Federal Law Shields Gun Stores From Public Scrutiny, Even When a Cop is Killed — ProPublica

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Nearly three years have passed since the 2021 murder of Chicago police officer Ella French, and police and prosecutors have revealed much about […]

Interview – Miguel Alberto Gomez

[ad_1] Dr. Miguel Alberto Gomez (Ph.D.) currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Asia and Globalisation (CAG) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) in Singapore, following a previous role as a Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology […]

Evacuation orders issued as wildfire grows near Canada’s Alberta oil patch | Environment News

[ad_1] Authorities say firefighters are facing a ‘challenging day’ as a huge blaze nears Fort McMurray in the Alberta tar sands. Authorities in the Canadian province of Alberta have issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray, as a growing wildfire nears the community at the heart of Canada’s tar sands region. The Regional Municipality […]

5 things to know : NPR

[ad_1] China is aiming to become a global automotive powerhouse, particularly when it comes to electric vehicles. Here, cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Nanjing. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images China is aiming to become a global automotive powerhouse, particularly when it […]

Explosion reported near Shell gas plant

[ad_1] Multiple explosions were on Tuesday reported at the gas processing plant operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gas plant feeds the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) export terminal in Bonny Island, Rivers. Speaking […]