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U.S. declares public health emergency post-Hurricane Ida

August 30, 2021 10:42 AM The Associated Press

United States health officials Monday declared public health emergencies for Louisiana and Mississippi, seeking to suspend government red tape that…

Middle Tennessee was clawing its way out of devastation from recent flooding — and saw more rain from Ida

August 30, 2021 9:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Middle Tennessee remains deep in recovery mode after last week’s deadly and destructive flooding — and it…

How you can help Hurricane Ida victims

August 29, 2021 2:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150…

Is it a crime to forge a vaccine card?

August 30, 2021 7:21 AM The Associated Press

Schools, businesses, the military and local governments are requiring proof of vaccination. Yet, unlike the European Union and Australia, which have…

Robert F. Kennedy’s oldest son condemns possible parole of Sirhan Sirhan

August 30, 2021 7:18 AM The Associated Press

Former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, the oldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, denounced the possible parole of the man convicted of killing his…

How you can help Hurricane Ida victims

August 30, 2021 6:25 AM CNN

CNN, WSDU, KATC, SCV, MICHAEL GORDON, ST. BERNARD PARISH, SCV/Michael Gordon By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday near Port…

Man who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4

August 30, 2021 6:19 AM The Associated Press

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses who has already pleaded…

Big Tech failed with contact tracing. Can it do better with vaccine passport apps?

August 30, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

As some US cities start requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, events and workplaces, smartphone makers such as Apple, Samsung and…

January 6 committee to ask telecommunications companies to preserve phone records of members of Congress who participated in ‘Stop the Steal’ rally

August 30, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has requested…

Israeli policeman dies of gunshot wound from Gaza protest

August 30, 2021 5:44 AM The Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli border police officer who was shot in the head at point-blank range during a violent protest on the Gaza border last…

PNC to raise base wages to $18 an hour, latest bank to do so

August 30, 2021 5:32 AM The Associated Press

PNC Bank is the latest large U.S. financial services company to increase wages in a bid to keep and attract…

Coffee prices haven’t been this high in 4 years

August 30, 2021 5:12 AM CNN Newsource

After surging in the spring, the prices of goods like lumber, corn and soybeans have come back down to Earth. Coffee is headed in the opposite…

New research reveals how to reduce risk of airborne COVID-19 spread during musical performances

August 30, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

As concerts and live theatre begin to return, a new study says that safety measures such as time limits, social distancing and putting a mask over…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…

5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California

August 30, 2021 3:25 AM CNN

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

August 29, 2021 10:19 PM The Associated Press, April Hettinger

By REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks have brought hundreds of…

Four young children hiding in a Kabul apartment have landed in the US — and will soon reunite with their mother

August 29, 2021 6:04 PM CNN

CNN, US STATE DEPT, TWITTER, SHAFI KARIMI, ASHBAL KLAFA, Twitter/Shafi Karimi By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding…

Nicole Gee, Marine killed in Kabul attack, described as a ‘light in this dark world’

August 29, 2021 4:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeleine Fitzgerald, Paul P. Murphy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN “There was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.”…