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In 2013, the Army Corps fortified Lake Borgne with the $1.1 billion 'Great Wall of Louisiana,' the biggest design-build in its history, to shield New Orleans from another KatrinaIn the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the weaknesses in infrastructure were starkly highlighted, leading to the creation of the IHNC–Lake ...- What America might look like with zero immigrationAmerica's doors are closing to the world. Stricter immigration policies are impacting businesses schools and communities nationwide. Constr...
- Trump meets Japan’s first female PM Sanae Takaichi, says we're going to have a fantastic relationshipPresident Donald Trump is on a significant trip to Asia, currently making waves in Tokyo where he is meeting with Japan's fresh prime minis...
- Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still neededIn Concordia Parish, Louisiana, stark racial disparities persist between schools despite a decades-old desegregation order. The Justice Dep...
- Who is Jay Bhattacharya, US' new National Institutes of Health directorDr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor against Covid lockdowns, is set for a Senate confirmation hearing to lead NIH. His nomination is...
- ‘Donald Trump’s 25% steel tariffs don’t acknowledge carbon’s social cost — for that, he’d first need to admit climate change is real’Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School, discusses the implications of Donald Trump’s tariffs on the US economy, par...
- How US public schools became a new religious battlegroundLouisiana and Oklahoma have introduced measures mandating religious displays and teachings in public schools, challenging the Constitution'...
- After sailing through House on bipartisan vote, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to SenateThe Republican-controlled House voted 314-117 to send the legislation to the Senate, which must enact the measure and get it to President J...
- Super Typhoon Mawar crosses over Guam, know why storms are becoming frequentThe eye of Typhoon Mawar crossed the north of Guam on Wednesday evening resulting in strong winds and heavy rainfall in the territory leadi...
- Rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis, known as 'The Killer', dies at 87Lewis died at his Mississippi home, south of Memphis, Tennessee, representative Zach Farnum said in a release.
- Rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis, 'Great Balls of Fire' singer known for outrageous style, personal life, dies at 87The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, Lewis died at h...
- Charles Fuller, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of acclaimed 'A Soldier's Play', passes away at 83The play won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1982 and two years later was made into the Oscar-nominated best picture.
- President Bill Lincoln: America needs to look at two giants of the 19th century for a comebackA reformed America could lead the West again; but if Washington snoozes, it could follow the way of other empires that crumbled, notably Ro...
- View: Millennials face second age of underemploymentThere are many eulogies floating around for millennials these days. Now sandwiched between two economic calamities, we’ve racked up a lot o...
- Why you should never sleep on long flights, pack a secret sauce and other travel tips to rememberHere's your dose of all the high-end hacks, tips, and off-the-wall travel experiences.
- Here are some Warren Buffett’s investment rules that can help you improve your life as wellPredictions & calculations turn out wrong all the time. You should maintain a margin of safety that is so wide that it doesn’t matter if yo...
- Goldman Sachs report defending big banks may backfireSix very large US bank holding companies share a problem: they need to explain why they should be allowed to continue with their business m...
- Human error: Man-made ecological disastersThe oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is now about the size of Puerto Rico. It has already reached the marshes of Louisiana. As environmental...
- No tax cuts for firms outsourcing jobs: ObamaIndian cos received a bad news on Wednesday, as Obama said that there will be no tax breaks in outsourcing. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ) | NSE | L...
- Bush, Bernanke say time is right for new stimulus packageSo far this year, 15 banks have failed, including the largest US bank failure in history, compared with 3 last year. How bailout adds up | ...
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