Violent crime and lawlessness in New York City have escalated to the point that almost half of local workers are considering moving away because they feel unsafe, a new poll has revealed. A Morning Consult survey of more than 9,000 New York office workers found that 40% of those living …
Read More »US diplomats contemplate fleeing Kiev – media
America’s embassy in Kiev is reportedly considering packing up shop and relocating to the West of Ukraine over fears of a supposedly looming Russian attack, Buzzfeed has claimed. In an article published on Monday, the American news site said that it had received information from “a source with knowledge of the talks” …
Read More »Texas passes voting bill that Democrats sought to block by fleeing the state to Washington
On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott hailed the passage of Senate Bill 1 in the emergency session of the state legislature and said it was now on its way to his desk for signature. The law will “solidify trust and confidence in the outcome of our elections,” said Abbott, thanking its …
Read More »WATCH: Taliban ‘celebrates’ last American troops fleeing Afghanistan… ‘firing more ammo than in actual combat’ – RT correspondent
“There’s a lot of gunfire,” RT’s senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev reported from Kabul in the early hours of Tuesday morning, speaking over the din of small arms popping off in the background. “This gunfire isn’t violent, there are no clashes – in the capital the Taliban are celebrating.” The raucous …
Read More »Like the Berlin Wall or the Twin Towers: footage of fleeing Afghans abandoned by US marks the end of an era for American supremacy
“I know my decision will be criticized. But I would rather take all that criticism than pass this decision on to another president of the United States,” Biden explained. In essence, he was arguing that his three predecessors didn’t have the guts to make the right decision, taking a swipe …
Read More »‘World has gone Covid-mad’: Afghans fleeing Taliban need negative PCR test to board now-suspended commercial flights out of Kabul
Soon after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital on Sunday, hundreds of civilians began to pour into Kabul’s international airport in hopes of being airlifted to safety. But by Monday morning, commercial airlines had halted operations in the Afghan capital due to gunfire around the air hub – caused at …
Read More »When the weak become weapons: Are refugees fleeing bloody Middle East fighting really part of Russian plan to destabilize Europe?
Conflict turns people into refugees, either within their own country or by forcing them to seek safety across borders. In recent years, though, there have been allegations that these flows of people have been “weaponized” against countries by supposedly antagonistic states. However, such allegations can themselves serve a purpose in …
Read More »Over 300 Afghan troops fleeing from Taliban cross border to Tajikistan after heavy fighting, border forces tell media
More than a dozen districts, mostly in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan Province, have fallen into the hands of the Taliban over the past 24 hours, security sources told local outlet TOLOnews. The heavy fighting on the other side of the border was also confirmed by the military of neighboring Tajikistan. More …
Read More »Andrew Brown shot dead by ‘kill shot to back of head’ while fleeing police, attorney says as release of body-cam clip looms
According to the legal team for Brown’s family, which conducted an independent autopsy, the 42-year-old resident of Elizabeth City died due to a gunshot wound to the back of his head. There were also four bullets found in his arms. Emphasizing that the “kill shot” was to the back of …
Read More »WhatsApp delays privacy policy update as fleeing users voice concerns over Facebook data-sharing with NO opt-out
The chat application announced on Friday that it would delay the update until mid-May, blaming “confusion” and “misinformation” for growing privacy concerns among customers while insisting that it would not hand additional user data, such as private messages, to Facebook under its new policies. “We will always protect your personal …
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