Sharmeen Kaif

Roosevelt Avenue’s Reckoning: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight Once a bustling artery of culture and commerce in Queens, Roosevelt Avenue is now better known for the things people don’t talk about aloud—whispers of trafficking rings, backdoor brothels, and the unmistakable presence of organized crime. But those whispers have grown into something louder, darker, and …

Queens Residents Demand FBI Action as Roosevelt Avenue Turns Into a “Red-Light Corridor” Read More »

The Silence That Killed: A Neighborhood’s Nightmare Unleashed by a Pack of Stray Dogs The rusted chain-link fence around the abandoned lot had long become part of the scenery. Overgrown weeds clawed at its edges, and late at night, the haunting howls of stray dogs echoed down the quiet streets of the neighborhood like a …

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Super Typhoon Ragasa Roars Through Southeast Asia, Leaving Widespread Destruction What began as a storm over the Pacific quickly intensified into one of 2025’s most destructive tropical cyclones. Super Typhoon Ragasa ravaged parts of the Philippines before lashing Taiwan, Hong Kong, and southern China — leaving cities paralyzed, millions displaced, and heavy damage in its …

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Julia Roberts Transforms for ‘August: Osage County’ — A Raw Look at Grief, Family, and Hollywood Dedication At first glance, the figure standing on the dock was barely recognizable as Hollywood’s glamorous “Pretty Woman.” Wearing loose jeans, layered tops, and with her brunette hair left unstyled, Julia Roberts looked more like a small-town mother than …

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The Road That Stole a Generation: Remembering the Karatu School Bus Tragedy, Eight Years On What should have been a simple school excursion turned into a national catastrophe—a rainy morning in May 2017 forever etched into Tanzania’s collective memory. A school bus from Lucky Vincent Primary School, known for nurturing bright young minds, lost control …

National Mourning in Tanzania: 32 Children Lost in Karatu Disaster Read More »

Panic at 30,000 Feet: A Routine Flight Turns Into a Mid-Air Emergency What began as a routine Alaska Airlines flight from Oakland to Portland quickly descended into chaos when a passenger suffered an apparent psychotic episode mid-flight. The serene hum of cruising altitude was shattered as the man began acting erratically—then violently—lashing out at those …

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