Both the state’s governor and president Biden have declared a state of emergency to try to resolve multiple problems that have been decades in the making.
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UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone
With the convoy finally arriving in Zaporizhzhia city, still some 70 miles by road from the plant, the mission leader said the ‘real work’ will start on Thursday.
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Five things we learned from the latest filing on the Trump Mar-a-Lago search
The Justice Department provided more support for its decision to search former President Donald Trump’s premises at Mar-a-Lago.
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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters that target newest omicron variants
The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt yet another winter surge. They should be available in Maine starting next week.
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U.S. asks farmers: Can you plant 2 crops instead of 1?
The hope is that ‘double-cropping’ will help meet a growing global demand for food while generating more profit for farmers amid high fertilizer and fuel costs.
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Tank defies hearing loss in making final album
The R&B star revealed last year he was suddenly going deaf in his right ear.
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Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
The highlight of the prosecutors’ case was testimony by a 37-year-old woman who described Kelly sexually abusing her hundreds of times starting in 1998 when she was 14.
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U.S. life expectancy plunged again in 2021, down by about a year
COVID-19 deaths were the main reason for the decline.
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Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink
Jackson, Miss., has too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use.
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New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling
New York City will begin posting signs proclaiming the iconic tourist destination Times Square as a ‘Gun Free Zone.’