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Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence
Read full article: Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influenceFormer President Donald Trump has refused to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who traveled with him earlier this week to the debate and several 9/11 memorial events.
Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters
Read full article: Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and lootersArchaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at a site in central Louisiana this summer to unearth and preserve evidence of prehistoric occupation.
Godโs Pit Crew sends three tractor-trailer loads of supplies to Louisiana as Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall
Read full article: Godโs Pit Crew sends three tractor-trailer loads of supplies to Louisiana as Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfallAs Category 4 Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S., Godโs Pit Crew is stepping in to help.
Florida: Slain FBI agent remembered for protecting children
Read full article: Florida: Slain FBI agent remembered for protecting childrenAgents Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, and Daniel Alfin, 36, were gunned down Tuesday while serving a search warrant at the Broward County home of a child pornography suspect. The service for Schwartzenberger was held at the Miami Dolphins' football stadium. It's a job with high stress, high emotional toll and high burnout,โ Wray said of the agent, who was originally from Pueblo, Colorado. She'd talk to anybody and everybody about protecting children from predators online.โFederal government officials who attended the service with Wray were Acting U.S. Attorney General Monty Wilkinson and President Joe Biden's Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. โDuring her 15 years as an FBI Special Agent, Laura Schwartzenberger was selfless, tireless, brave and committed to protecting some of societyโs most vulnerable: its children,โ Wilkinson said in statement.
As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter France
Read full article: As the virus resurges, mental health woes batter FranceLockdowns that France has used to fight the coronavirus have come at considerable cost to mental health. Behind her, the psychiatric emergency ward's heavy double doors โ openable only with a staff member's key โ thud shut. She is unnerved that she is starting to obsess about knives, fearful that her mental health might be collapsing. But the costs to mental health have been considerable. The pandemic has also had other mental health repercussions that are less evident but no less devastating.
Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim
Read full article: Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aimTourists walk on the beach as the tail end of Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta, the 27th named storm of a very busy Atlantic hurricane season, was a hurricane when it began raking across Mexicoโs Yucatan Peninsula early Tuesday. It emerged in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm but was expected to regain hurricane strength before landfall south of New Orleans on Wednesday evening. Officials in two Mexican states hit by Zeta reported power outages and damage caused by downed trees, but no deaths. The extraordinarily busy hurricane season has focused attention on the role of climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.
Sunshine, lower humidity to end the weekend, but rain will be back soon
Read full article: Sunshine, lower humidity to end the weekend, but rain will be back soonROANOKE, Va. The remnants of Laura have merged with a cold front, which passed through the area overnight. High pressure will set up to our northwest today, providing partly to mostly sunny skies throughout the day. Future Tracker Sunday 5 p.m. (WSLS)The biggest thing youll notice about the weather today is the reduced humidity! (WSLS)Unfortunately, more moisture will filter in Monday and Tuesday, so itll be a short-lived break from the typical summer humidity. The same batch of high pressure that will give us nice weather today will be a factor in our expected cloudy, damp and cool conditions Monday.
Laura victims may go weeks without power; US deaths reach 15
Read full article: Laura victims may go weeks without power; US deaths reach 15LAKE CHARLES, La. Simply driving in Lake Charles, a city of 80,000 residents that sustained some of the worst damage, was a feat. โIf you come back to Lake Charles to stay, make sure you understand the above reality and are prepared to live in it for many days, probably weeks,โ Hunter wrote on Facebook. In the stormโs wake, more than 600,000 homes and businesses were without power in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility reports. Ira Lyles returned to find that his downtown Lake Charles salon called The Parlor House survived with little damage, but his home was destroyed.
Saturday gets off to a wet and windy start before more pleasant conditions take over
Read full article: Saturday gets off to a wet and windy start before more pleasant conditions take overThe storm has become a post-tropical system this morning and will send rounds of rain our way through the middle of the day. Well be in the wake of that front Sunday and high pressure should provide more pleasant conditions. What We're Tracking - Sunday (WSLS)Another front and storm system will push in for Monday. The models are indicating the start of the work week could be even wetter than today! Also that same high pressure that will make for a nice Sunday will cause the wedge to be locked in.
Heat, humidity and storms on tap Friday; Lauraโs leftovers arrive Saturday
Read full article: Heat, humidity and storms on tap Friday; Lauraโs leftovers arrive SaturdayUntil then, weโll keep the heat and humidity around. The added humidity will make it feel hotter than that prior to any storms. Estimated heat index early Friday afternoonA few storms will fire up after about 2 p.m. near Grayson, Carroll, Wythe and Bland Counties. The worst of our weather, therefore, is expected to move from west to east between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday. Just make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather information as storms have the chance to turn strong or severe early on.
14-year-old girl is first reported Hurricane Laura death
Read full article: 14-year-old girl is first reported Hurricane Laura deathโ Laura is now a Category 1 hurricane but still blowing hard enough to be deadly. The first reported death was of a Louisiana girl whose house was hit by a tree. John Bel Edwards said the 14-year-old girl died in Leesville, more than 100 miles inland from the coast. The governors of Louisiana and Texas say search and rescue teams are still looking, but theyโve found no reports so far of widespread fatalities. Both governors say the storm surge appears to have been not as bad as they feared.
Laura losing tropical characteristics, gives us rain & storms Saturday
Read full article: Laura losing tropical characteristics, gives us rain & storms SaturdayLaura is moving NNE at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. 8:00 p.m. Thursday UpdateTropical Storm Laura continues to produce flooding rainfall over portions of Arkansas. Laura is moving NNE at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. 5:00 p.m. Thursday UpdateLaura has weakened to tropical storm strength with sustained winds of 50 mph, gusting upwards of 65 mph. 11:00 p.m. Wednesday UpdateโExtremely dangerousโ Hurricane Laura is closing in on the northwest Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Short heat wave continues prior to local impacts from Laura
Read full article: Short heat wave continues prior to local impacts from LauraROANOKE, Va. โ Hurricane Laura is in the process of rapid intensification, as it moves through very warm Gulf waters. Tropical tracker for the next few days - LauraFor us, this will mean rain and storms Saturday. Isolated higher totals cannot be ruled out, especially if we get a southeast wind around Laura to move up our mountains. Laura weakens but brings rain and storms to us SaturdayThe main thing weโll watch out for is localized flooding. It will be breezy at times, but weโll notice humidity levels tumble behind the storm.
As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for deluge
Read full article: As 2 storms menace Gulf Coast, residents brace for delugeForecasters raised the ominous possibility that warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico could super-charge Laura into a powerful hurricane. Laura's center was remaining just off Cuba's shore, and was not expected to weaken over land before entering the gulf. That's a recipe for damaging, hurricane-force winds of more than 110 mph (177 kph) as Laura approaches the U.S. coast, forecasters said. Rain bands from both storms could bring a combined total of 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain to parts of Louisiana and several feet of potentially deadly storm surge, forecasters said. Basically that would be 10-feet plus along the southwest Louisiana coast line in a reasonable worst-case scenario, Schott said.
Family Shocked After Learning Baby They Planned to Adopt Was Made Up by Birth Mom
Read full article: Family Shocked After Learning Baby They Planned to Adopt Was Made Up by Birth MomLaura and Matt Trayte were looking to adopt a child and add a sibling for their son. Jones' said "Birth Mom Strong" and Laura's read "Adoptive Mom Strong. But then they started receiving text messages from Jones saying that the baby was coming and she was pushing. She's not even pregnant," Laura recalled. They should also acquire proof of pregnancy from the birth mother's doctor, do a background check on the birth mom and explore social media groups that discuss adoption scams.