J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92
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J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines J. Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana Democrat and four-term United States senator who helped shape America’s energy and science policies in an era of rising concerns over the perils of nuclear power and the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, died in Arlington, Va.,…

Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
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Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread of antisemitism, invoking a rarely used law. Lawyers for Mr. Khalil, a legal…

Louisiana Plans to Resume Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution
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Louisiana Plans to Resume Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “It is wholly inconsistent with Louisiana’s pro-life values, as it quite literally promotes a culture of death,” Mr. Edwards said in 2023, boosting the hopes of activists who wanted to end the death penalty in the state and prompting clemency requests from nearly…

Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms
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Scenes From Eight States Battered by Weekend Storms

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A cross-country storm system tore through the South and the Midwest over the weekend, accompanied by tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires. Severe damage was reported in at least eight states. Missouri The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 12 deaths from tornadoes and storms…

3D Mapping Reveals 52-Foot Megaripples from Chicxulub Asteroid in Louisiana

3D Mapping Reveals 52-Foot Megaripples from Chicxulub Asteroid in Louisiana

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Giant underwater ripples, formed in the wake of the asteroid impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, have been identified deep beneath Louisiana’s surface. Measuring up to 52 feet high and nearly 2,000 feet apart, these megaripples provide new…

Mahmoud Khalil Is Moved to Immigration Detention in Louisiana
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Mahmoud Khalil Is Moved to Immigration Detention in Louisiana

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The activist Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent figure in the pro-Palestinian student movement at Columbia University, has been transferred to Louisiana after federal immigration officials arrested him over the weekend, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website. Mr. Khalil is being held…

American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
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American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see widespread recovery from the learning loss incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the results, from last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, tell a grim tale, especially in reading: The…

Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast
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Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The authorities in Louisiana on Wednesday closed a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 that spans nearly half the state, as a powerful winter storm brought record snowfall to the Gulf Coast and triggered the state’s first-ever blizzard warning. The announcement shortly after midnight…

New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar had been helping care for ill father, Texas imam says
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New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar had been helping care for ill father, Texas imam says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The father of the US Army veteran who killed 14 people when he barreled down New Orleans’ iconic Bourbon Street early Wednesday had recently suffered an apparent stroke and was being cared for by his son, according to a Texas imam. Shamsud-Din Jabbar,…

14-year-old girl found in woods after creep she met online gaming used her for sex
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14-year-old girl found in woods after creep she met online gaming used her for sex

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A 14-year-old girl was left for most of a week over Christmas in some woods, after a creep who met her in a video game had sex with her, found out her age and then left her there with a tent and some…