Russian officials end efforts to reach 13 workers in a collapsed gold mine and declare them dead

Authorities in Russia’s Far East on Monday called off a rescue effort for 13 workers trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine and declared them dead. The miners got trapped on March 18 at a depth of about 125 meters (400 feet) when part of the mine collapsed in the Zeysk district of the … Read more

Amazon Joins SpaceX in Fight to Declare U.S. Labor Board ‘Unconstitutional’

Amazon has broken federal labor laws repeatedly and has been accused countless times of being a terrible employer. As such, it should surprise literally no one that the e-commerce giant has joined a chorus of other craven corporations to claim that the National Labor Relations Board is “unconstitutional.” Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime … Read more

Police declare emergency after extreme flooding swamps popular beach town

Police declare emergency after extreme flooding swamps popular beach town High tide flooding on Wednesday morning following a drenching rainstorm that moved through overnight wreaked havoc on coastal New Hampshire, where a popular beach town declared an emergency. Town-by-town report: Which Mass. communities had the strongest wind gusts, highest rain, snow totals In Hampton, New … Read more

Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ ‘movement’ extremist

TALLINN, Estonia — The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ “international public movement” as extremist, the latest crippling blow against the already beleaguered LGBTQ+ community in the increasingly conservative country. The ministry said in an online statement announcing the lawsuit that … Read more