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Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco asked President Bush to declare an emergency for her state Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Rita's arrival somewhere on the Gulf Coast. Earlier, Blanco declared a state of ...

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The National Weather Service is offering some reassurance amid cuts from the federal government. The local office tells WGNO ...

Experts warn that Black communities stand to suffer the most in the event of any oversights or missteps from the Trump ...

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USA TODAY spoke with National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan about what you should do to prepare for hurricane season, which starts June 1.

The report, released by the university’s Education Research Alliance, studied the consequences of the district’s transition from a traditional district-run model to the current charter school-based ...

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