The True Toll of Conspiracy Theories
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Crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers
Not long after President Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNia bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials came to the door.…
Trump Administration Says Drug-Boat Strikes Are Not Really ‘Hostilities,’ as Death Toll in Caribbean Climbs
The administration is taking this position despite having killed over five dozen people in at least 15 drone strikes. Source link
This ‘Misery Map’ shows the shutdown’s toll on air travel
In the midst of the current government shutdown, thousands of flights across the U.S. have been delayed or cancelled. With no clear end to the shutdown in sight, it’s time to revive a…
Toll Group banks on India’s logistics growth amid rise of ‘quick commerce’
While Singapore is its top Asia market, India is the ‘most exciting’, says executive chairman Thomas Knudsen Toll Group expects its Indian market to rise in prominence in the next five…
Estee Lauder cuts some prices despite the continued tariff toll
Estee Lauder is lowering prices on some items to boost sales, an unusual move at a time when many US consumer companies are raising prices to offset higher tariff costs. Estee…
How to help Texas flood victims as death toll reaches more than 80, including dozens of children
In the early-morning hours of July 4, while most people were still in their beds ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, residents of Kerr County, Texas, began fleeing for their lives.…
At Least 15 Children Are Killed in Devastating Texas Floods as Death Toll Surges to 43 With Several Still Missing
The death toll in the flash flood along the Guadalupe River in Texas has jumped to 43, with officials saying on Saturday night that the victims include 28 adults and 15 children in Kerr…
‘Meteors’ Review: A Town Without Pity Takes its Toll on Friendship in a Listless French Melodrama
There is a term for the sparsely populated swath of France that extends southwest from the borders of Belgium and Luxembourg to the Pyrenees: the “empty diagonal” (“diagonale du vide“).…
Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
President Trump’s tariffs are already taking a toll on China’s factories. Three weeks into a trade war that pushed import tariffs of Chinese-made goods to 145 percent, an official report…
G.M. Withdraws Profit Forecast as Trump Tariffs Take a Toll
General Motors is abandoning a previous forecast for solid profit growth this year as a result of the uncertainty created by President Trump’s trade policies, the automaker said on…
Trump administration orders an end to NYC’s congestion pricing toll
President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on…
Indonesian fund, Mitsui vie for US$300 million stake in toll operator RKE: sources
INDONESIA’S sovereign wealth fund, Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), and Japan’s Mitsui are among prospective buyers of CVC Capital Partners’ 25 per cent stake in Indonesian toll road…
Death toll in Poland coal mine fire rises to 3
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The death toll in a coal mine fire this week in southern Poland rose to three on Saturday, hospital authorities said. The victims were among 16 miners injured at the…
Mercedes-Benz car sales drop as China, EV slump take toll
MERCEDES-Benz Group car sales dipped last year as the German luxury-auto maker struggled with weak demand for pricey models in China and electric vehicles in Europe. The 3 per cent decline…
Ethiopians celebrate Christmas as natural calamities and conflict take their toll
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent…
Death toll rises to 127 after plane crashes at South Korean airport
SEOUL, South Korea — There were two survivors and 177 confirmed dead in a commercial airplane crash Sunday at a South Korean airport, officials said. There were 181 passengers and crew…
Brazil bridge collapse death toll rises to 9, with 8 other people unaccounted for
SAO PAULO (AP) — A woman's body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states in Brazil collapsed, bringing the death toll so far to nine. Brazil’s navy said on Friday that the…
UN publishes new death toll for massacre of older people and Vodou religious leaders in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations raised the death toll of a recent massacre in which dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders were killed by a gang in Haiti, and…
Death Toll Rises to 5, Including a 9-Year-Old, After Man Drives Car into Hundreds of Shoppers at Christmas Market
The death toll from the attack in Germany — where a man drove a car into shoppers at a high speed during a Christmas market — rose to five people, including a child who was 9 years old, as…
Officials: Mayotte cyclone toll will not be known for 'days and days'
The full number of deaths caused by Cyclone Chido in the French overseas territory of Mayotte will not be known for some time, the authorities said. "It will take days and days," said…
Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for more casualties presses on
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda on Friday and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the death toll from this week's…
Death toll from devastating flash floods in Spain stands at 207
The death toll from flash floods in Spain's southern and eastern regions has risen slightly to 207, a minister said on Saturday. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska updated the…
Spain death toll tops 200 as more troops head to flood-ravaged areas
The death toll following severe storms in Spain passed 200 on Friday as the government promised to send in hundreds more troops to help residents of flood-hit areas. There were at least…