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Dozens of migrants are missing and feared to be dead after a boat smuggling them into Europe capsized off the coast of Greece. A rescue operation remains in place after a boat smuggling migrants into Europe capsized off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, with dozens of people at the time of writing still missing, who are now sadly feared dead. The tragedy is likely the latest instance of boat migrants dying at the hands of ruthless people smugglers, with traffickers across Europe making a killing by sending people to their deaths on the Mediterranean and the English Channel aboard unseaworthy boats and all while bringing in huge profits. According to a report by AFP, while rescuers have managed to save 29 people on the doomed vessel, many more are believed to still be missing. “According to the statements of 29 rescued people, there were 80 people on the boat, so up to 50 people are missing,” an official from the Greece coastguard reportedly told the news agency. Another … [Read more...] about Smugglers Kill Again? Dozens Feared Dead After Trafficker Boat Disaster

We would’ve just called her ONJ now. But part of the appeal, I think, was all of that name, the possible royalty of it. Nobody wanted to waste a syllable. Olivia New to n - John . Just saying it might bestow a crown. The rest of her allure sprang from that classiness: She was neither queen nor first lady of anything, yet she seemed, ultimately, like … a lady. And that was something she could have some fun with, a category she could smudge. Eventually. I mean, this was a person who, at the heights of funk, disco and glam rock, recorded six country-esque albums, throw pillows for your ears. And most of their singles topped what was once known as Billboard’s easy listening chart. (So maybe she was the queen of that.) By the end of the 1970s, though, she had figured out the whole “lady” thing and spent 90 percent of her first Hollywood movie disguised that way, as a princess. There’s a lot going on in “Grease.” Most of it’s bizarre and has to do with sex and a sort of pure … [Read more...] about Olivia Newton-John: That Headband Was a Crown

(BPT) - Thom Carroll, cortesía de RTC Este verano, las aventuras al aire libre están más cerca de casa de lo que piensa. En todo el país existen más de 5,000 senderos de usos múltiples, muchos de ellos ferroviarios. Los senderos ferroviarios son veredas públicas y de usos múltiples a lo largo de antiguos corredores ferroviarios, gracias a los cuales la conexión con la naturaleza es relajante, divertida y accesible. Independientemente de que opte por caminar, correr, andar en bicicleta o patines, jugar o estar simplemente en un contexto natural, hay infinitas oportunidades para que disfrute de los senderos. Lo mejor de todo es que probablemente haya varios en su comunidad, que podrá explorar con amigos y familiares. Para ayudarlo a salir y recorrer un sendero, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) ha concebido nueve formas en que puede disfrutar del uso de los senderos este verano y durante todo el año. 1. Descubra un sendero cercano Thom Carroll, cortesía de RTC Es … [Read more...] about 9 maneras fáciles de estar al aire libre y mantenerse activo

0 Pets These local pets are searching for their forever homes. Meet Jade, Lapis, Glen and more. Pet News , Patch Staff Posted Reply If you've been looking to add a four-legged ball of love and affection to your household, start with these shelters in and around Grayslake for a pet you can adopt. About 6.5 million companion animals are surrendered or taken in each year by adoption facilities nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Of those, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Shelters often look after other animals in search of a permanent home as well, including pigs, birds and even horses. However, only around half of all shelter animals are adopted each year, according to ASPCA data. This means millions of animals — some right here in the Grayslake area — are still waiting for their forever homes. With help from our friends at Petfinder, … [Read more...] about Grayslake Area Pets Who Need A Home: Meet Dobby & More

The German government has agreed to take as many as 3,500 migrants from Italy in the first use of a European Union migrant redistribution scheme that was agreed upon last year. Germany is expected to receive its first asylum seekers from Italy at some point this month and has so far accepted to take in at least 3,500 people, as part of 13 countries agreeing to take in over 8,000 migrants from countries like Italy to reduce the stress on states along the European Union border. A spokeswoman for the German Federal Ministry of the Interior commented on the expected arrivals saying, “Germany is planning to start redistributions from Italy this month,” reports . Germany’s leftist coalition government, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has announced it is looking to give residency to some 130,000 failed asylum seekers as part of an overhaul of the country’s immigration system. https://t.co/VyQjs0SXsv — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 10, 2022 The European Union had … [Read more...] about Germany To Take Even More Migrants In EU Redistribution Scheme

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 King tides hitting the Bay Area this week are expected to bring some of the highest tides of the year and to cause minor flooding in low-lying areas during nighttime hours. The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory for Tuesday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and said hazardous conditions could continue on both Wednesday and Thursday nights, especially along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay, San Francisco and the interior valleys of the North Bay. “The highest astronomical tides of the year, commonly referred to as the king tides, will again impact the coast and bayshore each night this week through late Thursday night and have historically resulted in the localized flooding,” read the warning from the National Weather Service Tuesday. In Sausalito, the northbound Highway 101 off-ramp to Stinson Beach was closed due to flooding on Monday night, according to … [Read more...] about King tides expected to cause flooding in the Bay Area through Thursday. Here’s when and where

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is guilty of the “occupation” of stolen Native American land, according to a group of Israeli academics and students who accused the famed company of hypocrisy for seeking to stop the sale of its ice cream in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In a letter addressed to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, signed by over 1,000 Israeli students in higher education as well as academics affiliated with the newly-launched Students for Justice in America, the Vermont-based company was called out for hypocrisy and double standards. According to a Tuesday report from the New York Post , the Israeli group of students and academics accused the ice cream maker of “illegally” occupying Native American land. The multi-national brand’s Vermont headquarters, according to the signatories, was originally settled by the Abenaki tribe and, thus, should be evacuated at once. “We have concluded that your company’s occupation of the Abenaki lands is … [Read more...] about 1,000 Israeli Students Call Out Ben & Jerry’s ‘Hypocrisy,’ Accuse Them of ‘Occupying’ Native Land in Vermont