In 1885 a 22-year-old Dutch woman named Johanna Bonger met Theo van Gogh, the artist’s younger brother. He asked her to marry him after only two meetings. In 1888, a year and a half after his proposal, she agreed. It was Paris in the Belle Epoque: art, theater, intellectuals, the streets of their Pigalle district … Read more
Daniel Groves was on vacation with his family in Surfside and was living on the second floor of a hotel next to the Champlain Towers when the collapse occurred. The family “fell asleep” when the collapse occurred around 1:20 am, he said. “It literally sounded like a bomb, like it was the loudest thing I’ve … Read more
SURFSIDE, Fla. – Officials found a body Saturday in the rubble at the site of a 12-story beachfront condominium building that collapsed just north of Miami early Thursday morning, killing at least five people and leaving 156 more unaccounted for. Three bodies previously uncovered in the rubble were identified, and next of kin has been notified, Miami-Dade … Read more
Folgendes müssen Sie wissen: Der Bürgermeister von Surfside, Florida, sagte, dass es in seiner Stadt ungefähr 20 Gebäude mit 12 Stockwerken gibt, die das Meer überblicken.Anerkennung…Gerald Herbert/Assoziierte Presse Der tödliche Einsturz der Wohnanlage Champlain Towers South in der Nähe von Miami hat Fragen zur Sicherheit ähnlicher Gebäude entlang der Strände von Südflorida aufgeworfen, wo salzige … Read more
CNN – When you’re trying to live a more sustainable life, it can be harder to find really useful eco-friendly file sharing sites than you think. That’s why we become obsessed when we discover really great and useful eco-friendly products like Swedish tea towels. Well, there’s good news because we’ve found another sustainable swap that … Read more
Highlights of this day in history: President John F. Kennedy rallies West Berlin during the Cold War; Signed the UN Charter; Scientists Complete First Rough Map of Human Genetic Code; Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” premieres. (June 26th)
For weeks, Republicans criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to visit the border as part of her work to tackle the root causes of migration. On Friday, the vice president made the trip and said a meeting with young girls at a border facility reminded her that the issue should not be reduced to … Read more
President Biden receives updates on the building collapse in Surfside, Florida, an administrative officer says, and is expected to speak of the tragedy again later today at the White House. Overnight, the president’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Florida – which immediately approves federal aid for the collapse of the Surfside building … Read more
At least one person was killed and firefighters were extricating dozens of people from partially collapsed condo building near Miami. Mayor Charles Burkett warned that the death toll was likely to rise. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. SURFSIDE, Fla. — Rescue crews were working into the night to scour through a mammoth pile … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Biden Touts Agreement on Infrastructure Plan President Biden on Thursday endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure deal which includes $579 billion in new investments for roads, broadband internet and electric utilities. For me, investment in our physical and human infrastructure are inextricably intertwined, both make us better … Read more