Thunderstorms with quarter-sized hail in North Texas Saturday The NWS Fort Worth TX issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 5:57 a.m. on Saturday. The warning is for Collin, Cooke, Denton and Grayson counties. The storms could bring quarter-sized hail (1 inch). ... 04/20/2024 - 12:17 am | View Link
Marble-sized hail expected with thunderstorms in North Texas Saturday According to the NWS, "If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. 04/19/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Severe weather now targeting much of the East with heavy rain, possible tornadoes One area of particular concern later Thursday was in eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and western West Virginia. 04/10/2024 - 8:02 pm | View Link
Destructive storms are sweeping the South, producing tornadoes and flooding Storms with hurricane-force winds have cut power to about 230,000 customers from Texas to Alabama, including 125,000 in Louisiana. 04/10/2024 - 4:29 am | View Link
Possible Tornado Touches Down During Louisiana Storms, Multiple Businesses Take Direct Hit Police in Slidell, Louisiana are urging residents to avoid travel, following what is believed to be a tornado touching down during severe storms that moved through the area early Wednesday (Apr. 10). 04/9/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Five migrants including a child have died while attempting to cross the English channel, French authorities said on Tuesday. The news comes hours after the U. K. passed a controversial bill that would allow the government to deport some migrants who enter the country illegally to Rwanda.
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The deaths took place after an overcrowded boat carrying around 110 people set out to cross the busy shipping lane from France to England.
It’s common to meet the idea of intuition with an eye roll. We tend to value reason over everything else, using expressions like “think before you act,” “think twice,” and “look before you leap.” We don’t trust intuition. In fact, we believe it’s flawed and magical thinking, either vaguely crazy or downright stupid.
Israel’s war in Gaza has roiled college campuses across America, as students have set up encampments and rallied against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, sparking free speech debates and creating sharp divisions with members of government, alumni, donors, other students, and some faculty amid accusations of antisemitism.
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Emerging as one of the most prominent and controversial figureheads of the opposition to pro-Palestinian protesters is Columbia Business School assistant professor Shai Davidai, who is Jewish and Israeli American and has recently found himself barred from parts of Columbia’s New York campus amid the latest flareup in tensions.
PEN America has canceled its prestigious 2024 awards ceremony after nearly half the writers nominated for a prize withdrew their work in protest of the organization’s stance on the war in Gaza.
The group, which is dedicated to free expression, announced on Monday the cancellation of the April 29 awards in New York City.
A white family in Atlanta, Georgia today has 46 times as much wealth as a Black family; a racial wealth gap that is exactly the same as it was nationally in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ending the era of legalized enslavement. Over forty years of neoliberal economic policy have profoundly exacerbated income and wealth inequality especially across racial lines.
The U. S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case on whether Idaho can enforce its near-total abortion ban in medical emergency situations under a federal law that requires most hospitals to treat patients with life-threatening conditions.
The case marks the second abortion-related challenge to come before the Justices this term, following the Court’s decision in Dobbs v.