1/07/2018
If you are about Trumped out after this week, here are a few things going on outside the Beltway. Even as the East Coast groans in a deep freeze, the West is warmer than usual.
Category Archives: Natural Disasters
Lucy Parke dies aged eight from rare Progeria syndrome
BREAKING NEWS: Trump's lawyer tries to BAN publication of explosive book with cease and desist letter to author and publisher 'Dumb as s***, a dope, and a f***ing idiot': Trump's top officials and billionaire confidants including Rupert Murdoch let loose on what they really think about the president I've got DOZENS of tapes of hours of interviews Michael Wolff tells friends as he says White House sources simply walked over to his hotel to spill 'You can't make this s*** up': How Trump's aides '100% came to believe he was incapable of functioning in his job' The 'bomb cyclone' has detonated! Whiteout storm hits the Northeast with heavy snow and gale-force winds - closing schools and causing traffic chaos as plows run around-the-clock to clear roads and more than 3,300 flights are cancelled The simple tweaks that will make healthy meals even BETTER for you 'I slept with five of his ... (more)
Storm slaps coastal South with most snow in nearly 3 decades
A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a "bomb cyclone" as it rolls up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow.
Lawmakers in eastern Iowa prepare for new legislative session
"Water policy: both flooding, drought and clean water could be a major issue in the session this year," Democratic Senator Rob Hogg said. "Water quality should not be a partisan issue.
Fire Hits Clintons’ New York Home
A fire was reported Wednesday afternoon at a New York home associated with Bill and Hillary Clinton, but the fire is out and nobody was injured, said Sgt. Arthur Mendoza of the New Castle Police Department.
‘Like a hurricane’: Coastal streets deserted in winter storm
Temperatures plummeted overnight to 2 degrees in the north Georgia mountains, 14 in Atlanta and 26 as far south as New Orleans as the... . Steam rises above the waters of the Mississippi River underneath the Eads Bridge as the temperature hovers around -1 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in St. Louis.
Disasters Affected 8% of U.S. Population in 2017, FEMA Notes in Review of Historic Year
The Federal Emergency Management Agency supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations in 2017, a year during which unprecedented disasters affected more than 25 million Americans, almost eight percent of the U.S. population. In its year-end review, FEMA notes it was a record busy year for FEMA employees and for state and local emergency responders across the country, as well for the federal flood insurance program, which FEMA manages.
Activists worry after Trump administration dismisses HIV/AIDS advisors
After almost a year in office, President Donald Trump still hasn't appointed a director for the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. He's proposed cutting millions of dollars from HIV and AIDS prevention programs.
Time to conquer – crisis’ of opioids
Recently we noted Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly had urged President Trump to follow through on his promise to declare the ongoing opioid crisis a national emergency and direct federal resources to address the epidemic. Like Donnelly, we believe this insidious issue constitutes immediate attention.
Gloaming Lilies
Ginger root lying on a brown paper sack Can liberty and justice win our country back? Praying for my life not to be As useless as a plastic bag tangled a stream. As a walk through the woods Or as a ship on the sea Visions fearful but beautiful Speak comfort to me.
Looking back at 2017: A new threat in opioid crisis
People in New Hampshire and other parts of the Northeast were treated to an unexpected light show Tuesday when a bright fireball that appeared to be a meteor shot across the sky.
Meadows introduces bill that would limit opioid prescriptions to seven days
Saying the American medical system is flooded with too many prescription painkillers, governors, lawmakers and health officials are trying to come up with ways to cut down on the amount of pills that reach the hands of patients. It's part of the all-of-the-above strategy to combat the opioid epidemic, joining treatment and public awareness campaigns.
The Latest: Official says 37 feared dead in Philippine mall
The fire which still raging for hours now have trapped an undetermined number of people, fire officials said. . In this photo provided by Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong Go, a fire rages at shopping mall in Davao city, the hometown of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on... .
Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees
The top leadership of the Miss America Organization has resigned, sweeping out officials implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abuse based on their appearance, intellect and sex lives. The top leadership of the Miss America Organization has resigned, sweeping out officials implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abuse based on their appearance, intellect and sex lives.
Miss America leadership resigns in email shaming scandal
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2013 file photo, Miss New York Mallory Hytes Hagan reacts as she is crowned Miss America 2013 in Las Vegas. Some former Miss Americas shamed in emails from the pageant's CEO are calling on him and... The worst appears to be over for a massive wildfire that plagued a wide swath of the Southern California coast for 2 A1 2 weeks.
America’s opioid crisis reaches deadly new heights
The national opioid epidemic escalated in 2016, driven by an unprecedented surge in deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opiates, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 42,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses in 2016, a 28 percent increase over 2015.
Hellish summer of hurricanes smashes FEMA
I've heard those three words repeated in the mountains of Puerto Rico, amid the wreckage of Big Pine Key and from the mayor who thinks his Texas town may die. I've heard them spat in anger and mumbled in resignation and from California, you can hear them choked through smoke and fear in real time as 2017 explodes the ranks of America's fastest growing demographic: Disaster survivor.
House GOP unveils $81B disaster relief for hurricanes, fires
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accompanied at right by Secretary for the Majority Laura Dove, walks to the chamber as Republicans in the House and Senate plan to pass the sweeping $1.5 trillion GOP tax bill on party-line votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Monday unveiled an $81 billion disaster aid package to help hurricane-ravaged communities and states hit by wildfires, almost double the amount requested by President Donald Trump.
Want To Help The Opioid Crisis? Pass Tax Reform
The United States is experiencing a drug epidemic the likes of which have not been seen here before. Beginning in the 1990s, doctors began widely prescribing a class of highly addictive pain medications called opioids for patients with mild to moderate pain.
House GOP Agrees on $81 Billion in Disaster Spending
A firefighter turns away from the heat as flames explode through the front windows of a home burning in the Lilac fire in House Republicans agreed Monday on $81 billion in disaster relief for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires that will be attached to a must-pass government spending bill this week, according to a document provided by a Republican lawmaker.