DOJ launches national center to help states implement red flag gun laws

DOJ launches national center to help states implement red flag gun laws

 (NewsNation) — The Justice Department has launched a new national resource center to help states implement red flag laws, which are intended to keep guns out of the hands of people who pose a threat. Opponents have argued the laws infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights. The National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center … Read more

Canada begins Haiti airlift evacuations after weather delay – National

Canada begins Haiti airlift evacuations after weather delay – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 36 Canadians have now brought out of Haiti by helicopter. On Monday, Joly had said the first group of 18 had already left, but Global Affairs Canada later clarified that their departure was put off due to bad … Read more

Baltimore bridge collapse captured on radio, video after cargo ship hits Francis Scott Key Bridge

Baltimore bridge collapse captured on radio, video after cargo ship hits Francis Scott Key Bridge

One body has reportedly been recovered during the ongoing search for at least six people missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Council Member Phylicia Porter. “We are hearing one body was found,” she told CNN. Porter added the body had been pulled from the water after the … Read more

US Bridge Collapse Sparks Conspiracy Theories

US Bridge Collapse Sparks Conspiracy Theories

There was no immediate confirmation of the cause of the collapse Washington, United States: Conspiracy theorists said Tuesday that the Baltimore bridge collapse resulted from an intentional attack — despite officials quickly saying there was no evidence for that. Hours after a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending vehicles and people plunging … Read more

Brazil and Colombia voice concern as Venezuela bans opposition candidate | Venezuela

Brazil and Colombia voice concern as Venezuela bans opposition candidate | Venezuela

A chorus of Latin American nations, including Brazil and Colombia, have voiced concern over the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela after the opposition politician best-positioned to challenge its strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro, in July’s presidential election was prevented from registering for the vote. Corina Yoris, an 80-year-old philosopher, was little-known outside academic circles until last … Read more

Cocoa prices are soaring to record levels. What it means for consumers

Cocoa prices are soaring to record levels. What it means for consumers

A farmers holds cocoa beans while he is drying them at a village in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023.  Luc Gnago | Reuters Consumers could start to see the impact of surging cocoa prices as the world faces the worst supply deficit in decades, with farmers in West Africa struggling against bad weather, disease … Read more

Nigeria’s central bank hikes interest rate to 24.75% as it battles sky-high inflation, currency crisis

Nigeria’s central bank hikes interest rate to 24.75% as it battles sky-high inflation, currency crisis

A pedestrian in the Lagos Island district of Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate by 200 basis points, as Africa’s largest economy looks to recover from a historic currency crisis and soaring inflation. The CBN announced … Read more