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Late-summer sip: A new world of booze-free options

Looking to kick back and enjoy the late days of summer with something non-alcoholic? There’s been a real transformation going on in the world of non-alcoholic beverages. Craftspeople, mixologists and scientists have moved well beyond sweet “fake wines” and watery no-alcohol beers. There’s now a bountiful selection of zero-proof drinks… Read More

Poisonous leaded gas discontinued worldwide, UN celebrates

Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, the U.N. environment office said Monday, after the last country in the world halted the sale of the highly toxic fuel. Algeria stopped providing leaded gas last month, prompting the U.N. Environment Agency to declare the “official end” of its… Read More

Montana State University receives $101M donation for…

Montana State University said Monday that the founders of an insurance company are donating $101 million to its nursing school. School officials said the donation is the largest gift to a university nursing program in U.S. history and will help the state deal with a shortage of nurses. The donors… Read More

Ida slams Louisiana hospitals brimming with virus patients

Southern Louisiana’s hospitals, already packed with coronavirus patients from a fourth surge of the virus, were dealing Sunday with another challenge — the howling Category 4 hurricane pounding the coast. Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Lafourche Parish, near where Ida made landfall, reported extensive roof damage. “All patients… Read More

Cougar that was kept as illegal pet removed from NYC home

An 80-pound cougar was removed from a New York City apartment where she was being kept illegally as a pet, animal welfare officials said Monday. The owner of the 11-month-old female cougar surrendered the animal on Thursday, Kelly Donithan, director of animal disaster response for the Humane Society of the… Read More

During blackout, New Orleans mayor takes stand against looting

Hurricane Ida has swept out of New Orleans, into inland Mississippi. The New Orleanians are no longer bracing for the hurricane. Now they’re dealing with the immediate aftermath: the looting. Sponsored: THIS Starts to Wash Away Pain On Contact New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell already issued a shelter-in-place order, instead… Read More

[Watch] Al Roker slammed by waves from Hurricane Ida

Al Roker remains as brash as ever, even at the age of 67. The veteran weatherman traveled to Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain to report on Hurricane Ida. Sponsored: The #1 mistake most doctors make (regarding your blood pressure) He was beaten with huge waves from the lake as he described the… Read More

Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee

Fire officials ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as a two-week old blaze encroached on the threatened mountain towns surrounding glimmering Lake Tahoe. By nightfall, all residents on the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin were warned to evacuate the region, after fire officials had stressed for days… Read More

Virtual charter schools saw little disruption, received equal virus aid

While many schools scrambled to shift to online classes last year, the nation’s virtual charter schools faced little disruption. For them, online learning was already the norm. Most have few physical classrooms, or none at all. Yet when Congress sent $190 billion in pandemic aid to schools, virtual charters received… Read More