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Satellite Feature on iPhone Allowed Skiers to Seek Help After Avalanche
15+ min ago (308+ words) The six survivors of Tuesday's avalanche near Lake Tahoe communicated with emergency responders using the Emergency SOS feature on the iPhone and an emergency beacon, said Don O'Keefe, the law enforcement chief for California's Office of Emergency Services. In this…...
Mamdani’s budget ultimatum for Gov. Hochul is a crisis of his own making
17+ min ago (1066+ words) Budgets are usually about choices, but Mayor Mamdani's fiscal 2027 budget proposal presents Gov. Hochul and state lawmakers with just one: They can sign off on the suite of tax hikes he's demanded, or he'll ask the City Council for a…...
Shutdowns Don’t Usually Stop Disaster Work. FEMA Just Made It Harder.
19+ min ago (351+ words) The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week canceled employee travel " including some disaster response and recovery work " until a partial government shutdown ends, according to emails sent to staff and reviewed by The New York Times. But FEMA's disaster aid…...
Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits
19+ min ago (911+ words) President Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aimed at spurring the domestic production of glyphosate, a widely used weedkiller that has figured in health lawsuits. The move immediately set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Corey Lewandowski’s mid-air meltdown over Kristi Noem’s blanket sparks uproar
21+ min ago (172+ words) DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the purchase of two $170 million Gulfstream jets to replace Coast Guard aircraft, a decision DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the purchase of two $170 million Gulfstream jets to replace Coast Guard aircraft, a decision some officials…...
Fed minutes: Lower inflation needed before many officials will support rate cuts
29+ min ago (574+ words) Many Federal Reserve officials want to see inflation fall further before they would support additional interest rate cuts this year, particularly if the job market continues to stabilize, minutes of last month's meeting show. Fed officials at that meeting agreed…...
MAGA Goon Defends Crazed TV Control Effort to Silence Dems
33+ min ago (524+ words) The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission remained defiant on Wednesday after the agency faced a firestorm over a Democratic candidate's interview with Stephen Colbert. "Congress passed the equal time provision for a very specific reason," Carr told reporters after…...
GOP strategist short-circuits after CNN host throws his words back in his face
35+ min ago (172+ words) A GOP strategist melted down on Wednesday after a CNN host threw his own words back in his face. Singleton pushed back, arguing that people who are anti-diversity are easily confused as racist in the eyes of voters. Phillip found…...
What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? Four years and 30,000 trees
40+ min ago (532+ words) MERAUX, La.Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders. To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of…...
New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting
41+ min ago (869+ words) The Department of Homeland Security issued a memo Wednesday stating that federal immigration agents should arrest refugees who have not yet obtained a green card and detain them indefinitely for rescreening " a policy shift that upends decades of protections and…...