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19 04, 2021

Search for Crew Members Missing from Capsized Lift Boat in Gulf Continues

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For a sixth day, rescue crews returned April 18 to a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, looking for nine crew members who have not been found, the Coast Guard said. Officials have released little information …

19 04, 2021

Floor Collapses During Huge Party Near University of Georgia

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At least 25 people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a massive party at a two-story house near the University of Georgia. Athens Clarke-County police said the incident happened around 1 a.m. Friday in Athens. Police estimated 500 people …

16 04, 2021

Texas Energy Companies Against Berkshire Hathaway’s $8B Backup Power Plan

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An $8.3 billion idea by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy to build 10 new natural gas power plants across the state for emergency use turned into formal legislation on April 15, when the proposal was introduced during a state Senate …

19 04, 2021

Texas House OKs Bill Allowing Carrying of Handguns in Public Without Permit

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Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill that cleared a major vote April 15 over Democrats who railed against loosening gun laws after the 2019 mass shooting …

16 04, 2021

Texas Energy Companies Against Berkshire Hathaway’s $8B Backup Power Plan

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An $8.3 billion idea by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy to build 10 new natural gas power plants across the state for emergency use turned into formal legislation on April 15, when the proposal was introduced during a state Senate …

19 04, 2021

California Welder Arraigned on Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

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Ahmad Zaki Noori, 41, of Sacramento, Calif., was arraigned on two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly misrepresenting symptoms following a work-related injury in order to receive $21,000 in undeserved benefits. On July 16, 2019, Noori, while …

16 04, 2021

Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services

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LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and connect remote Colombian communities to the electricity grid before working for conservation campaigners WWF. Now she’s an analyst for …

16 04, 2021

Mississippi Seeks Federal Disaster Aid After Winter Storms

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Mississippi is asking President Joe Biden to approve a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit groups recover costs from responding to winter storms that brought large parts of the state to a standstill. Gov. Tate Reeves’ office …

16 04, 2021

New York City Begins $1.5B Project to Protect Manhattan from Floods

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New York City has embarked on a $1.45 billion resiliency project in lower Manhattan along the East River, an area devastated by flooding in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The city’s East Side Coastal Resiliency project, …

16 04, 2021

Mississippi Seeks Federal Disaster Aid After Winter Storms

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Mississippi is asking President Joe Biden to approve a major disaster declaration to help local governments and nonprofit groups recover costs from responding to winter storms that brought large parts of the state to a standstill. Gov. Tate Reeves’ office …