Syria’s government is promoting what it bills as a beautiful future for Damascus, but critics see it as a future engineered to force out dissent, paid for by wealthy foreign allies and contracted out to regime-friendly businesses. CBC | World News
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FEMA looks to distance itself from controversial Puerto Rico rebuild contract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it had no involvement in the decision to award a $ 300 million US contract to help restore Puerto Rico’s power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump makes it more difficult to rebuild for future floods
Less than a month ago, U.S. President Donald Trump quietly rolled back an order by his predecessor that would have made it easier for storm-ravaged communities to use federal emergency aid to rebuild bridges, roads and other structures so they can better withstand future disasters. CBC | World News
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