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Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater
Aug 27, 2020 by Rick Watts
By GERALD HERBERT, MELINDA DESLATTE and STACEY PLAISANCE LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast with ferocious wind and torrential rain Thursday and unleashed a wall of seawater that could push…
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Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane
Aug 26, 2020 by Rick Watts
By JEFF MARTIN, JOHN MONE and STACEY PLAISANCE GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength on Wednesday, forecast to become an “extremely powerful Category 4 hurricane” when it strikes Texas and Louisiana. Officials…
Jacob Blake’s dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
Aug 25, 2020 by Rick Watts
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and SCOTT BAUER KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Black man shot multiple times, apparently in the back, by police in Wisconsin is paralyzed from the waist down and has “eight holes” in…
Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic
Aug 24, 2020 by Rick Watts
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, CATHY BUSSEWITZ, JOHN FLESHER, MATTHEW BROWN and MICHAEL CASEY AP - Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise…
Postmaster says ‘no idea’ mailboxes, equipment being removed
Aug 21, 2020 by Rick Watts
By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he had “no idea” blue mailboxes and sorting machines were being removed until a public uproar nationwide, as he testifies…
Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil
Aug 20, 2020 by Rick Watts
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier’s operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie…
Apple is 1st US company to be valued at $2 trillion
Aug 19, 2020 by Rick Watts
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after it became the first to reach $1 trillion. Apple shares have gained nearly…
Postal Service halts some changes amid outcry, lawsuits
Aug 18, 2020 by Rick Watts
By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s new postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail…
300 Pizza Huts, mostly dine-in locations, to close
Aug 17, 2020 by Rick Watts
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP - Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering…
Palestinians say UAE deal hinders quest for Mideast peace
Aug 14, 2020 by Rick Watts
By JOSEPH KRAUSS JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s agreement to establish diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates marks a watershed moment in its relations with Arab countries, but the Palestinians say it puts a just…
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