Postal Service reforms fuel ballot delay fears in 2020 election
The Postal Service faces backlogs and cost cutting under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as mail voting surges. Overtime cuts, delayed deliveries, and planned reduced hours threaten distribution nationwide, prompting concerns about timely ballot delivery and liquidity in a pandemic election.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
United States
Jim Sizemore
American Postal Workers Union
Cincinnati
Donald Trump
Louis DeJoy
Trump
DeJoy
North Carolina
Congress
Post Office
Associated Press
Lebanon Port Blast Traced to Delayed Warnings Across Agencies
Documents show ammonium nitrate warnings dating to 2016 were shuffled among offices in a deadly game of pass the buck. From State Security to the Public Works Ministry and Justice, authorities failed to act before the Aug. 4 explosion that killed 156, wounded thousands, and displaced many.
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Lebanon
Public Works Ministry
Beirut
Hassan Diab
Diab
Higher Defense Council
Ministry of Justice
Fair auction draws Zoey's livestock bid initiative
Zoey invites businesses from large corporations to local farms and animal feed stores to bid at an upcoming auction. Her interest grew after attending an international livestock convention with her FAA group, sparking a lamb obsession. Jason Reep and his daughter Kaylee attended the sale and sold two chickens to a local farm to fund her college, highlighting the auction as a learning experience for children.
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Zoey
FAA
Bungard
Jason Reep
Sharon Center
Kaylee
Global powers pledge aid after Beirut explosion
Leaders from over two dozen nations pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to help Beirut after the August blast. France 50 million euros, Germany 20 million, Kuwait 41 million, the European Commission 63 million euros, Qatar 50 million, Cyprus 5 million euros, while the UN led a rapid, coordinated delivery to the Lebanese people amid protests and a deep political crisis.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Emmanuel Macron
United Nations
France
Germany
Kuwait
European Commission
Lion
Qatar
al Jadeed
Cyprus
Hassan Diab
North Carolina hit by 5.1 magnitude quake shakes state
A 5.1 magnitude quake struck North Carolina at 8:07 a.m., the strongest there since 1916, rattling Sparta and surrounding areas with minor structural damage and road cracks. The U S Geological Survey warned of aftershocks and a small chance of another quake this week while Alleghany County declared an emergency.
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Sparta
N.C
North Carolina
National Weather Service
Greenville
U.S. Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Alleghany County
Michael Hull
Hull
Karen Backer
Greensboro
Backer
Skyland
Weather Service
Service dog helps alert to non epileptic seizures
Errante, an 18 year old Wadsworth graduate, relies on Nova the service dog to sense non epileptic seizure activity up to ten minutes ahead. She explains the dog’s alerts give her time to reach a clinic or safety. Donations in Mason Wadsworth can be made in person or at toasttab link.
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Errante
Wadsworth High School
Nova
Mason
Wadsworth
Toasttab.com
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