July 30, 2024
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WASHINGTON — When acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. visited the site of the campaign rally where a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, he went up to the roof, lying flat on his stomach, to evaluate the shooter’s line of sight that mid-July day. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Rowe…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca City Court Judge Seth Peacock has filed a defamation lawsuit against former Ithaca Police Department officer Jamie Williamson over comments Williamson made on The Ithaca Voice’s […] The post Ithaca judge files defamation lawsuit against former IPD officer over Facebook comments appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Just three facilities account for more than half of chemical air pollution from industrial sources around Houston, home to the nation’s largest petrochemical and refinery complex, according to a new report. Air Alliance Houston, an environmental nonprofit, analyzed data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory, a database of industrial emissions, to identify…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Long-term suspensions rose during the first half of last school year, fueling a slight rise in students removed from their classrooms, according to long-delayed…
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This story mentions suicide. If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis or thoughts of suicide, please dial 988 or chat with a live counselor at 988lifeline.org. WASHINGTON — Legislation aimed at protecting children online sailed through the U.S. Senate Tuesday, marking what could be the first update since the late…
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In western North America, wildfire season is in full swing—and well on its way toward setting records. Over the past two weeks, infernos have been tearing through parts of California, Oregon and Canada, leaving scorched trails in their wake. Though these regions are no strangers to fire, experts say the pace at which some of…
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The National Weather Service’s National Oceation Atmospheric Administration has watches in effect through Wednesday for geomagnetic storms that could make the northern lights visible in the Midwest.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development Executive Director Heather McDaniel has called the sprawling SouthWorks project on South Hill “the largest redevelopment project that will happen in our lifetimes […] The post With tax break request, massive SouthWorks project has officials struggling to predict future appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Jefferson County installed its fifth device to collect trash from area waterways, this one on Village Creek to keep trash out of Bayview Lake. Read more. The post Catch It If You Can: New ‘Litter Gitter’ Installed to Capture Trash Before It Reaches Bayview Lake appeared first on BirminghamWatch.
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In the second hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, we’re joined by two Ukrainian musicians who share their music and their thoughts on how music and culture can represent a country’s identity.