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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to…
Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July

Unwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July

MOSCOW (AP) — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths…
Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee

Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as a two-week old blaze…
Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits

Hostile school board meetings have members calling it quits

A Nevada school board member said he had thoughts of suicide before stepping down amid threats and harassment. In Virginia,…
IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation

IAEA: N Korea appears to have resumed nuke reactor operation

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to…
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death

New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death

WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two…
No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’

No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’

Robert Owens was feeling defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited in Louisiana’s capital city for landfall by one of…
US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake

US airlifts aid to Haiti to reach areas hardest hit by quake

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a…
Packed with virus patients, Louisiana hospitals await Ida

Packed with virus patients, Louisiana hospitals await Ida

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a…
Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire

Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from…
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