Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Storm Marco organize quickly and begin to gain strength after days of struggle to survive. Both systems are forecast to make new week landfall along the Gulf Coast, one day apart and miles apart. Two hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico at once – if …
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FILE PHOTO: FS Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Speaks to the First Chamber Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Coronavirus Disease Response (COVID-19), in Washington, USA, May 12, 2020. Win McNamee / Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus, decided …
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In an unusual move, Louisiana’s top election official wants a positive Covid-19 test if an absentee voter wants to vote on concerns about the virus. This is due to a lack of consistent access to testing in the state. Louisiana is one of seven states that will require an apology …
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Grandmaster Jay, center, leader of an all-black militia group called NFAC, leads his followers on a march during an armed rally in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, July 25, 2020. REUTERS / Bryan Woolston LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – A group of heavily armed black protesters marched through Louisville, Kentucky, demanding justice for …
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Supreme Court decision 5-4 to repeal a restrictive Louisiana law is far from the final battle of abortion opponents in their fight to annul Roe v. Wade. Sponsored by an anti-abortion Democrat, Louisiana Law 620 was passed in 2014. State Senator Katrina Jackson argued that her requirement that abortion providers …
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