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Illinois sending Search and Rescue Team to Louisiana
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says some of Illinois’ best will be helping rescue crews and first responders in Louisiana in the aftermath of what was Hurricane Ida. Pri...
Will Stevenson Aug 30, 2021
New Orleans avoids major flooding thanks to levees built after Katrina
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A $14.5 billion system of levees, flood gates and pumps has largely worked as designed during Hurricane Ida, sparing New Orleans from the catastrophic flooding that devasta...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
CDC says no deaths reported among young adults due to heart inflammation after COVID-19 shots
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said no deaths had been reported in young adults after a rare heart inflammation known as myocarditis, a known side effect of COVID-19 v...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 -FBI
By Jan Wolfe NEW YORK (Reuters) -The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and vict...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
Ida’s fury hits US oil production, gasoline supplies
By Liz Hampton, Erwin Seba and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies began damage reviews at offshore production facilities and started evaluating onshore power losses a...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
U.S. Education Dept opens investigations in 5 states regarding bans on universal masking
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday its office for civil rights opened investigations in five states into whether statewide prohibitions on universal indoor masking discriminat...
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SEC charges broker-dealers, investment advisors over cybersecurity failures
(Reuters) - Units of three broker-dealer and investment advisory firms agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties to settle charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (S...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization said on Monday it would review a long-standing dispute between the China and the United States on Beijing's use of import controls for rice, wheat and c...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
Instagram to require users to share their birthday amid youth safety push
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Instagram will begin requiring users to confirm their birthdays as part of an effort to create new safety features for young people, the Facebook Inc-owned social media app ...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
Crime caper ‘Only Murders’ teams comedy vets Short, Martin with Selena Gomez
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - Old friends Steve Martin and Martin Short have teamed up again, this time with Selena Gomez adding a youthful vibe to their new mystery comedy "Only Murders in the Buildin...
Syndicated Content Aug 30, 2021
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