Floods in Texas produce rising death toll and disasters
Floodwaters flood central and southern Texas as rivers reach record levels. The death toll climbs to 29 with five children among the victims, including Mallory Hartman and Devon McCoy. Twenty counties declared federal disaster areas. Bush seeks FEMA aid as rivers crest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mallory Hartman
Jennifer Allensworth
San Antonio
Justin Hartman
Mallory
Ms. Allensworth
Jennifer
Tanya Griffin
Caldwell County
Austin
Devon McCoy
Heather Cottle
George W. Bush
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Bush
FEMA
James Lee Witt
Victoria
Cuero
Wharton
Colorado
Pocket sized device to analyze DNA in minutes
Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing a pocket sized DNA lab on a chip that could perform rapid analyses in minutes. The device aims to replace costly traditional tests, aiding police work and medical decisions on antibiotics. It could help researchers in countries with limited lab infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etroit
David Burke
University of Michigan
Climate forecasts grow clearer with ocean as key
Climate forecasts may become reliable longer term as researchers link predictions to sea surface temperatures. Jagadish Shukla's Science paper argues oceans provide predictability within chaotic weather, while other studies note global variations driven by Pacific Atlantic and Indian Ocean circulation and potential for long-range forecasts in North America and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jashington
Jagadish Shukla
Journal
Science Reports
Ants Leetman
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pacific Ocean
Shukla
United States
Leetman
George Mason University
Fairfax
Center For Ocean Land Atmosphere Studies
Calverton
Pacific
North America
Tropics
Bounder
Colo
Atlantic
Indian
Gerald A. Meehl
Julie M. Arbaster
Warren G. Strand
Geophysical Research Letters
Columbia University
North Atlantic
Balaji Rajagopalan
Yochanan Kushnir
Yves M. Tourre
Columbia
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
IRS Wins Round in Taxing Restaurant Tips Battle
The IRS wins another appeals court ruling allowing it to collect payroll taxes from restaurants on reported and unreported tips, even when waitstaff do not report tips to their employers. The Bubble Room case highlights billions at stake in cash tips amid sparse records. The NRA vows to press Congress and the courts as it challenges employer liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Internal Revenue Service
National Restaurant Association
Congress
Kathleen O’leary
IRS
U.S. Court of Appeals For
Federal Circuit
Bubble Room
Captiva
Maitland
Fla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harton, Texas
Ira Mae Anderson
Burke
Science
Robert Sikorski
National Cancer Institute
Herman Cain
The
California
Tom Burger
Peter Kilgore
Intrust Bank
Hankins
Amoco
Amoco Food Shop
Internet
23Rd & Cedar
Intrust Bank OnLine
Intrustbank.com
Www
Jed Malin
FDIC
FORD
Pontiac Bonneville
Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee Mission
Waveaagsion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!