Tag: unprecedented
The Trump administration is making an unprecedented reach for data held by states
By Jude Joffe-Block The Trump administration’s push to rapidly amass sensitive personal information about hundreds of millions of people living in the U.S. is extending to a rich new vein of information: troves of databases run by states. In some instances, the data could be leveraged to enhance the federal government’s immigration enforcement efforts —…
An unprecedented moment – but what US and Iran do next could be even more momentous
For decades, the United States and Iran have carefully avoided crossing a dangerous red line into a direct military confrontation. One American president after another held back from deploying their military might against the Islamic Republic for fear of sinking the US into potentially the most perilous Middle East war of all. Now, the commander-in-chief,…
Iran is reeling from Israel’s unprecedented attack – and it may only be the start
Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion”, as it calls its attack on Iran, is unprecedented. It is vastly more extensive and ambitious than anything that has come before, including the two missile and drone exchanges it had with Iran last year. For Iran, this is the biggest assault on its territory since the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-1988.…
Wisconsin judge’s case is rare but not unprecedented. There’s another near Boston
By Tovia Smith A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that she helped an undocumented immigrant facing misdemeanor battery charges slip out of her courtroom to evade immigration authorities. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan denies any wrongdoing and is asking for her case to be thrown out. Bringing criminal charges in a…
GAO Issues Unprecedented Warning on State of U.S. Disaster Response as Trump Cuts FEMA Staff
Government Watchdog Issues Unprecedented Warning on State of U.S. Disaster Response The delivery of disaster aid is on the Government Accountability Office’s High-Risk List for the first time as climate-related costs soar,Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing lags, and the Trump administration makes further cuts By Thomas Frank & E&E News Fire-affected residents meet with FEMA…
BBC goes inside hospital battling unprecedented winter pressures
“Can that chap sit, do we think?” asks Dr Raj Paw, a senior consultant in the emergency department at Warwick Hospital. He is speaking about a patient in his 90s who was brought in after collapsing at home, where he was found cold and confused. Now he is stable. Could that open up a bed?…