Storm Pounds NYC, Flooding Subways; Cars Abandoned
A potent rush-hour rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area Friday, shutting down parts of the city’s subway system, flooding streets and highways, and delaying flights into LaGuardia Airport.[#item_full_content]
Carl Higbie’s New App Ranks Companies for Political Bias
Consumers are now just a click away from ensuring their purchases aren’t supporting causes at odds with their personal beliefs.[#item_full_content]
Central Greece battles aftermath of twin storms: Flooding, infrastructure damage, and environmental concerns
Bad weather eased in central Greece on Friday leaving widespread flooding and infrastructure damage across the farming region that has been battered by two powerful storms in less than a month. Divers located the body of missing pilot, a day after a helicopter flying in the bad weather crashed into the sea. In the storm-hit […]
Islamic extremist attack in western Niger kills nearly a dozen soldiers amidst worsening security landscape
An attack by Islamic extremists in western Niger killed at least a dozen soldiers and wounded seven others, the West African nation’s military junta said. The soldiers were on a mission in the Tillaberi region town of Kandadji when hundreds of jihadis on motorcycles attacked them Thursday, Gen. Salifou Mody, Niger’s defense minister, said in […]
New York could see 8 inches of rain by end of day amid state of emergency as officials urge ‘extreme caution’ – live
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£600m of public money spent buying up property in north of England for HS2
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US Quietly Admits Iran Satellite Launch Amid Tensions
The United States has quietly acknowledged that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit this week in a launch that resembled others previously criticized by Washington as helping Tehran’s ballistic missile program. The U.S….[#item_full_content]
UAW to Expand Strike on Detroit 3
The United Auto Workers will expand their strike of Detroit Three factories and walk off the job at one additional assembly plant at General Motors , Ford and Stellantis, three sources familiar with the matter said Friday.[#item_full_content]
Older Americans Oppose Cancer Screening Age Limits: Poll
While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live. The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging queried more than…[#item_full_content]
Jimmy Carter ‘Happy’ in At-Home Hospice Care as 99th Birthday Nears
Former President Jimmy Carter turned quite a few heads last week when he made a surprise visit to the Plains Peanut Festival in Georgia. Carter, who turns 99 on Sunday, decided back in February “to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care…