Month: September 2022

Republican and Conservative Party leaders filed a lawsuit this week challenging the state’s laws governing who is eligible for an absentee ballot in New York and how they’re processed, prompting concerns from voting rights advocates and election administrators that it could sow chaos just weeks ahead of the general election. The lawsuit, if successful in
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Manager David Ross vows the Cubs aren’t in a developmental process despite a second consecutive midseason selloff. “Right now, we’re trying to win baseball games,” Ross said before Adrian Sampson pitched seven innings of three-hit ball to thump the Reds 6-1 for their fifth consecutive victory. “Once the game starts, development goes out the window
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WASHINGTON — When it comes to disaster relief, FEMA has an unlikely ally: Waffle House. Before, during and after a natural disaster, like Hurricane Ian, the agency looks to private-sector partners like Waffle House to determine how businesses are faring in the impacted areas. If Waffle House restaurants (which are normally open 24/7) are forced
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All mammals, including humans, make milk with carbohydrates in the same unique form: lactose, a sugar that is a fusion of two other sugars called galactose and glucose. While scientists don’t know why all mammary glands arrange sugars this way, many believe that it’s important for babies. And growing evidence suggests that lactose substitutes in
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National Experts say a wayward finned creature was indeed captured on video swimming on a street in Fort Myers this week. By Daniel Victor, New York Times Service September 30, 2022 | 5:43 PM To professional fact-checkers who sort fact from fable on social media, Hurricane Shark has been a longtime nemesis. For more than
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A short-term spending bill approved by Congress on Friday includes $1.5 billion to replenish the U.S. weapons stockpile after it has been used to aid Ukrainians in their fight against Russia. The New York Times reported on Friday that the spending package—which includes more than $12 billion in military and economic assistance for Ukraine—allocates $1.5
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ATLANTA — A Georgia judge rejected an agreement that would have provided a huge property tax break to Rivian Automotive, clouding the upstart electric truck maker’s plans to build a plant east of Atlanta. Morgan County Superior Court Judge Brenda Trammell rejected what is normally a routine request by a local government to validate a bond
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The political pleasantries didn’t last long. Immediately after appearing together in public for the first time Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took aim at Mayor Adams’ plan to erect a migrant tent camp in her district, charging that there’s a “better solution” to be had. The progressive congresswoman, who’s had a simmering beef with the
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Ian weakened to a post-tropical storm around 5 p.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center said, hours after making landfall in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane. However, storm surge watches and warnings were still in effect for portions of North Carolina. The hurricane center said Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, just after
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9/30: CBS News Mornings – CBS News Watch CBS News Georgia and the Carolinas brace as Ian strengthens back to Category 1 hurricane; Limited resources available for tourists stuck at travel destinations Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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