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IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Researchers use supercomputers to simulate and predict earthquake dynamics with unprecedented detail. 🏢 The EQSIM project highlights how geological conditions can amplify or dampen seismic waves. 💡 Smaller earthquakes can cause more damage than larger ones due to specific geological factors. 🔍 Simulations provide critical data to enhance infrastructure resilience and disaster preparedness. In a groundbreaking …

Border czar says Ice operations will ramp up in blue cities Border czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago after Labor Day, as well as other Democratic-led cities. He added: You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA…Portland, …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale city leaders will host an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss how to respond to the state’s order to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art throughout Florida or risk losing millions of dollars in funding. The Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered communities to remove the crosswalks and other street art …

August 27, 2025 Earlier this month President Trump activated National Guard members to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. and has threatened similar federal interventions in other large cities.  Two-thirds of the public think crime is a major problem in the country overall and 8 in 10 say it is a major problem in large cities. Only about a fifth say …

Olympia, Puyallup among cities with ‘very high’ COVID viral activity levels  The Olympian Source link

Home Values Drop in 3 More Major Cities as Downturn Spreads  Realtor.com U.S. House Prices Rise 2.9 Percent Year over Year; Unchanged Quarter over Quarter  FHFA (.gov) Buying a Home: Is Now a Good Time? What to Know About Prices, Mortgage Rates.  Barron’s Home Prices in the US Increase at the Slowest Rate Since 2023  Bloomberg ‘Extraordinarily weak’ demand blamed as home prices grow …

WASHINGTON (AP) — JB Pritzker took a water taxi along the Chicago Riverwalk, past one of Donald Trump’s famous downtown towers. The gleaming and heavily trafficked tourist district was a deliberate backdrop on the day the Illinois governor directed a defiant message toward the White House: “Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing “specialized units” in the National Guard that will be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public order issues” — the clearest sign yet he intends to expand the US military’s role in domestic law enforcement activities across the …

Bondi to meet with NYPD, as Trump threatens ‘cashless bail’ cities  Politico Source link

The Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of “sanctuary” policies that limit their cooperation with federal immigration agencies, a judge ruled late Friday. The judge issued a preliminary injunction that expands restrictions the court handed down in April that blocked funding cuts to 16 cities and counties, including San Francisco and …