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Joe Biden Cuts Deportations of Illegal Aliens by More Than 90% in U.S. Towns


President Joe Biden’s administration has drastically cut the number of illegal aliens being deported from towns and cities across the United States — some by more than 90 percent. Twice last year, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued so-called “sanctuary country” orders — now being challenged in court — that ensured most of the nation’s 11 […]
Federal Trade Report: Globalization Cripples American Towns as Free Trade Moves Jobs Overseas, Crushes Wages


Globalization of the United States economy has had a crippling impact on American towns as free trade makes it easier for companies to move production and jobs overseas, a report from the U.S. International Trade Commission details. Source
Russians Try To Subdue Ukrainian Towns By Seizing Mayors


Mayors, civilian administrators and others, including nuclear power plant workers, say they have been abducted, threatened or beaten to force their cooperation. Source
Tears of relief and grief: Photographs from liberated towns in Ukraine


Dozens of Ukrainian towns occupied by the Russian forces since the first weeks of the the full-scale invasion back in February were retaken by Ukrainian forces last week. Photographs of locals stepping out of their damaged homes to meet the Ukrainian troops, of others returning home first time in 6 months together along with horrific […]
Tears of relief and grief: Photographs from liberated towns in Ukraine


Dozens of Ukrainian towns occupied by the Russian forces since the first weeks of the the full-scale invasion back in February were retaken by Ukrainian forces last week. Photographs of locals stepping out of their damaged homes to meet the Ukrainian troops, of others returning home first time in 6 months together along with horrific […]
Tears of relief and grief: Photographs from liberated towns in Ukraine


Dozens of Ukrainian towns occupied by the Russian forces since the first weeks of the the full-scale invasion back in February were retaken by Ukrainian forces last week. Photographs of locals stepping out of their damaged homes to meet the Ukrainian troops, of others returning home first time in 6 months together along with horrific […]
Regional Australian Towns Brace for More Flooding


Regional towns in the Australian state of New South Wales are bracing for more rain and flooding after major rivers broke their banks, inundating rural areas and sparking flood rescues. The State Emergency Service said water reached five low-lying houses at Gunnedah, in the state’s northwest, on Sunday, when the Namoi River peaked at just […]
Five Rural Maine Towns Form Coalition For Affordable Broadband


Maine – Spurred to action by inadequate high-speed Internet service as the pandemic besieged their communities, local officials and citizen volunteers in five rural Maine towns formed the Southwestern Waldo County Broadband Coalition (SWCBC) in an effort to bring ubiquitous and affordable broadband to its portion of Waldo County. Two years later, the SWCBC is close to securing […]
NY Times: Democrats Flip to Republican in ‘Political Upheaval’ of Border Towns


A couple of years after former President Trump made significant gains in often Hispanic-majority Democrat counties along the United States-Mexico border in Texas, a wave of Democrats in one particular community are switching parties to join the GOP. In Terrell County, Texas, the New York Times reports that multiple elected officials are opting to run […]
Shocking Images Show Ash-Covered Ghost Towns On Spain’s Canary Islands


Shocking Images Show Ash-Covered Ghost Towns On Spain’s Canary Islandsby Tyler DurdenSunday, Dec 05, 2021 The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, located off the northwestern coast of Africa, has been erupting for nearly eleven weeks with no signs of abating. Soon the eruption could be La Palma’s […]
Amazon’s ‘Factory Towns’ Will Be Satanic Mills For The Working Class


Above Photo: An employee is seen at the new Amazon warehouse during its opening announcement on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters) Amazon and its hyper-neoliberal cheerleaders are polishing turds again. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire spaceman, and his company are about to ‘lift the working […]
Eleven European spa towns honoured by UNESCO


Eleven Spa towns in Europe are celebrating after their collective addition to Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites. Bad Kissingen in Germany is one of them and the news was welcomed there. “Super, this is something very special,” said resident Daniela Flint. “I think it is brilliant for the town and all the work that’s […]
Residents Say German Towns Got Little Warning Before Huge Floods


AHRWEILER, Germany (AP) — Like other residents of his town in Germany, Wolfgang Huste knew a flood was coming. What nobody told him, he says, was how bad it would be. The 66-year-old antiquarian bookseller from Ahrweiler said the first serious warning to evacuate or move to higher floors of buildings close to the Ahr […]
Over a Dozen Mexican Towns Vote To Reject Political Parties in Latest Election


More than a dozen villages in Mexico recently voted to remove political parties from their communities in favor of managing their own resources. On Sunday June 6th, midterm elections were held across Mexico, resulting in new governors and mayors. The “historic” election has been notable for the incidence of violence by organized crime, including the […]
Washington Post: Coyotes’ Taxis Terrorize Texas Towns


President Joe Biden’s frequent chatter about migrant children is helping to hide the growing numbers of adult migrants who are using coyote-provided taxis to make high-speed escapes from Texas border counties. Even the Washington Post reported on May 4 the growing number of coyote taxis rush north from the border, through many small Texas towns and […]
‘God-awful blast’ that rocked towns for miles around was caused by explosion at gender reveal party


An explosion that rocked towns in New Hampshire was the result of a gender reveal party, according to police. The explosion was reported by residents in the towns around Kingston, roughly 40 miles (64 km) north of Boston, at about 7pm on Tuesday. “It was a loud boom that shook our four-family townhouse,” a resident […]
In Small Black Southern Towns, The Cops Remain Undaunted


Above photo: Makayla Hendrick, nine, holds photographs of her father, Ricky Ball, during a protest on June 5, 2020, in Jackson, Mississippi, over Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s decision to drop a manslaughter charge against former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin. Rogelio V. Solis/AP photo. Even those governed by Black elected officials have been reluctant […]
Russian jets hit heavily populated towns in Syria, report says


Russian jets hit rebel training camps in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border on Sunday, as Syrian artillery killed seven civilians and injured 14 medics in an attack on a hospital in the area, witnesses and rebel sources said. The sources said a Russian surface-to-surface missile also hit the town of Qah while Russian air […]
EXCLUSIVE: Feds Bus Migrant Children to Texas Border Towns from Overcrowded Rio Grande Valley Facilities


Law enforcement sources report that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is busing hundreds of unaccompanied children (UACs) from the Rio Grande Valley to other border communities to alleviate overcrowding. The UACs are transferring to Laredo, Carrizo Springs, and Eagle Pass, Texas, for processing and temporary detention. The children are stuck in limbo at Border […]
Medicare-For-All Is Good For Our Towns


Above photo: Rally at Vermont State House. NESRI. NOTE: It is the position of Popular Resistance that Congress must pass national improved Medicare for all now as part of its actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. – MF Town Meeting is coming up, and Putney residents will have a chance to join the […]
Border Patrol Relies on Texas Towns to Test Released Migrants for Coronavirus


The City of Brownsville, Texas, is administering voluntary COVID-19 tests to migrants recently released from Border Patrol custody. Although the first round was limited to pre-existing supply, the City later received an additional 10,000 test units from the State. Each costs approximately $100. The City of McAllen also received a shipment of 10,000 units for […]
Maxine Waters: Trump Is Gonna Take Over Our Towns and Cities Unless He’s Convicted


Corrupt Rep. Maxine Waters has warned that President Trump will “take over legislatures, little towns and cities” unless he’s convicted immediately. During an appearance on MSNBC over the weekend, the California Democrat said that Trump must be convicted in this week’s impeachment trial to “take away his power.” Waters declared: “I do believe he sent […]
How Some Of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing


Above photo: Ashana Cunningham, center, lives with her wife, India Cunningham, and her three children — Ansoneya Mitchener, 15; Robert Hallums, 12, right; and Brandon Mitchener, 9 — in a three-bedroom apartment in a Bridgeport shelter. Cloe Poisson, special to ProPublica. Separated by design. In southwest Connecticut, the gap between rich and poor is wider […]
Israel set to freeze fines for illegal construction, mainly in Arab towns


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President al-Assad Tours a Number of Towns in Lattakia Countryside


Posted by INTERNATIONALIST 360° on OCTOBER 13, 2020 13 October، 2020Lattakia, SANA President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday toured a number of areas affected by fires few days ago in Lattakia province. In the first station of his tour, President al-Assad visited Ballouran area in Lattakia northern countryside, inspecting the damage caused by the fires and met the locals. […]
90 percent drop in number of coronavirus ‘red’ Arab towns in Israel in six weeks


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Lebanon closes over 100 towns, villages to curb coronavirus pandemic


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Makeshift migrant camps grow outside Bosnian towns


As the autumn chill and rains set in over northwestern Bosnian towns, a sense of desperation hangs over hundreds of migrants who live in the remote woods outside the towns. The migrants have built tents in the forests after local authorities in the northwestern Krajina region decided last month to start pushing them away from […]
Thousands of civilians evacuated from towns in Eastern Ghouta


nsnbc : Some 11,000 civilians have left towns in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta Saturday morning, reported the Russian military. Evacuations of civilians from areas held […]