Hundreds of billions in over-budget federal projects exposed, as Senate DOGE tries to claw money back
More than a dozen federal infrastructure projects are over budget by at least $162 billion total, according to a new report from the Senate DOGE Caucus, whose chair claimed it took DOT Secretary Sean Duffy to help uncover the data the Biden administration did not make public. Senate DOGE Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, shared with Fox News Digital her report that uses California’s decadeslong high-speed-rail project as a boondoggle benchmark and laid out details of every federal infrastructure project that is also either more than $1 billion over budget, five years past deadline or both. “Going a billion dollars over budget isn’t a rounding error; it’s a financial train wreck,” Ernst told Fox News Digital. The caucus report said the accumulated $162.9 billion over-budget figure for all listed projects is likely a “floor” if more digging into data were to be done. “I am thrilled to have worked with the Trump administration to defund the California Crazy Train, but now it’s time for these other boondoggles to meet the same fate,” Ernst continued. “Including just five of these off the rails projects in a future rescissions package would save taxpayers billions more than the first rescissions package.” “Being five years behind schedule isn’t just losing track of time — it’s a full derailment,” she said. Ernst and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa., also introduced the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, which is set for a committee vote this week and would require every federal agency to report on projects that are severely delayed or over budget. REPUBLICAN SENATORS ROLL OUT DOGE BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ In one case involving an earmark for a 14-mile Minneapolis light rail extension, it languished for years and doubled its price tag to a current $2.74 billion. Dubbed the “costliest public works project [in Minnesota] state history,” the project was defended by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., as crucial to the community given the “fallout of George Floyd’s murder” in 2020. “This project will help us get back on our feet,” Omar said in a statement at the time. Another rail project in Honolulu requires $9.9 billion more infused to be completed, according to the report, which also cites that figure as about half of the average annual budget for the entire state of Hawaii. The rail line, which the report said has been clocked at slower than rush hour traffic at times, is also about $4.5 billion over budget. The crown jewel of over-budget, behind-schedule projects cited in the report is California’s high-speed rail — a venture that has spanned multiple gubernatorial administrations. The approximately-800-mile project was launched during the Obama administration, in which the DOGE report found the state sought federal funding before the preliminary process was even complete – in order to qualify for sunsetting Obama-era stimulus cash, according to a 2018 letter from the state auditor’s office included in the document. HIGH-SPEED RAIL ISN’T CALIFORNIA’S ONLY EXPENSIVE BOONDOGGLE The feds approved about $7 billion, about half of which remains unspent, while the entire project is now projected to cost $128 billion; an overrun of $95 billion. Separate from the statewide project, the report includes a photo of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., signing her name on a concrete wall at what is supposed to be an extension of the Caltrain system in San Francisco. “This is about saving the planet. It’s about clean air. It’s about people. It’s about quality of the air. It’s about quality of the life, quality of people not having to be in their cars for long stints adding to pollution, but nonetheless getting to and from work more quickly,” Pelosi said. The report said the less-than-2-mile project is expected to be one of the most expensive by-distance in the world. That $8-billion project would connect the state’s future high-speed rail system, Caltrain and local rail via a tunnel between the Salesforce Center and the end of the current Caltrain line south of the business district. The other project would extend the BART system south of its current end near SFO, passing Norman Y. Mineta International Airport in San Jose, before curving north on the other side of the Bay in order to service Silicon Valley and end in Berryessa, California. Ernst’s report noted Pelosi attempted to insert a separate, nine-figure earmark for the Silicon Valley project into the COVID-19 relief bill but was rebuffed by the Senate Parliamentarian. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Other lesser projects listed in the report, more so for tardiness reasons, include one in her own state of Iowa, where Interstate 80 and Interstate 29 briefly converge in Council Bluffs before the former crosses the Missouri River into Omaha, Nebraska. On the East Coast, the project to untangle the interchange between New Jersey’s “42 Freeway,” Interstate 295 and the Walt Whitman Bridge from Philadelphia, was listed as several years past-due. That project, which consists of several related contracts, began in 2013 and, while overseen by Trenton, received more than $1 billion in federal funds, according to DOGE’s report. Inside the beltway, the feds contributed several billion to Maryland’s “Purple Line” commuter rail project, which has run into dueling politics and other issues. In addition, Duffy told Fox News Digital he fully endorsed Senate DOGE’s efforts. “If you’re receiving taxpayer dollars, you should expect to be held accountable by the American people,” the secretary said. “No more boondoggles – Thank you Senator Ernst for your leadership in Congress to ensure federal dollars are being used effectively and efficiently.”
Dem governor’s buried cocaine investigation docs hit with official inquiry as questions swirl over Senate run
More than three decades after Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills avoided releasing approximately 6,000 pages of case files pertaining to the federal investigation into her alleged cocaine use, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is seeking those very documents. The NRSC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in April 2025, attempting to release the files relating to her suspected cocaine use trial amid suspicion that Democrats were recruiting her to jump into the state’s Senate race. While NARA initially told the NRSC they would review the request, they later claimed 3,000 pages of the files were under FOIA exemption, which preserves the secrecy of grand jury testimony. The NRSC is now appealing the denial of those records, citing public interest in the case. Fox News Digital first reported last month on the newly unearthed memo that contradicts Mills’ claim that an investigation into her alleged cocaine use was politically motivated. MAINE’S DEM GOVERNOR LAUGHS OFF QUESTIONS WHEN CONFRONTED ABOUT ALLEGED PAST COCAINE USE Fox News Digital has learned that approximately 3,195 documents that did not fall under the FOIA exemption required a wait time of 11 years to process. However, in 1992, Mills submitted her own FOIA request for the same documents. A newspaper article from the Ellsworth American reported that Mills got a response that NARA was “too busy” to process her request at the time. When asked if she would make the documents publicly available if she received them, Mills told the outlet, “I’d first have to see what was in it.” SEN TUBERVILLE RIPS ‘COMPLETE IDIOT’ JANET MILLS AS MAINE CONTINUES TO DEFY TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER ATHLETE ORDER Fox News Digital has not found a record of Mills releasing those documents, and Fox News Digital reached out to Mills’s office but did not receive a response. In early 1990, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Maine’s Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement (BIDE) investigated Mills, then a sitting district attorney in Maine, after a drug suspect accused her of using cocaine. MAINE GOV JANET MILLS RESPONDS TO DOJ LAWSUIT AGAINST HER STATE OVER TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS’ SPORTS The investigation was eventually dropped without charges being filed. Mills has maintained that the investigation never had any merit and that she was politically targeted for her Democratic affiliation and criticism of BIDE. In 1990, she and two other district attorneys in Maine criticized BIDE for inflating arrest numbers through excessive enforcement of low-level drug offenders. “It’s scary,” Mills told the Portland Press Herald in November 1991. “Maine apparently has a secret police force at work that can ruin the reputation of any who opposes it.” A March 1995 memorandum from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility addressed to the deputy attorney general – Merrick Garland was serving as the principal associate deputy attorney general – and unearthed by Fox News Digital, refutes Mills’ claim. It revealed that there was no misconduct by federal or state authorities investigating her case. According to the DOJ memo, WCSH-TV reported in December 1990 that Mills was being investigated by a federal grand jury for drug use, citing law enforcement sources. Mills later sued that reporter for libel and slander. The report also prompted Mills’ attorney to demand a grand jury investigation, arguing that “the press received leaks from BIDE law enforcement officials.” The results of the libel and slander suit are no longer available. The docket for the case showed that the records were disposed of in 2015 in accordance with policy. However, a 1991 Lewiston Sun-Journal article appears to state that the effort to “end drug probe rumors” was thrown out by a judge. Earlier this month, Mills was confronted in Washington, D.C., about her alleged cocaine use, Fox News Digital exclusively reported, in an exchange where she said, “What the f—?” when asked if “sniffing cocaine at work” is a “human right.” Longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins is up for re-election in 2026, and with Mills’ governorship term limited next year, she would be a competitive Democratic candidate to challenge Collins. Mills indicated in April that she did not “plan to run for another office,” but admitted that “things change week to week, month to month,” leaving the door open to a potential Senate bid.
Schumer calls on FBI to conduct counterintelligence threat assessment on Epstein files
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called on the FBI to conduct a counterintelligence threat assessment on the Jeffrey Epstein files. Schumer said on the Senate floor on Tuesday that the FBI assessment should accomplish three things: determine if foreign intelligence agencies could gain access to the information “the president does not want to release in the Epstein files, through methods that include cyber intrusion;” identify any vulnerabilities that could be exploited by foreign intelligence agencies with access to non-public information in the Epstein files, “including being able to gain leverage over Donald Trump, his family, or other senior government officials;” and result in the FBI publicly showing that the bureau is “developing mitigation strategies to counter these threats and safeguard our national security.” At his weekly Democratic leadership press conference afterward, Schumer condemned what he categorized as the Epstein “cover-up,” further taking aim at President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. “Trump promised he’d release the Epstein files while he was on the campaign trail, yet he has yet to do it,” Schumer told reporters. “Speaker Johnson quite literally preferred to shut down Congress, sending everyone home on an Epstein recess to avoid the topic. Americans are right to be angry over the lack of transparency, but there are also some very real questions about risks to national security.” JOHNSON SAYS GHISLAINE MAXWELL DESERVES LIFE SENTENCE OVER EPSTEIN CRIMES, REJECTS POTENTIAL PARDON “Given Trump’s total about-face on releasing files and given what we know from the FBI whistleblowers, it’s natural to ask, what happens if our adversaries use cyberattacks and other means to access files and materials into Epstein that are damaging or worse for President Trump and or those around him?” Schumer continued. “What happens if the Epstein files end up in the hands of Russia or North Korea, or Chinese governments? Unless the Epstein files are fully released to the public, could our adversaries use that, Epstein, to use that information to blackmail someone like the president? Last Thursday, Schumer noted, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services were among several government agencies hacked as part of a breach to Microsoft SharePoint system. “This was confirmed that it was Chinese actors. So we don’t need this happening again,” Schumer said. “We have to ensure that it can’t happen. National security is not and should never be a partisan issue. We need to do everything we can to make sure we protecting the U.S. and American families. This report is vital in doing that. Beyond that, there is one more thing Donald Trump could do to quell people’s anger, confusion, frustration, and/or deep fears. That is, release the files.” Last week, Johnson ended the House legislative session a day early, averting a potential vote on a resolution by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., that would have compelled the Justice Department and the FBI to release the Epstein files. Johnson asserted on Sunday that House Republicans supported “maximum disclosure” but argued that the resolution was “reckless” and poorly drafted, arguing that it ignored federal rules protecting grand jury materials and “would require the DOJ and FBI to release information that they know is false, that is based on lies and rumors and was not even credible enough to be entered into the court proceedings.” TRUMP DROPS EPSTEIN-LINKED NAMES THAT MEDIA ‘OUGHT TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT’ AMID FILES FIRESTORM Johnson said he supported the Trump administration’s stance that “all credible evidence and information” be released, but emphasized the need for safeguards to protect victims’ identities. During a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland on Monday, Trump was asked why he kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club in West Palm Beach, Florida, years ago. “That’s such old history. Very easy to explain, but I don’t want to waste your time by explaining it. But for years, I wouldn’t talk to Jeffrey Epstein. I wouldn’t talk because he did something that was inappropriate,” Trump told reporters. “He hired help, and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He stole people that worked for me. I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He did it again, and I threw him out of the place, persona non grata. I threw him out and that was it.” Trump said he turned down an invitation to Epstein’s notorious island in the Caribbean and claimed former President Bill Clinton and former Harvard University President Larry Summers had gone. “I never went to the island and Bill Clinton went there, supposedly 28 times. I never went to the island, but Larry Summers, I hear, went there. He was the head of Harvard and many other people that are very big people. Nobody ever talks about them,” Trump said. “I never had the privilege of going to his island. And I did turn it down. But a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island. In one of my very good moments, I turned it down.” Fox News’ Tyler Olson contributed to this report.
Biden ‘Politburo’ member Steve Ricchetti appears before House investigators in Comer cover-up probe
Longtime Democratic operative Steve Ricchetti is appearing before House investigators on Wednesday, the seventh former White House aide to be summoned for Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer’s probe. Ricchetti most recently served as counselor to President Joe Biden during the vast majority of the Biden White House’s four-year term. He’s now expected to sit down with House Oversight Committee staff for a closed-door transcribed interview that could last several hours. Ricchetti said little to reporters on his way inside the room. His lawyer told Fox News Digital to expect a statement after his interview. COMER DISMISSES BIDEN DOCTOR’S BID FOR PAUSE IN COVER-UP PROBE: ‘THROWING OUT EVERY EXCUSE’ “I’m not gonna say anything on the way in. I’m just gonna go in and- just go in and give an interview,” Ricchetti told Fox News Channel’s Chad Pergram. Asked if Biden was “up for the job” of president, Ricchetti said, “Of course he was.” Comer, R-Ky., is investigating whether Biden’s top White House aides concealed signs of mental decline in the president, and if that meant executive actions were signed via autopen without his knowledge. Ricchetti first began working for Biden in 2012, when he was appointed as counselor to the vice president during the Obama administration. He was soon promoted to Biden’s chief of staff in late 2013. Ricchetti, who made a living as both a lobbyist and a Democratic insider, chaired Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign as well. The committee’s interest in him, however, lies in his alleged key role in managing the White House while aides reportedly worked to obscure signs of the president’s mental decline. “As Counselor to former President Biden, you served as one of his closest advisors. According to a report, you were part of a group of insiders who implemented a strategy to minimize ‘the president’s age-related struggles,’” Comer wrote to Ricchetti in June, referencing a Wall Street Journal report. “The scope and details of that strategy cannot go without investigation. If White House staff carried out a strategy lasting months or even years to hide the chief executive’s condition—or to perform his duties—Congress may need to consider a legislative response.” Axios reporter Alex Thompson, who co-wrote “Original Sin” with CNN host Jake Tapper about Biden’s cognitive decline and his aides’ alleged attempts to cover it up, told PBS program Washington Week earlier this year that Ricchetti was part of a small group of insiders that some dubbed Biden’s “Politburo.” He also played a key role in Biden’s legislative agenda, most notably as one of the Democratic negotiators working with then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to avoid a full-blown fiscal crisis over the U.S. national debt in early 2023. It comes after another close former aide, former White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain, appeared before investigators for his own transcribed interview last week. FAR-LEFT FIREBRAND SAYS SHE ‘NEVER HAD A CONCERN’ ABOUT BIDEN’S MENTAL STATE AS HOUSE PROBE HEATS UP Like Klain, Ricchetti is appearing on voluntary terms—the fourth former Biden aide to do so. Three of the previous six Biden administration officials who appeared before the House Oversight Committee did so under subpoena. Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor, as well as former advisers Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal, all pleaded the Fifth Amendment during their compulsory sit-downs. But the three voluntary transcribed interviews that have occurred so far have lasted more than five hours, as staff for both Democrats and Republicans take turns in rounds of questioning.
Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ young women staff from his Mar-a-Lago resort
Trump says he cut off his relationship with Epstein because the sex offender poached workers from his Florida resort. United States President Donald Trump has said that he ended his relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because he “stole” young female workers from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Speaking to reporters on his way home from a trip to Scotland on Tuesday, Trump alleged that one such worker was the late Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein‘s highest-profile accusers. “People were taken out of the [Mar-a-Lago] spa, hired by him. In other words, gone,” Trump said. “When I heard about it, I told him, I said, ‘Listen, we don’t want you taking our people.’ “And then, not too long after that, he did it again. And I said, ‘Out of here.’” The US president, who had a close relationship with Epstein for years, has become increasingly defensive as he faces growing scrutiny over his administration’s refusal to release government records with information about Epstein’s abuses. Officials including Attorney General Pam Bondi have said that releasing further documents would risk disseminating victim information and child pornography collected as evidence. But Bondi’s comments have helped fuel the controversy. In a February interview with Fox News, Bondi said that Epstein’s supposed client list was “sitting on my desk right now”. Conspiracy theorists have long maintained that Epstein kept a list or book of contacts in order to coerce powerful figures in arts and politics. They also have cast doubt on Epstein’s jailhouse suicide in 2019, calling it, without proof, a cover-up. Advertisement Current members of Trump’s administration, including FBI director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, had played up those theories in past media appearances. But the Department of Justice and FBI later released a review concluding that there was no reason to believe such a list existed and that Epstein had died by suicide, as the government originally concluded. That assertion was met with frustration from some corners of Trump’s own far-right base, who have speculated for years about Epstein’s ties with powerful figures and the circumstances of his death. Giuffre has been a prominent figure in online conspiracy theories. She had accused Epstein of pressuring her to have sex with the powerful men in his orbit. Until her death by suicide earlier this year, Giuffre maintained that she had been approached as a teenager by Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, while she was working at Mar-a-Lago. Giuffre had been employed at the time as a spa attendant. Her father worked in maintenance at the resort. Maxwell, according to Giuffre, offered her money to work as a masseuse for Epstein, who then sexually abused her. She described Maxwell and Epstein as grooming her to perform sex acts for other men. Giuffre alleged that “massage” was sometimes used as a code word for sex. Giuffre ultimately filed a civil suit against Maxwell in New York. While Maxwell has denied Giuffre’s allegations, she settled the suit for an undisclosed sum. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in a Florida federal prison for conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls. If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide, these organisations may be able to help. Adblock test (Why?)
New poll shows plunging US public support for Israel’s war on Gaza
Washington, DC – A new poll from the research firm Gallup suggests that only 32 percent of Americans approve of Israel’s military action in Gaza, a 10-point drop from September 2024, as anger over atrocities against Palestinians continues to rise. The survey, released on Tuesday, also showed an enormous partisan divide over the issue. Seventy-one percent of respondents who identified as members of the Republican Party said they approve of Israel’s conduct, compared with 8 percent of Democrats. Overall, 60 percent of respondents said they disapprove of Israel’s military action in Gaza. Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland and the director of the Critical Issues Poll, said the latest survey shows a trend of growing discontent with Israel that goes beyond the war on Gaza. “What we’re seeing here is an entrenchment of a generational paradigm among particularly young Americans – mostly Democrats and independents, but even some young Republicans – who now perceive the horror in Gaza in a way of describing the character of Israel itself,” Telhami told Al Jazeera. In Tuesday’s survey, only 9 percent of respondents under the age of 35 said they approve of Israel’s military action in Gaza, and 6 percent said they have a favourable opinion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The study follows an April poll from the Pew Research Center, which found a majority of respondents – including 50 percent of Republicans under 50 years old – said they had unfavourable views of Israel. Advertisement But even as public opinion in the US continues to shift, Washington’s policy of unconditional support for Israel has been unwavering. Since the start of the war on Gaza, the US has provided Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, as well as diplomatic backing at the United Nations. Both President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, have been uncompromising backers of the Israeli assault on Gaza, which human rights groups have described as a genocide. Israel has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza, imposed a suffocating siege and flattened most of the enclave, reducing its buildings to rubble. The siege is credited with prompting deadly hunger: The UN on Tuesday said there was “mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation”. Nevertheless, the US Congress also remains staunchly pro-Israel on a bipartisan basis. Earlier this month, a legislative push to block $500m in missile defence support for Israel failed in a 422-to-six vote in the House of Representatives. So, what explains the schism between the views of average Americans and the policies of their elected representatives? Telhami cited voter “priorities”. He explained that foreign policy traditionally has not been a driving factor in elections. For example, domestic issues like abortion, the economy and gun control usually dominate the electoral agenda for Democrats. He also noted the influence of pro-Israel groups, like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which have spent millions of dollars to defeat critics of the Israeli government, particularly progressives in Democratic primaries. But things are changing, according to the professor. Palestine is rising in public importance, he said, with US voters looking at the issue through the lens of “soul-searching”, as a way of questioning what they stand for. “It’s not just Gaza. It’s that we are enabling the horror in Gaza as a country – in terms of our aid or support or, even in some cases, direct collaboration,” Telhami said. “That it is actually creating a paradigmatic shift about who we are, not just about: ‘Do we support Israel? Do we support the Palestinians?’” He said the victory of Palestinian rights advocate Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary last month underscores that movement. “The rise of Zohran Mamdani in New York is giving people pause because he’s been able to generate excitement, not, as some people thought, despite his views on Israel-Palestine, but actually because of his views on Israel-Palestine.” Advertisement Adblock test (Why?)
Tsunami alerts issued for US, Japan, Philippines after massive earthquake
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Magnitude 8.7 quake off Russia’s east coast prompts warnings, evacuations in dozens of countries. Tsunami alerts have been issued in dozens of countries after a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s east coast. Waves of up to 4 metres high (13 feet) struck Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka region early on Wednesday, with tsunami alerts issued for the United States, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico and numerous Pacific island states. The US National Weather Service issued tsunami “warnings” for the state of Hawaii and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, and lower-level tsunami advisories for parts of California, including Los Angeles and Oregon, with waves expected to arrive from the late afternoon on Wednesday. Less serious tsunami watches were in place for the entire US West Coast. The Honolulu Department of Emergency Management in Hawaii urged the evacuation of residents in some coastal areas. “Take Action! Destructive tsunami waves expected,” the agency said on X. The emergency agency in Hawaii said it expected the first waves to arrive at 7:10pm local time on Tuesday (05:00 GMT, Wednesday). US President Donald Trump urged residents in Hawaii, Alaska, and along the Pacific Coast to pay attention to tsunami-related advisories. “STAY STRONG AND STAY SAFE!” Trump said in a social media post. Japanese authorities said they expected waves as high as 3 metres (9.8 ft) to hit some coastal areas. “People in coastal areas or along rivers should immediately evacuate to safe places such as high ground or evacuation buildings,” the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement. Advertisement “Tsunamis can strike repeatedly. Do not leave the safe location until the warning is lifted.” Footage posted on social media showed residents of some Japanese coastal communities moving to higher ground. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba urged the public to evacuate from areas under warning. Japanese media reported the arrival of the first waves, measuring about 30cm (1 ft) high, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Wednesday morning. In Russia, a tsunami flooded the port town of Severo-Kurilsk, forcing the evacuation of its residents, the country’s Ministry of Emergencies and Disaster Relief said. Videos posted on Russian social media appeared to show buildings in the town submerged in seawater. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the 8.8-magnitude quake struck 136km (85 miles) east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east. The USGS revised the intensity of the quake up from an earlier estimate of 8.0. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said in a video posted on Telegram that the quake was the “strongest in decades”. The regional health minister, Oleg Melnikov, told Russia’s state-run TASS news agency that several people had been injured, but none of them seriously. Subsequent quakes of magnitude 6.9 and 6.3 were recorded 147km (91 miles) and 131km (81 miles) southeast of Petropavlovsk and Vilyuchinsk, respectively, in Russia’s far east, according to the USGS. Robert Weis, a tsunami expert at Virginia Tech, said the tsunamis could potentially do serious damage. “It is correct to be worried about this one,” Weis told Al Jazeera. “Three metres is pretty destructive,” he said. Adblock test (Why?)
PM Modi makes BIG statement during speech in Parliament, says, ‘No world leader…’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today affirmed in the Lok Sabha that no leader of any country asked India to stop Operation Sindoor but lamented that while the nation got support from the entire world, the Congress and its allies could not stand behind the valour of the nation’s soldiers. Here’s more.
Meet Daya Nayak, Mumbai Police ‘encounter specialist’ promoted to ACP rank, he inspired THIS Bollywood film
Senior police inspector Daya Nayak, once known as an “encounter specialist,” was on Tuesday promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). Nayak had joined the Mumbai Police in 1995 and is currently posted at the Bandra unit of the Crime Branch. Read on to know more about him.
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over his Parliament speech on Operation Sindoor, says, ‘He never said…’
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not naming China in his address during the Operation Sindoor discussion and for not directly refuting US President Donald Trump’s claims. Read on to know more on this.