3VqiD — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 29, 2025 Live look at the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in the United States. There's no traffic thanks to Donald Trump and his ridiculous trade wars and tariffs. 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/N5MJdD8obx — …
For a massive chain like Walmart to be closing stores right as we enter the busiest shopping season of the year, something really bad must be going on. A few weeks ago, the company’s CEO Doug McMillion shared a bleak outlook for holiday sales, and warned investors about a profit squeeze. But the fact that …
US bankruptcy courts saw their busiest August on record — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) September 5, 2023 😴 pic.twitter.com/JFZccpS4nt — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) September 5, 2023 BANKRUPTCIES pic.twitter.com/Oo0sEI8iV6 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 5, 2023 🇺🇸 United States debt US government debt: $32.8 trillion Household debt: $17.1 trillion Mortgage debt: $12.01 trillion Auto debt: $1.6 …