The flood damage from the rain is apocalyptic, meteorologists said. More than 100 people are dead.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World
Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows
The two countries have fought a shadow war for years, but rarely have they come into direct conflict.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Walz, Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in vice presidential debate
Tuesday’s matchup could have an outsized impact. Polls have shown Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump locked in a close contest, giving added weight to anything that can sway voters on the margins.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, risking new shortages
The strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Cutting food waste would lower emissions, but so far only Massachusetts has done it
A study out in Science this month finds that states’ attempts to cut the amount of food waste going into landfills are rarely succeeding.
Posted inNation & World
Hezbollah’s acting leader vows to fight on after Nasrallah’s death
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Lebanon in the past two weeks, nearly a quarter of them women and children.
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Supplies arrive by plane and mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
A crisis is unfolding in western North Carolina, where residents are stranded by washed-out roads and lack power and cellular service.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation and remained in demand even in her later years.
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Hurricane Helene death toll raises, cuts swath of destruction across the Southeast
At least 44 people have been killed in 5 states. Among those killed were 3 firefighters, a woman and her 1-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman whose house was struck by a falling tree.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Feds charge NYC mayor with selling his influence to foreign nationals
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, faces conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery charges in a five-count indictment outlining a decade-long trail of corruption.