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Photos Of The Week: L.A. Inferno, Charlie Hebdo Tribute, Trudeau Bows Out

Among the images, are photos from France, China, Canada, the U.S., Ghana and Greenland.

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New Orleans Attack Revives Fears Of “Lone Wolf” Terrorism

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups.

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Photos Of The Week: Muan Airport Crash, Ukraine-Russia POW Swap, NYE Dive

In partnership with ZUMA photo agency, here are the top images for the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2. The selection includes a devastating plane crash in South Korea that claimed 179 lives, an apparent terror attack that marred New Year’s Eve in New Orleans, while Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners in a UAE-brokered […]

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This Happened — August 29: Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall

Updated July 23, 2024 at 11:50 a.m. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on this day in 2005. What was Hurricane Katrina? Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 hurricane at the time of its landfall, with sustained winds of around 125 miles per hour (200 kilometers per hour). It was […]

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Let Off Steam

Admiring the New Orleans skyline from a distance while listening to a jazz band … Both myself and my grandson were lucky enough to enjoy a cruise down the Mississippi on the steamboat Natchez — although 23 years apart.

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Jazz And The Resurrection Of Post-Katrina New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — There are still gaping holes left by houses that disappeared forever. There are also the brownish lines, sad reminders of just how high the water level reached on Aug. 29, 2005. And yet 10 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the song rising from New Orleans is not a melancholy one. […]

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New Orleans Police Arrest Mother’s Day Parade Shooting Suspect

NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE, CNN (USA), REUTERS Worldcrunch NEW ORLEANS – Police have arrested the main suspect in the New Orleans Mother’s Day shooting that left 19 people wounded last Sunday. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott had been on the run for three days. New Orleans police spokesman Garry Flot told Reuters that Scott was arrested late Wednesday […]

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Police Identify Suspect In New Orleans Parade Shooting

CNN (USA), REUTERS Worldcrunch NEW ORLEANS – Police have identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans that left 19 injured. New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told CNN late Monday that authorities are looking for 19-year-old Akein Scott. WANTED: 19yr old Akein Scott, ID’d […]

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The Only Five Things You Need To Know About The Super Bowl 2013

CNN, LA TIMES Worldcrunch NEW ORLEANS– Super Bowl XLVII was held Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans – the 10th time it has been played there. For those who didn’t watch the four-hour American sports extravaganza, we’ve compiled a short list with all you need to know. 1. THE RAVENS WON – The Baltimore […]

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Hurricane Isaac Zeroes In On New Orleans Seven Years After Katrina

USA TODAY, CNN, NEW YORK TIMES (USA) Worldcrunch NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Isaac made a second landfall in Louisiana early Wednesday with strong winds and torrential rains, providing the first real test of flood control systems and emergency services in New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm first hit Port Fouchon […]

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Isaac Set To Upgrade To Hurricane Status, Expected To Hit New Orleans On Katrina Anniversary

CNN, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER (US), REUTERS Worldcrunch Residents in New Orleans are rushing to complete last-minute preparations, bracing themselves for Tropical Storm Isaac, which will begin to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast late Tuesday, as forecasters set to upgrade it to Hurricane status. The Tropical Storm is gaining strength, poised to become a “robust” hurricane […]

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Isaac On Katrina’s Path And Gaining Strength, As Republican Convention In Tampa Spared

CNN, NEW YORK TIMES (US) REUTERS Tropical storm Isaac raged into the Gulf of Mexico Monday, threatening to become a hurricane and make landfall in Louisiana, almost seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina decimated southeastern American cities and towns. Governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama have declared states of emergency, with Alabama Governor […]

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