At least 80 people are dead and more than 40 are still missing in Central Texas after almost a foot (30 centimeters) of rain caused flash floods overnight on Friday.
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In Praise of Dan Rather, and Why You Should Subscribe to Him Right Now
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The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new “camp” deep in the Florida Everglades, where officials are openly describing it as “concentrating” certain people in one area. Have you seen the photos of the flooding? This entire site is a human righ…
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And last week’s winner
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has always been a nonpartisan agency focused on serving the public, until now.
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The breakup between Musk and Trump has been nothing short of amusing, a public unraveling marked by petty jabs and power plays. Watching them take shots at each. 🍿
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On July 4, tragedy struck Texas. A flash flood cresting at more than 20 feet killed at least 70 people across six counties in central Texas, according to reports. Most of the damage was concentrated in Kerr County, a region about 125 miles west of Austin. There, the dead include 21 children and 11 who […]
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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave Thursday, an agency spokesperson confirmed, after they signed a “Stand Up for Science” petition using their official titles and EPA positions. The affected employees received an email, shared […]
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EPA Workers Speak Up for Public Health. Then Trump Officials Sent Them Home. Read Post »
Our national parks are in trouble.
Since Trump returned to office, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. That’s thousands of people who used to care for trails, run visitor centers, respond to emergencies, and pro…
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Because marching every other Saturday from noon to 3pm isn’t going to cut it anymore.
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After leaving DC, with his business empire suffering, his relationship with President Donald Trump fractured, and his DOGE efforts deemed broadly unpopular, Elon Musk is not quietly retreating to his Texas compound of pronatalists’ dreams. Instead, he announced on Saturday in a post on X that he will launch a new, third political party called […]
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