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GLOSTER, Miss. — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors. Dobbins feels her life — and health — were better before 2016, […]
A historically high number of new homes are up for sale in the US South, thanks largely to Florida and Texas. There were 293,000 newly built houses still on the market in that part of the country in June, topping the previous high of 291,000 set in August 2006, according to new data released this […]
Washington: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on Sunday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the ruling Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, thus being the first among the five Indian American lawmakers to do so. President Joe Biden (81), in a stunning decision, on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing from the race to be the next president in […]
WASHINGTON — She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her. Biden announced Sunday that he was stepping aside after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears that the 81-year-old was too frail for a second term. Harris is the first […]
Kamala Harris has already broken significant barriers, and now, with President Joe Biden unexpectedly bowing out of the reelection race and throwing his support behind her, she stands on the brink of making history once again. Should she clinch the Democratic nomination and defeat Republican challenger Donald Trump in November, Harris would not only make […]
LeBron James saved the U.S. from what would have been a stunning loss. James’ layup with 8 seconds left was the go-ahead basket Saturday, and the U.S. Olympic team that’ll soon head to the Paris Games escaped with a 101-100 win over South Sudan in London, rallying from a 16-point deficit to avoid perhaps the […]
Though South Sudan has never competed in the Olympics in men’s basketball and its roster lacks a current NBA player, the African nation of about 11 million nearly turned in one of the biggest upsets in international basketball history Saturday against the United States.
The Broward County Clerk of Courts will hold a special Passport Day Event on July 27 for all those who need this essential document. This is for anybody who wants to apply for a new passport (adult or minor), renew a passport or replace a lost, stolen, or damaged passport. Note: this event is not […]
NOAA This satellite image taken at 9:40 p.m. ET on Friday, July 5, 2024 shows Tropical Storm Beryl moving into the Gulf of Mexico. CNN  — Tropical Storm Beryl will strengthen as it tracks toward the Texas-Mexico border this weekend, bringing a risk of damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and dangerous flooding to Texas beginning […]
North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles Monday but one of them possibly flew abnormally, South Korea’s military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to protest a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the missiles were launched 10 minutes apart […]