As the Labor Day weekend approached, a mascot named Miles the Moose said goodbye to holiday travelers leaving Maine for the close of the summer. Miles the Moose and other members of the Maine Turnpike Authority handed out whoopie pies by Wicked Whoopies and water to drivers on the Maine… Read More
20 years later, fallout from toxic WTC dust cloud grows
The dust cloud caught Carl Sadler near the East River, turning his clothes and hair white as he looked for a way out of Manhattan after escaping from his office at the World Trade Center. Gray powder billowed through the open windows and terrace door of Mariama James’ downtown apartment,… Read More
Women could soon be registered for the draft
Congress is having a blast from the past right now as the U.S. military draft has suddenly emerged as a hot topic for lawmakers. Earlier this month, the House Armed Services Committee passed an annual defense policy bill that included a provision that would require young women to register with… Read More
9/11/01 to 9/11/21 — We shall not forget
In the ghastly rubble of ground zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew. World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning of blue skies, black ash, fire, and death. In Iran, chants of “death to America” gave way to candlelight vigils to mourn the… Read More
Post-Ida recovery in New Orleans: Beignets are back
Supply trucks are once again delivering beer on Bourbon Street and the landmark Cafe Du Monde is serving beignets, fried pastries covered with white sugar, even though there aren’t many tourists or locals around to partake of either. With almost all the power back on in New Orleans nearly two… Read More
4th person accused of stealing IDs from Surfide victims
A fourth person has been accused of stealing the identities of victims in the South Florida condominium collapse that killed 98 people, officials said. Nelson Ronaldo Garcia-Medina, 20, was arrested Wednesday, but his name was not included when Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle held a news conference that afternoon… Read More
Wyoming troop deaths 20 years apart bookend Afghanistan war
When news came that a 20-year-old Wyoming soldier was one of the last casualties of the two-decade-long U.S. war in Afghanistan, it arrived as a tragic bookend: A 20-year-old soldier from Wyoming was among the first to die in the same war. Army Ranger Spc. Jonn Edmunds, of Cheyenne, was… Read More
Biden loses control of the Senate… again
This summer, the Biden administration has fallen apart — and not only because of Afghanistan. In late May, Biden picked David Chipman to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). He seemed confident that the Democrat-controlled Senate would approve his controversial choice. Quietly this… Read More
US unemployment claims reach a pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims dropped from a revised… Read More
Airlines struggling amid rise in corona cases
Several leading U.S. airlines warned Thursday that the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant is hurting their bookings and further delaying a recovery for the travel industry. American Airlines said a slowdown that started in August has continued into September, and the airline further lowered its outlook… Read More
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