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Vance announces about 870,000 people suspected of defrauding COVID-era programs barred from future federal loans

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Kansas City, Missouri — Vice President JD Vance announced Monday the Trump administration will suspend roughly 870,000 people suspected of defrauding pandemic-era small business programs from receiving future federal loans. The vice president contended that borrowers who stole taxpayer money should no longer be eligible to receive loans from government-backed programs. “If you screwed the…

Deadly Nepal flood highlights glacier risks in warming Himalayas: “The new normal”

nglobix@gmail.com3 weeks ago08 mins

The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested. Scientists are still piecing…

This behavior on planes annoys people the most, survey finds

nglobix@gmail.com3 weeks ago03 mins

The close quarters on planes and variable public views on appropriate flight etiquette are a recipe for tension. But travelers seem to agree on who is to blame for bad behavior in the air: other travelers, according to a new survey. The top source of friction in the air: passengers using cellphones, laptops and other…

Evidence of bird strike found after Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of plane’s broken window, NTSB says

nglobix@gmail.com1 month ago05 mins

A bird strike may have been the cause of an incident in which a passenger was nearly sucked out of a broken window aboard a Ryanair flight in Europe last month, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in its preliminary report Thursday. According to the NTSB, on the morning of July 10, the No….

The coffins come free here with the story – Pakistan

nglobix@gmail.com2 months ago05 mins

If you are new to journalism, you might need a coffin. Tell us, so we can send it to you in advance. These lines were conveyed to a reporter who could say he was from Kalat. Two phone calls came from numbers he didn’t recognise a year ago. The reporter used to cover human rights…