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Louisiana’s Drinking Water Supply Under Threat as Gulf Saltwater Invades Mississippi River

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River is threatening drinking water supplies in Louisiana, prompting Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden for …

Fires Set and Stores Damaged in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Protests

Thousands of people gathered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Saturday to protest the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, but the peaceful demonstrations later turned violent with police cars set ablaze and protesters smashing store windows and journalists attacked. Both …

8 Injured When Tornado Hits Eastern Kansas Town

Residents in a small Kansas town were surveying damage Wednesday after the community took a “direct hit” from a tornado for the second time in two years. Eight people were hurt, two critically, when the latest twister struck the southeastern …