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Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
NPR· 21 hours agoA state governor or tribal leader has to request a disaster declaration from the U.S. president before FEMA can get involved. Few...emergency. Most recently, Illinois asked ...
Verbal abuse, a ‘sex-driven’ culture: Ex-employees describe toxic environment at Guaranteed Rate
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoVictor Ciardelli beamed as his mortgage company, Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate, launched a...
Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke Should Be Considered 'Major Disasters' by FEMA Amid Climate Crisis,...
Smithsonian Magazine· 10 hours agoTo date, FEMA has traditionally saved that classification for emergencies with obvious physical destruction. In a petition filed Monday, the coalition shared data that 2,300 Americans died in ...
Patrick Gottsch, Who Gave Voice to Rural America, Dies at 70
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoSo, in 1977, the younger Gottsch took a job on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. A few years after he...
5 Numbers to Know About the Coming Heat Wave
New York Times· 3 days agoStifling conditions are forecast to spread this week over the eastern half of America — and linger for days. Millions of Americans from Texas to Maine...
CNN 5 Good Things - Podcast on CNN Audio
CNN.com· 5 days agoSaturdays are for sunshine — especially for your ears. With another election, ongoing wars and natural disasters, we know the news can be a lot to take...
Mexico's most violent cartels are here, and worse, they've grown comfortable
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThey’re invincible. “It’s a recipe for disaster.” He warns them that they are “now entering into an...
In first, EPA union endorses Biden
The Hill· 9 hours agoWelcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story In first, EPA union endorses Biden...
Glancing Back for June 14: Strasburg boy touches electric wire
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 5 days agoAlbert Stierwalt, little son of C.E. Steirwalt of Strasburg, received a severe electric shock...
Landmarks: Oldest standing bank in Illinois among ‘endangered’ state sites
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLong before it was washed away by Ohio River floodwaters, there was a metal grate in the floor of the first bank building in Illinois. Really just a log house in Old Shawneetown, owner John ...
