November 2022

On Eagles' Wings

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A pair of bald eagles warm up on an electric line in Thornwell. While bald eagles were removed from the endangered species list in August 2007 after populations increased significantly, America’s national bird is still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

La.’s DCFS head resigns after child dies from fentanyl

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The head of Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services resigned Thursday, nearly two weeks after a second child died in Baton Rouge due to a fentanyl overdose — despite a warning to check on the baby, 10 days before their death.

Court: Death during appeal no longer means exoneration

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white man whose murder conviction in the killing of a Black man was vacated because he killed himself while his appeal was pending should not have been legally exonerated, Louisiana’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

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Energy company laying off 135 in Louisiana, offshore

TS Nicole beachfront homes into ocean

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole sent Florida homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and threatened a row of high-rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away the beach and destroyed seawalls only weeks ago.

Late-counted Ariz. votes will decide winners of key races

PHOENIX (AP) — A key question hangs over the more than 600,000 ballots left to be tallied in Arizona: Do they look like the state’s late-counted 2020 ballots that overwhelmingly went to Republicans or break down more like the 2018 midterms, when Democrats won most of them?

Twitter survival at stake, Musk warns as remote work ends

(AP) — Elon Musk is warning Twitter employees to brace for “difficult times ahead” that might end with the collapse of the social media platform if they can’t find new ways of making money.

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Donate for Veterans Day

Choosing the best charities to donate to takes a lot of consideration, but the truth is that any organization devoting its time and effort to support this nation’s heroes is worth your time.

Laughs to ease your election pain

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T his week half the country will be upset by the midterm election results and half will be elated.