Since January, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested about 250 foreign students at a fake university in Michigan. It’s part of a sting operation by federal agents. The University of Farmington was opened in 2015 as a guise by ICE officials. It was created to entice foreign-born students, mostly from India, who had arrived […]
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Man dead after early morning Boundary Road crash
Vancouver B.C. May 3, 2016 Vancouver Police cruisers outside of the Cambie Street station for upcoming features- (Vancouver Sun and Province stock photo) Mark van Manen /PNG Staff photographer see Vancouver Sun /Province /News and Web. stories. 00043047A [PNG Merlin Archive] File photo / PNG Vancouver police are investigating after a vehicle “went airborne” before […]
Bluff collapses within steps of passenger train tracks in Del Mar after heavy rains
Passenger rail service on the main line between Los Angeles and San Diego faced interruptions Saturday after a section of the Del Mar bluffs collapsed within a few feet of tracks following heavy rains this week. The cliff failure occurred Friday south of Seagrove Park in front of a condominium complex, according to witnesses. “The […]
Political will was not enough for justice reform in #Moldova
The lack of political will to carry out rule of law reforms is frequently the reason why reforms are not fully implemented. The case of Moldova proves that in societies where strong vested interests still persist, political savviness is equally as important as political will. Old and new political power brokers in Moldova struck a fragile […]
As Juncker bids farewell, new EU executive begins with scrutiny over Luxembourg tax
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Officials from the new European Commission will discuss a report by International Monetary Fund researchers that lists Luxembourg as a world-leading tax haven just days after the former leader of the Grand Duchy departs the EU executive’s helm. Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will on Monday […]
Typhoon Haiyan Killed Thousands Of People In The Philippines. Its Survivors Want Justice.
TACLOBAN, The Philippines — When the winds blow this strong, the rain stings like needles, scraps of wood cut through flesh like bullets, and corrugated metal sheets slice like knives. On that morning in November 2013, the wind churned the ocean into a mountain of water and pushed it onto the city. Survivors remember the […]
Black Friday 2019 Shoppers Stay Away From Stores, Spend Online, Analysts Say
NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. consumers splurged more than $2 billion online in the first hours of Thanksgiving shopping on Thursday, while crowds were largely thin at retailers on the eve of Black Friday, reflecting the broader trend away from shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. Early discounts offered this month by chains seeking to […]
Man in his 40s dies instantly after Limerick road crash
A Co Limerick man was killed instantly when his van hit the back of an articulated truck outside Limerick city on Saturday. The man, who was in his 40s, was driving a 2011 registered silver VW Transporter van that hit a 131 registered truck shortly before 1.30am, near a slip road, on the M7 Limerick […]
Scheer dismisses calls to step down, warns against internal fighting in UCP speech – National
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month’s election loss as elites and “talking heads” who know he’ll never relent in his opposition to the carbon tax. “They think that what Canada needs is a second Liberal Party,” he said in a speech to the Alberta United […]
Bill Peters resigns as Calgary Flames coach after being accused of racial slurs
Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames after it was disclosed he directed racist slurs at a Nigerian-born player in the minors a decade ago and kicked and punched players behind the bench during his recent time with Carolina. General manager Brad Treliving said he received a resignation letter from Peters on Friday […]