• U.S. House of Representatives は木曜日、Homeland Security 歳出法案を可決し、連邦政府の移民、国境、cybersecurity 業務の一部を停止させていた2カ月にわたる同機関の閉鎖を終結させる道を開いた。
• President Donald Trump はその直後に同法案に署名し、Department of Homeland Security への全額の予算配分を再開させ、会計年度末までの空港警備、強制送還業務、国境取り締まりへの混乱の可能性を回避した。
• 閉鎖を巡る対立は、国境取り締まりのレベルをめぐって Trump 支持派と中道派の Republicans および Democrats を対立させたが、最終案は Trump 時代の核心的な国境政策を維持しつつ、一部の強硬な支出要求を和らげる形となった。
• App Stateの外野手Miller選手が、先週の4試合での活躍によりSun Belt Player of the Weekに選出された。
• Miller選手は11打数5安打(打率.455)、4本塁打、7打点、7得点を記録し、火曜日の本塁打で好調な週をスタートさせた。
• この歴史的な本塁打ラッシュは、大学野球の競争激しいSun Belt Conferenceにおける彼のブレイクアウトシーズンを象徴している。
NSW police say human remains found and four people taken to hospital after overnight fire in Bowen Mountain houseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo bodies have been found following an early morning house fire that caused four others to be taken to hospital.New South Wales police said remains were found when the house was able to be searched on Monday morning, after firefighters extinguished the blaze. Continue reading...
Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing targetAt South and City College in Birmingham, dozens of young people clad in hi-vis vests and hard hats are building mini-walls and plastering half-formed rooms.Some weave in and out of stacks of bricks with wheelbarrows, while others use spirit levels to check the walls are straight and flat. In a few days time, these walls will be demolished and the plastering scraped away, for a new class to come in and try their hands. Continue reading...
• The Snohomish County Board of Health approved new protections mandating septic system inspections prior to any home sale.
• Ordinance aims to prevent buyer exposure to faulty systems, promoting public health and property safety.
• Impacts thousands of rural Washington homes reliant on septic over municipal sewer.
Blazes in US south-east have blown smoke over a wide area, and contributed to at least one death in FloridaTwo wildfires in south-eastern Georgia that have destroyed more than 120 homes continued to threaten property and lives on Saturday as officials warned that strong winds could spread the flames.The Brantley county manager, Joey Cason, called it a “dynamic situation” in a Saturday-morning video posted to social media and begged residents to “please evacuate” if they are ordered to do so. Continue reading...