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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
August 30, 2021
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
August 30, 2021
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
August 30, 2021
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
August 30, 2021
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
August 30, 2021
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
August 30, 2021
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’
August 30, 2021
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
August 29, 2021
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
August 29, 2021
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
August 29, 2021
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…