A husband and wife have been identified as the driver and passenger killed in the fiery crash and explosion at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, New York on Wednesday.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    A husband and wife have been identified as the driver and passenger killed in the fiery crash and explosion at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, New York on Wednesday.

    Police say they’re continuing to investigate and the city extends its “sincere condolences to the families as they deal with this tragedy.”

    A U.S. businessman seeking the Republican presidential nomination used the incident, during an appearance on Fox News, to promote an aspect of his platform: Building a border wall with Canada.

    “I have been sounding the alarm bell about the northern border for a long time,” said Vivek Ramaswamy, despite the absence of any evidence pointing to terrorism.

    In the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cited inaccurate news reports of a “terrorist attack” in a question to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

    Can the prime minister give us an update on what he knows and what action plan he will immediately implement to bring home security for our people?"

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    • TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Vivek Ramaswamy, “We need a border wall with Canada.”

      The total length of the continental border is 3,145 kilometers (1,954 miles). From the Gulf of Mexico, it follows the course of the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) to the border crossing at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and El Paso, Texas.

      Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico–United_States_border

      The Canada–United States border is the longest international border in the world. The terrestrial boundary is** 8,891 km long**. The land border has two sections: Canada’s border with the contiguous United States to its south, and with the U.S. state of Alaska to its west.

      Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada-United_States_border

      In 2005, there were 75 miles of fencing along the border. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico–United_States_border_wall

      also from that article:

      In October 2023, Biden announced he is restarting wall construction due to the surge of migrant crossings

      In 18 years, the U.S. hasn’t finished building a sufficient wall with Mexico.

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      He knows he’s got 8 years at best, right? We’ll be fighting Klingons in space long before that wall is finished.