Accident involving 18-wheeler blocks eastbound I-20 in Ranger A section of the eastbound I-20 is currently blocked due to an accident involving an 18-wheeler. According to the Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, an 18-wheeler crashed at mile marker 354 on ... 04/20/2024 - 12:20 pm | View Link
Man seen following shooter's truck prior to being fatally shot in north Houston, HPD says Houston police said the driver of a tan or silver pickup truck fired several times at Vega near the stop sign on West Canino and the North Freeway feeder road. Vega's Toyota stopped along a curb ... 04/16/2024 - 7:52 am | View Link
Troopers identify man killed in 18-wheeler crash at DPS office, Driver facing new charges BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - New details have been shared about Friday’s deadly collision of a stolen 18-wheeler that crashed ... but stable condition. The crash into the DPS office Friday morning ... 04/15/2024 - 9:31 am | View Link
Crash involving 18-wheeler causes injuries in New Ellenton An 18-wheeler and vehicle collided, causing injuries on Main Street South in New Ellenton early Monday morning, according to authorities. 04/15/2024 - 12:57 am | View Link
1 killed, several injured when big rig plows into Texas Department of Public Safety office in apparent "intentional" act, officials say A suspect stole the 18-wheeler and crashed into the office in ... which took a hard right turn into the DPS office, and appeared to crash into a driver's license waiting area, Ruiz said. 04/12/2024 - 8:07 am | View Link
HUGE legal news out of Arizona! 11 "Fake Electors" and numerous Trump co-conspirators were just indicted on felony charges related to their shenanigans during the period right after the 2020 election.
The Washington Post reports that a grand jury officially "indicted seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state." Those indicted include Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Christina Bobb, top campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn and former campaign aide Mike Roman.
Thursday's Turkeys Edition
STRIKE!!! Sounds like an excellent idea. Hamilton Nolan "real talks" it.
An American writes a letter about, among other things, working people.
Speculation: Hackwhackers wonders what the alliterative "Peter" Pecker & Hope Hicks have on Lumpy.
Insult someone w/ dirty words & this reporter is there. North Stars and Cowboy Bars & everyone is entitled to my own opinion come through.
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The West Virginia Senate primary is May 14.
When Zach Shrewsbury started campaigning, he was running against reactionary Democrat Joe Manchin, who has since announced he isn’t running for reelection. At that point, another special interest, corporate-backed right-of-center Democrat, Glenn Elliott, jumped into the race against Shrewsbury. On Monday, as expected, Manchin endorsed Elliott.
And if you want to see another senator just like Joe Manchin, Elliott’s the man.
Former Secretary of State John Kerry knows that battling the climate crisis is an uphill battle— but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up the fight.
“Every analysis of finance of the transition to clean energy says we need something like 2.5 to 4.5 trillion dollars every year for the next three years,” said Kerry during his TIME Earth Award acceptance speech, after being presented the honor by former honoree Tom Steyer.
Nemonte Nenquimo believes that Mother Nature is sending us a message—we just need to listen.
“She’s crying. She’s shouting. She’s screaming. She’s saying that I am when the tides are rising, the rivers are rising. There are droughts. And this is my language. This is my alarm to you.”
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Nenquimo, an Indigenous leader of the Waorani peoples in Ecuador and founder of the nonprofits Ceibo Alliance and Amazon Frontlines, has focused much of her activism on preserving the Amazon from deforestation and oil extraction.
Designer Gabriela Hearst accepted a TIME Earth Award on Wednesday, presented to her by actress Jodie Comer, who praised Hearst’s commitment to sustainability through simplicity.
Hearst made clear that the admiration was mutual. “Artists and scientists hold the important keys to get us out of the mess we have gotten ourselves in,” she said before discussing her passion for clean energy.
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Hearst has weaved sustainability into her namesake company’s practices—her brand sells handbags on a made-to-order basis, and is constantly finding new ways to reduce waste in packaging and fabrics.