Arson Fires - Cash Is King - Racist Khan

Greek police arrest dozens for arson as EU’s largest-ever wildfires rageShow more

Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly wildfires – the largest ever recorded in the European Union – rage across the country.

Wildfires in Mount Parnitha, north of the Greek capital Athens, are still out of control Friday, with more forest destroyed overnight.

The biggest fire front line in Greece remains near the northeastern town of Alexandroupolis, in the Evros region.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/25/europe/greece-wildfires-arson-arrests-intl/index.html

Charges laid in series of intentionally set Alberta wildfires, residential arsons

Charges have been laid against an Alberta man in connection with what RCMP call “a series of intentionally set wildfires,” as well as several arsons to vehicles, homes and a church.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9673400/arson-alberta-wildfires-intentionally-set-church/

RCMP charge Alberta woman with 32 counts of arson after spring wildfires

A 54-year-old woman from Glendon, Alta., has been charged in connection with a series of wildfires in central and northern Alberta this spring.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7923834/alberta-wildfires-arson-bonnyville-lac-la-biche/

Tenerife wildfires that have caused 12,000 to be evacuated ‘started deliberately’

A wildfire raging on Tenerife was started deliberately, officials have said.

Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo said police suspected arson and had opened three lines of investigation. There are no reports on any arrests.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/tenerife-wildfires-arson-police-cause-investigation-b1101877.html

California Bill Would Effectively Ban 'Cashless' Stores Statewide

A state senator has introduced a bill that will require most California businesses to accept cash.

Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) introduced SB-926 on Wednesday. It would make retail stores accept cash payments for any transaction of goods or services.

San Francisco passed a similar law last year that outlawed "cashless" business. Supporters of the law argued that cashless stores were discriminating against lower income people who often can't access other forms of payment, like credit or debit cards.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-bill-cash-payment-requirement-cashless-store-ban/

Justin Trudeau responds to Meta’s Canadian social media news ban

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other officials are calling on Facebook’s parent company Meta to reverse its recent ban on news content in the country so Canadians can get updates and reporting about wildfires and evacuations.

https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/22/23840223/trudeau-metas-canadian-social-media-news-ban

Sadiq Khan’s office under fire for suggesting white families ‘don’t represent real Londoners’

Sadiq Khan was forced to distance himself from a claim on his website that a picture of a young white family “does not represent real Londoners”.

The Labour London mayor was criticised over the message, which appeared as part of a guide to his and the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) brand.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/sadiq-khan-white-family-official-website-b2396431.html

'Blade Runners' destroying Sadiq Khan's Ulez cameras vow to carry on until every one is down 'no matter what'

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/ulez-activists-attacking-cameras-blade-runners/