Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images MIAMI — The immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” soon will …
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Florida official believes ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will be empty within days, email shows
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the federal government fight a judge’s order to shutter the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by late October. That’s according to an email exchange shared with …
Read More »Top Florida official: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center to be empty within days
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the federal government fight a judge’s order to shutter the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by late October. That’s according to an email exchange shared with …
Read More »Why can’t we walk through walls if atoms are mostly empty space?
In movies, people phase through walls like ghosts — think Vision from “Avengers” or Harry Potter going through Platform 9¾. It looks effortless. But in the real world, trying that trick would just leave you with a bruised nose and a lot of questions. One question, for instance, might be why can’t we walk through walls? Atoms, which are the …
Read More »Trump says the world respects us. Empty seats in Vegas prove otherwise.
President Donald Trump is so disastrously incompetent he once managed to bankrupt a casino in Atlantic City. Now, from the Oval Office, he’s trying to do it again—in Las Vegas. In June 2025, Las Vegas welcomed 400,000 fewer visitors than in June 2024—a more than 11% nosedive. International arrivals plunged, as did hotel occupancy. This didn’t happen by accident. Trump …
Read More »Delta plane clips empty jet during pushback from gate at Atlanta airport
Facebook Tweet Email Link A Delta Airlines plane traveling to Guatemala clipped the wing of an empty jet Sunday morning in Atlanta, the airline said in a statement. The wing of Delta flight DL1830 “reportedly made contact” with an empty Delta jet while pushing back from the gate, an airline spokesperson told CNN. There were no reports of injuries among …
Read More »Delta plane wing clips empty aircraft during pushback from gate in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines plane clipped another aircraft while pushing back from the gate Sunday morning in Atlanta, the airline said. The wing of the plane “reportedly made contact” with an empty aircraft, Delta said in a brief written statement to The Associated Press. The flight was scheduled to travel from Atlanta to Guatemala City, according to FlightAware, …
Read More »Millennials lead the ‘coffee badging’ revolt to protest return to office as businesses push to fill empty seats
Are you a “coffee badger”? You know the type, the colleague who shows up at the office just long enough to be seen—typically to swipe their badge, greet colleagues, grab a coffee … and then sneak out at some point to keep working remotely, the way millions have for years now. This new buzzword is stirring anxiety in boardrooms, as “coffee …
Read More »‘Las Vegas is dead,’ claims tourist as he shows empty airport aisles, Internet questions declining tourism in the US – Trending News
Empty airports and planes barely one-third full are an unusual sight in a top travel hub like Las Vegas. For a city known for party enthusiasts and convention crowds, bustling terminals are the norm. However, a new video, which has gone viral on social media, suggests declining tourism in the most populous city in Nevada. The video, shared by a …
Read More »Las Vegas tourism drops sharply as locals claim ‘casinos are empty’ in Trump’s America
Locals have jokingly referred to the famous Las Vegas strip as a ghost town as tourists stay away in their droves Eye watering prices are keeping domestic tourists away while international visitors are down in line with the rest of the US (Image: Getty Images/Westend61) Las Vegas is facing a stark slowdown this summer as tourists sharply pull back amid …
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