Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update: New Lava Lake Grows (Dec. 22, 2020)
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Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea Erupts, Putting Thousands At Risk
Mount Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted Sunday for the first time since 2018. A 4.4 magnitude earthquake on the volcano’s south flank followed the blast, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS first reported the 9:36 pm, Hawaii Standard Time, eruption in a tweet. USGS Volcanoes@USGSVolcanoes HVO Kilauea RED/WARNING – Magnitude-4.4…
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M6.5 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
TOKYO (Kyodo) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 rattled northeastern Japan on early Monday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The quake at 2:23 a.m. with its focus at a depth of 43 kilometers off Aomori Prefecture registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in…
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Blizzard in Minnesota, USA (Dec 24, 2020)
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House GOP, Dems stymie requests to reconsider stimulus, spending package after Trump grievances
Christmas Eve maneuvers are in response to grievances Trump aired oversize of stimulus checks, foreign aid. House Republicans and Democrats Thursday blocked each others’ “unanimous consent” requests after President Trump aired grievances Tuesday night to the massive coronavirus stimulus and government funding package lawmakers sent to his desk. Democrats’ request aimed at sending $2,000 relief checks to Americans. Republicans’ request on revisiting…
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UK, EU announce post-Brexit trade deal, days before deadline
The European Union and United Kingdom have reached a post-Brexit free trade deal, officials announced Thursday – just days before the U.K. is scheduled to finalize its departure from the bloc at the end of the year. “So we have finally found an agreement. It was a long and winding road but we have got a good deal…
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Israeli government orders 25-day national lockdown starting Sunday
Israeli senior citizens receive Covid-19 vaccine shots at an assisted living facility in Ganei Tikva, Dec. 22, 2020. (Flash90) Surging coronavirus infections force the country into its third lockdown this year, to last at least 25 days. Israel’s government on Wednesday ordered a third national lockdown as coronavirus infections continued to surge and hospital wards…
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Biden: Reversing Trump immigration policies will take months
Wilmington, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on the campaign trail and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue. His Tuesday comments echo those made by two of…
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President Trump vetoes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Trump warned he would veto the NDAA if it lacked a Section 230 repeal. President Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Wednesday, calling it a “gift” to U.S. adversaries China and Russia and making good on a promise to veto if it did not repeal a law that shields certain Big…
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UK poised for ‘Tier 4’ lockdown as new coronavirus strain linked to surge in cases emerges
The United Kingdom on Friday reported more than 28,500 new COVID-19 cases, with nearly 500 deaths. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday imposed a new round of restrictions for London and much of southern England after officials said they have identified a new COVID-19 strain that can spread more quickly and is believed to be linked to a rise in…
