D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

The mayor of Washington, D.C., ordered citywide spending and hiring freezes on Tuesday and raised the possibility of furloughs after the U.S. House of Representatives left for recess with the District still facing a potential billion-dollar budget cut. The order does not lay out specific cuts, but it paves the way for possible steep reductions […]

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2 killed, 9 injured in shooting at a city park in Arkansas

This is a representational image Two people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at 5th Avenue Park in Conway on Sunday night, local authorities said.The incident occurred at the city park, located about 27 miles north of Little Rock. Conway police confirmed the casualties in a Facebook post, saying that all nine […]

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Strike in UK’s Second Largest City Leaves Trash Piled High

A pungent smell of rotting garbage fills the air. Bulging sacks of trash pile high, some spilling their festering contents. And, with vermin plaguing parts of the city, at least one resident has claimed to have been bitten by a rat. With its heritage as a manufacturing powerhouse and its proud civic history, Birmingham likes […]

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Watch: Iran unveils massive underground ‘missile city’ as regional tensions mount

Iran last week revealed an extensive underground missile facility, showcasing some of its most powerful weapons in what appears to be a direct message to Israel and the United States. Iranian state media aired footage of Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head […]

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‘Multiple fights’ at Pentagon City mall in US – Video

Screengrab from a video of the Pentagon City mall mass brawl (@STATter911) ‘Multiple fights’ broke out at a shopping mall in Arlington in United States’ Virginia on Saturday, leaving a police officer and a mall security guard with minor injuries, Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) said.Three juveniles, including one who also received minor injuries, were […]

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