Ida Damage Eases Some but Louisiana Still Reels From Aftermath
Signs of progress emerge as some lights return and corner stores reopen. Yet three days after Ida struck Louisiana and Mississippi, widespread suffering persists with about a million without power and 600000 lacking running water. Governor Edwards cites progress but warns much work remains as deaths, flooded communities, and billions in damage frame a slow recovery.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
U.S
John Bel Edwards
Jefferson Parish
Cynthia Lee Sheng
New Orleans
Ida
Lafitte
Sheng
Edwards
Terrebonne Parish
Ochsner Health
Terrebonne
Lafourche
Ochsner
Warner Thomas
Byron Lambert
Lambert
Entergy
Baton Rouge
State Public Service Commission
Phillip May
Entergy Louisiana
Texas abortion ban takes effect amid high court silence
The Texas six weeks abortion ban, the broadest since Roe v Wade, takes effect with no emergency appeal ruling. Enforced via private lawsuits, it could award at least $10,000 per successful suit and targets providers and aiding parties, as Republicans push curbs nationwide.
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Texas
Supreme Court
United States
High Court
Greg Abbott
Weather slows Calif wildfire near South Lake Tahoe
Favorable conditions slowed the blaze threatening California and Nevada alpine towns. Officials warned that strong winds and dry terrain keep homes in danger as crews battle the fire that has scorched trees grasses and scattered structures near urban areas.
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South Lake Tahoe
Calif
Lake Tahoe
California- Nevada
Mask policy differences leave KU and district in separate hands
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health notes KU relies on its own and campus health staff to identify close contacts, while the Lawrence school district leads decisions for K-12 quarantines. The district follows CDC greenlights with unvaccinated students facing quarantine unless testing or cohorts apply.
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Lawrence-Douglas
Watkins Student Health Center
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
Lawrence Public
Partridge
CDC
Lawrence
Health Department
Douglas County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Journal-World
KDHE
Kansas Reflector
Eudora
Lawrence-Douglas County
Julie Boyle
Boyle
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