New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a briefing on Saturday afternoon that the hurricane is a dangerous storm for people in flood-prone areas. He is telling holdouts that they put rescue workers at risk, too. (Aug. 27)
Continue reading …Wind and rain continued to blow through parts of coastal North Carolina, hours after Hurricane Irene first struck land on Saturday. (Aug. 27)
Continue reading …Wind and rain continued to blow through parts of coastal North Carolina, hours after Hurricane Irene first struck land on Saturday. (Aug. 27)
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Wind and rain continued to blow through parts of coastal North Carolina, hours after Hurricane Irene first struck land on Saturday. (Aug. 27)
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Wind and rain continued to blow through parts of coastal North Carolina, hours after Hurricane Irene first struck land on Saturday. (Aug. 27)
Continue reading …Al Gore is so sick of climate change skeptics that he views them a little bit like racists. During an interview yesterday with Fear Less , Gore urged his supporters to “win the conversation” on global warming, much as civil rights supporters won the fight against racism, according to Politico . “There…
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Are you one of the lucky 65 to 80 million people likely to be affected by Hurricane Irene this weekend? Do you, like me, plan on spending the entire time at home, waiting out the storm with junk food and DVDs as your household pet looks up at you with big, pleading eyes and then
Continue reading …Yesterday, tens of thousands protested in Syria , and people died. Today, much more of the same. Reuters reports that at least three people are dead after Syrians today marched against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, and witnesses say the number of demonstrations that have erupted since last night in Damascus is…
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Chancellor describes tax evasion as ‘morally repugnant’ after announcing deal with secretive Swiss banks Fresh from negotiating a new deal with secretive Swiss banks, George Osborne has warned top earners who attempt to avoid tax that the government “will find you and your
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Hours after first making landfall, Hurricane Irene continued to pound North Carolina Saturday. Rough ocean surf crashed into a pier in Kill Devil Hills. (Aug. 27)
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