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The University of Florida is forced to apologize after black and minority graduates were SHOVED off stage by an 'inappropriately aggressive' white faculty member as they celebrated REVEALED: CIA Director nominee Gina Haspel tried to withdraw over her role in a secret prison where terror suspects were tortured, but backed down after the White House BEGGED her to remain Judge who sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to just six months for sexual assault faces recall over the ruling Are you drinking yourself FAT? The surprising amount of sugar in your favourite beverages revealed - and why you should only have THREE ingredients in your smoothies Fountains of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spew up to 230 FEET high, destroying dozens of homes and filling the air with toxic fumes John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with ... (more)
The University of Florida is forced to apologize after black and minority graduates were SHOVED off stage by an 'inappropriately aggressive' white faculty member as they celebrated Man, 36, is arrested after he 'dressed as a woman and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint while his friend watched' John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman instead Are you drinking yourself FAT? The surprising amount of sugar in your favourite beverages revealed - and why you should only have THREE ingredients in your smoothies Fountains of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spew up to 230 FEET high, destroying 21 homes after 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate and toxic fumes fill the air Judge who sentenced Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to just six months for sexual assault faces recall ... (more)
This photo provided by Hawaii Electric Light shows Mohala Street in Leiliani Estates near the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island that is blocked by a lava flow from the eruption of Kilauea volcano. The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, May 4, 2018, a day after forcing more than 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes, and authorities detected high levels of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems.
Fountains of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spew up to 230 FEET high, destroying nine homes after 2,000 residents were forced to evacuate and toxic fumes fill the air Boy, 13, who fractured his skull in seven places is hailed a miracle child for 'coming back to life' after doctors predicted he would be a 'vegetable' and his parents signed papers to donate his organs John McCain reveals he regrets choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate and wishes he went with Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman instead 'You will soon see the historic remorse': Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers threat to Trump, declaring the US would regret it 'like never before' if he quits nuclear deal Donald Trump wrote a letter to the UK's David Cameron when he was Prime Minister complaining 'made in China' wind turbines were 'blighting' the Scottish landscape where he owns an 18-hole golf course 'It is ... (more)
Honduran immigrants with temporary work permits on Friday became the sixth group from a foreign nation to be told by the Trump administration that they should go home.
Ten thousand ordered to evacuate as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava 150ft skywards and releases deadly gas as streets crack in half after 250 quakes rock the Big Island in seismic swarm Terminally ill John McCain savages Trump with his 'farewell' memoir: Senator accuses president of belittling American values, praising tyrants, demeaning refugees and employing 'weird' advisers Two dead and one injured after 80-year-old gunman shoots a father and daughter at a California apartment complex before turning the gun on himself 'It was The Alamo': Four US troops killed in ISIS ambush in Niger were 'abandoned' and 'outgunned' as relatives briefed on probe point finger at commanders who 'set them up to fail' Inside NXIVM: How did this twisted 'sex cult guru' brainwash some of America's most privileged actresses, models and heiresses? 'I am your mother': Devastated biological mom of baby ... (more)
Ten thousand ordered to evacuate as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava 150ft skywards and releases deadly gas as streets crack in half after 250 quakes rock the Big Island in seismic swarm Terminally ill John McCain savages Trump with his 'farewell' memoir: Senator accuses president of belittling American values, praising tyrants, demeaning refugees and employing 'weird' advisers Two dead and one injured after 80-year-old gunman shoots a father and daughter at a California apartment complex before turning the gun on himself 'It was The Alamo': Four US troops killed in ISIS ambush in Niger were 'abandoned' and 'outgunned' as relatives briefed on probe point finger at commanders who 'set them up to fail' Inside NXIVM: How did this twisted 'sex cult guru' brainwash some of America's most privileged actresses, models and heiresses? 'I am your mother': Devastated biological mom of baby ... (more)
He said he wanted to get everyone together to discuss the bill to make sure they were all on the same page, in hopes of hearing top concerns as a vote approaches. The Farm Bill aims to provide a safety net to ensure producers can be successful growing the food we need.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who is running for re-election this year in Wisconsin, opened up Tuesday about her mother's mental illness and prescription drug addiction, in a moment of candor Baldwin hoped would empower others with similar experiences to come forward. "This epidemic hits close to home for me and for so many others," Baldwin said, sitting across the table from a Milwaukee woman who also told her story of her father's struggles with addiction.
The Democratic Weekly Address featured Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and it was aired as KVML's "Newsmaker of the Day." Here are his/her words: "Hello, I'm Jeanne Shaheen, Senator from New Hampshire.
Mountain snowpack water content in the Missouri River basin of western Montana has reached levels approaching some of the highest totals on record. In fact, the latest measurements provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are eerily close to the peak measurements of 2011, which was a historic flood year for the Missouri River system.
Today through May 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be engaged in the National Level Exercise 2018. This event brings together more than 250 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, private industry, and non-governmental and community organizations to test their emergency response to a simulated major incident.
Toxic ponds filled with billions of gallons of waste from coal plants across the United States pose a threat to hundreds of rivers and lakes, and millions of Americans who live near them. As the public comment period closes on the Trump administration's proposal to weaken current rules protecting waterways, Accidents Waiting to Happen: Coal Ash Ponds Put Our Waterways at Risk , a new report from Environment America Research & Policy Center, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group, documents the toxic pollution threats from these poorly-regulated waste pits.
The announcement came Thursday and frees up federal aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for residents whose homes have been lost or damaged in light of the ongoing eruption. Residents whose primary homes were destroyed or whose homes are inaccessible due to the lava flow, should register at the newly established FEMA Disaster Relief Center for possible assistance.
That's the severity of the opioid epidemic in this country, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stressed in Lowell Friday evening. If that plane crash was happening on a daily basis, the country would take every single action to stop it, she said.
A Republican candidate running to challenge West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin for his seat said he would like to "waterboard" opioid dealers during a primary debate on Monday. "When looking at this epidemic I might be a little bit stronger," Jack Newbrough said.
When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for more people to carry naloxone - not just people at overdose risk, but also friends and family - experts and advocates were almost giddy. This is an "unequivocally positive" step forward, said Leo Beletsky, an associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University.
Puerto Rico's power company said Thursday that it has restored electricity to all customers affected by an island-wide blackout that was caused by an excavator hitting a transmission line, but tens of thousands of families still remain without normal service seven months after hurricanes Maria and Irma. Officials said that power had been restored to more than 1.4 million of its clients after Wednesday's blackout.