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  • Spoiled supplies found in the City of San Juan storage facility at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum

    02/10/2021 10:04:39 AM PST · by cll · 32 replies
    The new administration of the City of San Juan reports that it has found hundreds of food packages and other supplies which had been donated to address the emergencies as a result of Hurricane María and the earthquakes in the southwestern region of the island. The images were revealed in the TV program "Jay and his X-Rays" (Telemundo), which show from blue tarps to water bottle pallets, first aid kits, rice, beans, batteries and other essential items. All expired and some spoiled. 'El Nuevo Día' attempted to contact former Mayor of San Juan Carmen Yulín Cruz for a reaction but...
  • South China Sea: images show alarming scale of Beijing’s secret military buildup

    01/23/2021 4:24:36 PM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 32 replies
    express.co.uk ^ | Jan 22, 2021 | By JOHN VARGA
    BEIJING continues to beef up its military capabilities in and around the South China Sea, as it seeks to assert its complete control over the disputed waters. Besides the new aircraft deployments, the Chinese military appears to be pushing ahead with the construction of a dry dock at its Yulin naval complex east of Sanya. The dimensions of the new dock would suggest that it will be capable of housing China's aircraft carriers as well as destroyer and cruiser fleets. The naval base is already home to the Chinese navy's conventional and nuclear powered submarines. All these measures significantly increase...
  • Sanders names San Juan Mayor (of "we're dying here" fame) as campaign co-Chair

    02/21/2019 1:21:29 PM PST · by cll · 20 replies
    Twitter ^ | 02-21-2019
    To defeat Trump we must build a team prepared to fight for economic, social, racial & environmental justice. That’s exactly what @ninaturner, @RoKhanna, @CarmenYulinCruz and @YoBenCohen have been doing their entire lives. I’m excited to announce them as campaign co-chairs.
  • Home of China's dog meat festival defiant amid outcry

    06/21/2018 4:59:38 PM PDT · by yoe · 34 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | June 21, 2018 | Joyce Zhou and Christian Shepherd
    Residents of China's southern city of Yulin defended eating dog meat to celebrate the summer solstice on Thursday, as animal rights activists seek new ways to pressure organizers to cancel the annual festival. The ten-day event, dubbed the lychee and dog meat festival by residents, has become a lightning rod for dog lovers, who every year confront those who buy, sell and eat canines. In recent years, animal rights activists have raided slaughterhouses and intercepted truckloads of dogs in efforts to limit the number of animals killed. Activists say the dog meat trade is inhumane and unhygienic, pointing to videos