September 2020

LITTLE FRIENDS

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Rowan Bergeaux, 4, did not let a little rain stop him from spending outside time Wednesday with one of his family’s chicks, Donald Trump. Rowan is the son of Clifton and Curlis Bergeaux of Hathaway. Daily News photo by Sheila Smith

Election commissioners needed

Residents can get paid while serving their community by signing up to be an election commission here in Jeff Davis Parish. According to Jeff Davis Clerk of Court Rick Arceneaux, no experience is necessary.

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Jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud, backlogs cloud data

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other businesses six months after it first erupted.

Records: Mail delivery lags behind targets as election nears

(AP) - The slice of Michigan that covers Detroit, its suburbs and towns dependent on the auto industry is coveted political terrain in one of this year’s most important presidential swing states. It also has another distinction as home to one of the worst-performing U.S. Postal Service districts in the country.

Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Joe Biden ran away with the Democratic presidential nomination in March, leading progressives have accepted him — sometimes grudgingly — as their party’s leader. But, in the final weeks of the campaign, the Supreme Court vacancy is threatening to inflame old divides.

McConnell, Pelosi dispute Trump, vow peaceful power transfer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders from both parties, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, swiftly pushed back Thursday after President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Dismay over Taylor spills into America’s streets

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death poured into America’s streets as protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people. Violence seized the demonstrations in her hometown of Louisville as gunfire rang out and wounded two police officers.

One charged in stabbing deaths

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(Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the Thursday, Sept. 24, online edition of Jennings Daily News.)

September a time to consider life insurance

Discussing life insurance means discussing death, a subject few are willing to ponder. However, September is Life Insurance Awareness Month, a period meant to encourage Americans to assess how the end of life could financially impact themselves or those they love.