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Brussels sets up ‘task force’ to tackle the rat infestation in the downtown | VRT NWS: news
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (315+ words) The City of Brussels has set up a pest control task force and tripled the budget for rat control efforts, Philippe Close, Mayor of the City of Brussels has announced after videos emerged showing a rat infestation in the pedestrian…...
GTA 6 Marketing Hits A Snag In Real Life Vice City, As Miami's Mayor And Sheriff Clash
1+ week, 1+ day ago (249+ words) Miami-Dade could miss out on a lot with this one. Rockstar has hit an unexpected snag in marketing GTA 6. As reported by the Miami Herald, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava or Miami-Dade County signed a marketing deal with Rockstar Games. However,…...
Nancy Pelosi reflects on how the world has changed since 9/11
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (505+ words) The last person NPR's Steve Inskeep interviewed before the 9/11 attacks was an up-and-coming Democratic lawmaker named Nancy Pelosi. Now, they discuss how the world changed after that day. September 11 divided the world for many people. The times before and after…...
San Francisco Mayor Declares a 'Rent Emergency'
42+ min ago (698+ words) This probably isn't going to be good. San Francisco's Mayor, Daniel Lurie, who ran as a kind of get-things-done moderate in America's most liberal city, just declared a "rent emergency." San Francisco definitely has high rent compared to other parts…...
Yankees' $324M Star's Strange Pre-Game Decision Backfires as He Gets Punished Right Away
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (631+ words) Sep 13, 2026 | 12:21 AM EDT Gerrit Cole once revealed that the New York Yankees were busy making their own holy water in the 2022 season. They would religiously splash some on the field before the game started. Since then, four years have passed,…...
Man hit by vehicle in Visalia, police say
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (101+ words) A man is in critical condition after Visalia police say he ran into the road and was hit by a vehicle. Around 11:30 pm Friday, officers observed a pedestrian running north on Mooney Boulevard near... A man is in critical condition…...
Texarkana schools keep tight rein on use of AI in classroom
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (49+ words) Texarkana Independent School District's AI policies differ between elementary and secondary, with younger students focusing on digital citizenship and safe technology habits. Students at this age... Texarkana schools keep tight rein on use of AI in classroom TEXARKANA, Texas -- Local…...
National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk in Central Park | Full coverage
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (44+ words) CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk in Central Park on Sept. 12, 2026. CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk in Central Park on Sept....
AROUND TOWN: Coming together in remembrance and celebration
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (639+ words) Mike McGinley Around Town Luzerne County Councilwoman Dawn Simmons shared her memories of living and working in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, during Friday’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Luzerne County Courthouse. R/C Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 General Manager Blaze Kopec helped…...
In 1914, Ford was hiring men faster than it could keep them, with annual labour turnover around 370 percent, so on January 5 it announced five dollars for an eight-hour day, more than double the previous basic rate. Ten thousand men were at the employment window the next morning, and crowds were eventually driven back with fire hoses.
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (121+ words) The version of this story most of us carry is a warm one. Henry Ford, the kind industrialist, decides his workers deserve a decent living, doubles their pay...