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Tens of thousands still stranded by Burning Man flooding in Nevada desert
National News In this satellite photo provided by Maxar Technologies, an overview of Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nev on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP) Rebecca Barger/@rebeccabargerphoto via AP By Associated Press September 4, 2023 | 4:06 PM BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Tens of thousands of partygoers stranded […]
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
National News “If I could speak to my grandfather today, I would say I’m sorry we still have to be here to rededicate ourselves to finishing your work and ultimately realizing your dream.” People march to honor the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By […]
Packed Gaza hospitals warn that thousands could die as supplies run low and ground offensive looms
World News Israeli officials said the goal of their Gaza offensive was to destroy Hamas. A man wounded in Israeli military strikes is brought to Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) AP By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press October 15, 2023 | 11:44 AM KHAN […]
As ‘childcare cliff’ looms, thousands of Mass. children could lose access
Politics Pandemic-era federal funding to support childcare is set to expire at the end of September, putting providers at risk of closing and driving prices up. Children play and learn at the Nurtury center in Roxbury in February 2023. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Thousands of Massachusetts families could lose access to child care at the end […]
Incandescent lightbulbs were being banned. A New Hampshire man spent $1,700 to hoard thousands.
Local News A Portsmouth, New Hampshire man spent about six weeks hoarding more than 4,800 lightbulbs, a stockpile he estimates will last him some 75 years. By Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post September 18, 2023 | 9:23 AM Kevin Szmyd became obsessed with incandescent lightbulbs in the spring, a few months before new federal regulations effectively […]