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Second Condo Imploded, Militia Roundup

Monday, July 5, 2021

Condo Down: A controlled explosion last night brought down the remaining tower of the Champlain condominium complex in Surfside, Florida. Search and rescue operations on the rubble pile of the first tower had been stopped in preparation.    Authorities had been worried …

The Trump Tax Fraud, Voting Rights

Friday, July 2, 2021

Like You’ve Never Seen Before: The Trump Organization, the real estate and business empire founded by former President Donald Trump, and his chief financial officer, were charged in indictments opened yesterday outlining a 15-year scheme of paying executives off the books …

Inaction and Death, Brink of Civil War

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Where We Are Now: The president of the board for the collapsed condominium building in Florida warned less than three months ago that the building had serious deterioration that would require residents to pony up millions of dollars in special assessments …

Finding No Life, the Delta Threat

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Condo Collapse: After five days of digging through the rubble of that collapsed Florida condominium building, the number of confirmed dead has risen to 11, leaving 150 unaccounted for.   Searchers are finding the detritus of human life — photos, wallets, and …

Hope Fading in Florida

Monday, June 28, 2021

Condo Collapse: Four more bodies as well as some human remains were found over the weekend in that collapsed Florida condominium, bringing the number of dead to 9. As the hours pass, hope wanes for finding anyone alive.   Emergency crews have …

Building Was Creaking, Chauvin to Prison

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Condo Collapse: Three bodies were found, bringing the total of dead to four in the Florida condominium collapse while the number of people missing or unaccounted for  jumped from 99 to 159.   A former New York woman named Stacie Fang, whose 15-year-old …

99 Missing in Condo Collapse

Friday, June 25, 2021

Condo Collapse: As many as 99 people are missing or unaccounted for after yesterday’s condominium collapse on a barrier island in Surfside Beach just north of Miami Beach. About half the right-angle building with 136 units dropped into a heap of rubble. …

Florida Condo Collapse, Crime Fight

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Condo Collapse: Emergency responders in South Florida this morning were searching the rubble of a 12-storey condominium building that partially collapsed overnight. The building is in Surfside, north of Miami beach.   The L-shaped building completed in 1981 with more than 100 units …

Republicans Block Voting Rights

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Ballot Battle: Senate Republicans not only blocked the voting rights bill passed by the House, they also prevented any debate about it.   All 50 Democrats supported the bill called the “For the People Act,” including West Virginia’s fence-straddling Joe Manchin, but …

Amateurism Dies in Court

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Pay for Play: In a game changer for college sports, The Supreme Court ruled that universities cannot limit educational benefits to athletes in the name of amateurism. The decision promises to blow open the façade of amateurism while the colleges and …