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UPDATE: (14 May 2021): After this press release was issued, Amnesty International learned that the last helicopter rescue flight from the Amarula hotel, which carried the hotel manager and his two German Shepherd dogs, among others, was conducted by a private charter company rather than the private military company that conducted the other rescue flights. […]
New data shows communities have dedicated nearly $63 billion of program funds on housing projects across three American Rescue Plan programs; the largest State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund recipients have budgeted 85% of total resources, and total projects are up 18% over first quarter of 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of […]
Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department The dog spent three days trapped underground in the narrow cave before rescuers were able to reach him. CNN — Firefighters encountered an unexpected challenge while rescuing a dog trapped in a Tennessee cave: A black bear was also there. The dog, Charlie, spent three . . .
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. presents the Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 2023. Taylor was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving then- […]
A crew chief assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment-Yakima, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, operates a hoist on a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter on Jun. 5, 2023 near Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Wash. The unit was training with local search and rescue volunteers in preparation for the summer rescue season. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. […]
July 9 (Reuters) – SVB Financial Group (SIVBQ.PK) has sued the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) to recover the $1.93 billion the regulator seized during its takeover of the failed Silicon Valley Bank in March, according to a filing in a bankruptcy court on Sunday.
The looming expiration of the Black Sea grain deal risks further food market instability at a time of record food insecurity, warns the International Rescue Committee (IRC). With 349 million people across 79 countries estimated to experience acute food insecurity this year, the Black Sea grain deal must be extended. The Black Sea Grain Initiative […]
Smoke rises during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan on April 19, 2023. Ahmed Satti | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan — The U.S. military airlifted embassy officials out of Sudan on Sunday and international governments raced to evacuate their diplomatic staff and citizens trapped in the capital as rival generals battled for control of Africa’s third-largest country for a ninth day. Fighting raged in Omdurman, the city across the Nile from Sudan’s capital, […]