Oldest person Susannah Mushatt Jones dies at 116
Susannah Mushatt Jones aged 116 dies in New York at a public housing facility in Brooklyn where she had lived over 30 years. Her death leaves Emma Morano of Verbania as the world’s oldest living person born in the 1800s.
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New York
Susannah Mushatt Jones
Jones
Susie
Brooklyn
Robert Young
Gerontology Research Group
Verbania
Italy
Emma Morano
Young
Moreno
Montgomery
Ala
Federal order expands bathroom use for transgender students
The Obama administration directs public schools nationwide to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity under existing federal law. The move heightens the dispute with North Carolina over its bathroom law and may threaten federal funding for noncompliant districts.
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Obama
North Carolina
Education and Justice Departments
New York Times
Justice Department
Charlotte
U.S
Jim Jordan
R-Urbana
America
State of
Loretta Lynch
Fire at Europe’s largest tire dump triggers mass evacuation near Madrid
A large tire dump near Sesena fireforced 9,000 residents to evacuate as thick toxic smoke drifted toward Madrid. About 8,000 residents had already left. two water helicopters fought the flames with fire lines limiting spread. Authorities said the blaze, possibly arson, was about 70 percent contained by Friday night and warned of changing winds.
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Malaysia
Hong Kong
Marta Miguel
David Hernandez
Spain
COPE
Madrid
Sesena
Castilla-La Mancha
Francisco Martinez
Europe
Carlos Velazquez
Cadena Ser
Luis Villarroel
Flint Water Bills Could Double As Crisis Persists
A report for Michigan officials warns Flint residential bills may rise from about 54 to 110 per month over five years if no action is taken. The analysis cites aging pipes, leakage, and dual sourcing from Detroit and the city plant, plus population loss and underfunding as key factors. Governor Snyder and Treasurer Khouri urge cost reductions and state or federal subsidies while Mayor Weaver presses for replacing lead service lines. A federal suit seeks faster compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and line replacements.
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Detroit
Flint River
Enly
Rick Snyder
Michigan Department of Treasury
Raftells Financial Consultants Inc
Charlotte
N.C
Cient
Nick Khouri
Karen Weaver
U.S. District Court
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