Daily Archives: August 28, 2020

2020-08-28: News Headlines

Staff (2020-08-28). Former DHS Official Claims Trump "Wanted to Maim" Migrants at US-Mexico Border. truthout.org Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chief of Staff Miles Taylor claimed in a podcast earlier this week that President Donald Trump told administration officials he wanted to "maim" and "shoot" migrants at the southern border. | Taylor, who served as chief of staff to former DHS Kirstjen Nielsen before departing the agency with her in April 2019, made the remarks Monday on an episode of "The New Abnormal" podcast from The Daily Beast. | Taylor said he could not get through a meeting w…

sputniknews (2020-08-26). Videos: Hurricane Laura to Hit US Gulf Coast as Category 4 Storm With 'Unsurvivable' Water Levels. sputniknews.com The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicated in its latest weather update on Wednesday that Hurricane Laura will strike the US Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm after picking up strength in the Gulf of Mexico.

yenisafak (2020-08-26). US: Laura strengthens into major hurricane. yenisafak.com Tropical Storm Laura is strengthening into a major hurricane expected to make landfall in the US states of Texas and Louisiana, both on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, US weather officials said Wednesday.The storm has maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour), according to data from the National Hurricane Center. "Potentially Catastrophic Storm Surge, Extreme Winds, and Flash Flooding Expected Along the Northwest Gulf Coast Tonight," the center warned on Twitter."Laura is expected to bring multiple life-threatening hazards to the Gulf Coast beginning later today," it added."Efforts…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2020-08-25). President Trump, Child-Trafficker-in-Chief. zcomm.org The administration has been found to be flouting the United States' own anti-trafficking laws by deporting thousands of children and families seeking asylum, practically delivering them into the hands of traffickers across the border in Mexico…

sputniknews (2020-08-25). Videos: Preparations Underway as Hurricane Laura Likely to Strike US Gulf as Category 3 Storm. sputniknews.com Widespread storm preparations are underway across the US Gulf Coast Tuesday as national forecasters warn that Hurricane Laura, presently churning in the Gulf of Mexico, is gaining strength and will likely strike the US coastline as a Category 3 cyclone.