• Week-ahead weather: Warmth is coming, but be patient

    Today, clouds early then more sunshine in the PM with temperatures in the lower to mid 50s.

  • Volunteer Fire Company prepares for its new beginning

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A volunteer fire company is getting some new digs. The Meredith Hose Company in Childs, Lackawanna County has begun moving its equipment into a new building. After 76 years in the original fire hall, Meredith Hose Company is starting a new journey in a new building right behind the original. []

  • Hezbollah Fires 35 Rockets at Israel as Passover Begins

    On Monday evening, the Hezbollah terrorist organization deployed a rocket bombardment against northern Israel as residents were celebrating the Passover holiday. No casualties were reported during the incident. Israeli defense officials announced that approximately 35 Katyusha missiles were identified as entering the country’s airspace in the area of the Ein Zeitim municipality. In response to

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    Why Elise Stefanik’s vote against security aid for Ukraine matters

    While there are some Republicans in Congress who’ve been accused of siding with Russia in its war with Ukraine, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik has not been among them. In fact, after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of his neighbor, the New York congresswoman largely blamed her own country’s president, before also denouncing Russia’s authoritarian leader. “I join the American people in praying for the safety of innocent Ukrainians as they endure an unwarranted and unjustified...

  • Polling picks up in Puducherry, 89-year-old comes out to vote

    PuducherryApril 19 Polling picked up momentum in Puducherry through the morning as the union territory gets set to elect their lone representative to the Lok Sabha, on Friday. A visit to some of the polling stations in the rural areas brought to the fore a mixed picture of voter turnout, which was mediocre in some places and high in others. Kothandapani along with his 86-year-old wife Krishnammal turned up at a booth in the Veerampattinam coastal village in Ariyankuppam Assembly constituency to...

  • Vote of no confidence in West Northants council leader to go ahead

    The council has confirmed that an urgent 'extraordinary meeting' will be held

  • Roundup: Northamptonshire Police Fire and Crime candidates grilled ahead of election

    Candidates faced live questions at an event held in Northampton this afternoon

  • New cases come out ahead of 12.9-inch iPad Air

    ESR banks on Apple releasing a 12.9-inch iPad Air for the first time with a new range of three new cases in splashy colors. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

  • Garena: Garena to localise India ops ahead of 'Free Fire' launch

    Singapore's game publisher Garena is in process of fully localising its India operations before launching the blockbuster video game Free Fire in the country. Following the government's nudge for over seven months, Garena is finally moving its game server to India to be installed in Yotta Data Services' Navi Mumbai premises, sources told ET."Yotta is working with Garena's HQ (headquarter) team on testing the server, which is showing high throughput required for handling streaming workloads with...

  • Royal Mail shareholder slams takeover bid as government comes under fire

    The second largest independent shareholder in Royal Mail's parent company, International Distributions Services (IDS), has publicly backed the company's rejection of a takeover bid.

  • A Man Set Himself On Fire Outside The Trump Trial. I Dread What Comes Next.

    (Permanent Musical Accompaniment To The Last Post Of The Week From The Blog's Favourite Living Canadian)Oh, holy Mother of God.From the New York Times:The man, who had lingered outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse earlier this week, doused himself with accelerant at around 1:35 p.m. in Collect Pond Park, across the street from the building. Onlookers screamed and started to run, and soon, bright orange flames engulfed the man. He threw leaflets espousing anti-government conspiracy theories...

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    Senators ask utility companies about fire risk ahead of dry season

    In the wake of the Lahaina fire, wildfire safety is at the forefront in Hawaii.