Author: Bijoy Daniel

– 202404APTOPIX Maryland Bridge Collapse 40760 1

A tugboat pushing a fuel barge has become the first vessel to use an alternate channel to bypass the wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. The disaster had blocked traffic along the vital port’s main shipping channel. Officials say the barge supplying jet fuel to the Department of Defense left late Monday and was destined for Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base. Some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore since the collapse are also scheduled to pass through the channel. Officials say they’re working on a second channel that will allow for deeper draft vessels but didn’t say when that might open.

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– 202404Migrants Mosques Ramadan 50813

In New York City, mosques are having difficulty accommodating and providing food for migrants as the recent influx of immigrants becomes more African and Muslim. The leaders of a mosque in Harlem state that their members are spending hundreds of dollars each night to host iftar, the traditional meal to break the fast during Ramadan. An imam in the Bronx has transformed the building that houses his mosque into a makeshift shelter for migrants. This challenge has become even more pronounced during the holy month, which ends next week. Mosque leaders mention that they have increased their requests for money, food, and other contributions.

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– 202404Migrants Mosques Ramadan 50813 1

In New York City, mosques are having difficulty accommodating and feeding migrants as the latest immigration surge brings more African and Muslim individuals. Leaders of a mosque in Harlem report that their congregation is spending hundreds of dollars each night to host iftar, the traditional meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan. An imam in the Bronx has transformed the home that houses his mosque into a temporary shelter for migrants. This challenge has become even more significant during the upcoming end of the holy month. Mosque leaders state that they have increased their requests for money, food, and other donations.

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– 202404Trump Hush Money 12123 1

By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal case expanded the former president’s gag order Monday after the former president assailed the judge’s daughter and made a false claim about her on social media last week. Judge Juan M. Merchan said his original gag order issued […]

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