In 2008 President Joe Biden was still serving as a senator and was running for president for the second time. On a visit to Afghanistan, he became stranded in a remote part of the country during a snowstorm, The Wall Street Journal reported. He relied on an interpreter named Mohammed… Read More
Ida’s aftermath: No power, no flights, scant drinking water
Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans sweltered in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on Tuesday with no electricity, no tap water, precious little gasoline and no idea when things might improve. Long lines that wrapped around the block formed at the few gas stations that had fuel and generator power to… Read More
Illinois Dems set to OK new legislative maps over criticism
Illinois Democrats on Tuesday are expected to approve new legislative boundaries over objections from Republicans and some community groups that the process was unnecessarily rushed and maps were drawn behind closed doors to keep Democrats in power in the state Legislature. Tuesday’s vote is a do-over of legislative maps that… Read More
Biden abandoned U.S. working dogs in Afghanistan
Just when you thought the Afghanistan withdrawal couldn’t get any more upsetting! The Biden administration said it plans to rescue the military working dogs that were abandoned in Afghanistan. However, the contract working dogs will be left behind because they are classified differently. Is This Little Deadly Pill in Your… Read More
Parts of Louisiana to go without power for… how long?!
Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the depressing prospect of weeks without electricity in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents… 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
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland married last weekend
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is a married woman. Haaland and longtime partner Skip Sayre wed Saturday night in New Mexico, said Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz. Sponsored: Is THIS why your memory’s fading? (shocking) Haaland wore a dress designed and sewn by her sister. The ceremony incorporated elements honoring… Read More
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