Greenland is at the center of a geopolitical storm as U.S. President Donald Trump is insisting he wants to own the island — and the residents of its capital Nuuk say it is not for sale.
The legislation is light on details, and its prospects in the Senate are uncertain as members of that chamber focus attention on government funding and foreign policy.
The government admitted it "owed a duty of care to plaintiffs, which it breached, thereby proximately causing the tragic accident" and that the pilots of the Army helicopter and regional jet "failed to maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid each other."
Emergency management officials urged residents not to drive through standing water. Those who live near rivers were advised to stay alert to evacuation orders.
Rescue workers are also working around the clock, attending distress calls from those stranded on the roads and inside their houses due to the flooding.
Water entered into the press workspace in the basement near the White House's West Wing as government employees worked to drain puddles of standing water with wet vacuum cleaners.
For the Western world, and Japan in the East, the blooming of cherry blossoms usually means Spring is here. Especially in Washington, where people step out to admire the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin.
Yachiyo Kuge, mother of Toshiya Kuge who was a passenger on Flight 93, places origami birds near his name, at the Wall of Names at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.
‘Muslims will vote either for TMC or Congress, depending on winnability index’
Political Pulse31 min ago
Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, after three decades, has returned to West Bengal politics to contest the upcoming Assembly election. In an interview, he talks about various issues, including the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the Congress's poll prospects, the Muslim vote, and Mamata Banerjee's rule.
