Arkansas corrections board’s pick for interim secretary steps aside
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS — WE’RE FOLLOWING MULTIPLE REPORTS THE U-S IS RETALIATING FOR THE DEATHS OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN JORDAN. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS THE U-S DOESN’T SEEK CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST — OR ANYWHERE ELSE — BUT THAT AMERICA WILL RESPOND IF AMERICANS ARE HARMED. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT CHRISTOPHER SALAS HAS MORE. […]
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Minneapolis City Council didn’t create division over Palestine — Israeli apartheid did | #citycouncil
Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• So much for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s claim that he would “focus on city business” rather than weigh in on Palestine. Despite the City Council’s cease-fire resolution passing by a […]
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Boston Mayor Wu extends fare-free bus pilot for two years at $8.4M
Boston Mayor Michele Wu has extended a fare-free bus pilot for two years, impacting three routes. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald) The city plans to spend $8.4 million over the next two years to reimburse the MBTA for the cost of extending its fare-free bus pilot for the three “highest-ridership” routes in Boston, the mayor’s office announced […]
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Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here is the historic storm by the numbers: ___ DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES In just two days, downtown Los Angeles got soaked by more than 7 inches (18 cm) of rain — nearly half […]
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Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here’s California’s storm by the numbers
LOS ANGELES — The slow-moving atmospheric river still battering California on Tuesday unleashed record rainfall, triple-digit winds and hundreds of mudslides. Here is the historic storm by the numbers: ___ DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES In just two days, downtown Los Angeles got soaked by more than 7 inches (18 cm) of rain — nearly half of the […]
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Walker Farms rezone OK’d after Greenwood City Council debate on traffic, streets | #citycouncil
Indianapolis-based Apollo Developers asked to rezone about 113 acres of land on West Main Street in Greenwood for single-family homes, townhomes and paired villas. Provided by Apollo Developers A controversial rezoning proposal on Greenwood’s west side was passed by the city council Monday night. City council members voted 8-1 Monday to approve rezoning about 113.5 […]
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Three killed as record rainfall drenches California
By Ido Vock and Max MatzaBBC News Watch: LA fire department rescue man from surging river At least three people have been killed by falling trees as a powerful storm drenches California bringing flooding, mudslides and power outages. Fire officials have responded to over 130 flooding incidents and conducted several rescues since the deluge began. […]
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New Haven mayor emphasizes affordable housing as population continues to grow – NBC Connecticut
“The aim is not, ‘How does New Haven become a city of 150,000 people?’” New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said. “The aim is ‘How does New Haven become a city of 150,000 thriving people?’” In his State of the City address on Monday, Elicker acknowledged that part of the answer to his own question has […]
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Eddie Joe Williams out as interim Arkansas corrections secretary
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Board of Corrections Interim Secretary Eddie Joe Williams resigned from his corrections post on Tuesday. “The Governor appreciates Eddie Joe Williams’ service and respects his decision to do the right thing and follow the law,” Governor’s Spokesperson Alexa Henning said in a statement. “The Board of Corrections knows that it […]
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California storms could have caused $11 billion in damages
Atmospheric river storms caused flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles and other areas of California. Katie McTiernan—Anadolu/Getty Images As California begins to clean up from the weekend’s ferocious storms courtesy of an atmospheric river that overtook the state from Saturday until Monday, the price of the intense storm is starting to emerge. The state saw […]
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