“Oh, Miss Acorn,” said Nagin with a smile, “Are you still mad at me?” “Hell yeah!” she shot back. “Is the water certified in Lower Nine?” Nagin’s smile faded. “You can’t see the good in anything,” he said. “No, I can’t,” said Gueringer, “because my community is still being locked out. And I’m still angry.” Nagin tried to reassure her about the water. “I’m working on it, I’m working on it, we have people down there every day....
Ida had maximum sustained winds of around 80 miles per hour on Friday and is expected to gain strength as it makes its way towards Louisiana. Although Cantrell said that it was too late for a mandatory evacuation of the entire city, the Democrat did order mandatory evacuation for areas outside of the city’s levee protection system. “Hurricane Ida represents a dramatic threat to the people of the city of New Orleans,” Cantrell said during a news conference that the Mayor’s office directed Newsweek to when asked for comment....
The HBO Real Sports/Marist poll, which was conducted by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion from Oct. 15-17, found that 51 percent of respondents were against a mandatory rule that would require athletes to stand during the anthem, while 47 percent were in favor of that rule. The poll received some funding from HBO’s “Real Sports,” according to an NBC Sports report. MORE: NFL’s TV numbers still sliding...
The new timed format for the 2015 Home Run Derby was a rousing success, by most accounts. Though it didn’t necessarily cut any time from the event — it still ran way past its scheduled TV window, even with baseball trimming each hitter’s time from the planned five minutes down to four to adjust for expected weather that never arrived — there was a sense of urgency Monday night that has often been lacking during previous derby experiences....
Gonzaga fell from No. 3 to No. 7 following BYU’s upset. Villanova and Arizona both moved into the top five. MORE: 15 best tourney coaches | Monday’s bubble watch | Why to root for UK-Duke title game Maryland has risen up the polls in recent weeks following a five-game winning streak. The Terrapins have now cracked the top 10. No. 22 VCU and No. 24 San Diego State dropped out from last week’s poll....
DeSantis can be seen in the video saying “I don’t want to hear blip about COVID,” with the footage later cutting to scenes of children hospitalized due to the virus. In the last few seconds of the video, DeSantis can be heard again saying “I am going to stand in your way,” a comment he said when he was criticizing President Joe Biden for his response to COVID-19. Toward the end of the video, the line “Ron DeSantis doesn’t give a … about your child” appears....
What exactly does affordable performance look like or mean? This 55-inch V-Series smart TV includes Dolby Vision HDR and a 4K resolution to help bring the content to life. It has HomeKit and AirPlay support to connect with Apple devices. It also has Alexa and Google Assistant built in to cover all your bases on the convenience side. This TV simply include all the expected modern features and may not contain many surprises, but its value is not boring....
Over the past 2.58 million years, known as the Quaternary geologic period, some 1,800 volcanoes pockmarked the region straddling Arizona, parts of California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. If the Pinacate volcanic field in the Mexican state of Sonora is included, the number rises to more than 2,200. Some emerged as recently as 1,000 years ago. These volcanoes are known as monogenetic, meaning “one life.” “A monogenetic volcano will erupt once, and that eruption may last several days to several decades, but after that, the volcano is basically dead,” said volcanologist and study co-author Greg Valentine....
Five people have been shot in recent weeks, and two have died from the attacks, the Associated Press reported. “The case is a clear and horrific intentional act of taking the life of someone, it appears, because he was homeless,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference Sunday. Even though New York City and Washington, D.C., are hundreds of miles apart, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said during an appearance on Bloomberg TV on Monday that the gun involved in the shootings has been matched ballistically....
The vote count was still underway Friday, but enough workers had voted in favor of unionizing to secure the victory, the Associated Press reported. Of the 8,300 workers who were on the voter list, about 57 percent ended up voting. The National Labor Relations Board still needs to formally certify the vote results. Both parties need to file any objections by April 8. He has been immersed in activism since and helped lead the independent grassroots effort that culminated in the successful unionization vote....
The gathering took place at a commercial space at 202 West 36th Street in the city’s Garment District, according to the New York Daily News. The people in attendance were reportedly in violation of the city’s social distancing and face mask regulations. “Deputy Sheriffs shut down illegal bottle club at 202 West 36th Street, NY: 393+ people, violation of emergency orders, no liquor license, warehousing liquor, four organizers charged with offenses for penal, health, alcohol beverage control law and arrest warrant,” the New York City Sheriff said in a November 28 tweet....
New York vaccine tracker and schedule People with at least one vaccine dose: 3,033,922 as of March 2 according to New York State Health Department. Percentage of population with at least one dose: 15. 2 percent as of March 2 according to New York State Health Department. People with completed vaccine series (two doses): 1,664,423 as of March 2 according to New York State Health Department. Percentage of population with completed vaccine series: 8....
History has shown that we should never sleep on an Eli Manning-led team. Here is the Giants’ training camp information. TRAINING CAMP: Position battles to watch | Full NFL schedule When is 2015 New York Giants training camp? Training camp will begin Friday, July 31 at 2:30 p.m. Where is Giants training camp? There will be nine practice sessions open to the public at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, which is located at the MetLife Sports Complex in East Rutherford, N....
In April, Cuomo mandated New Yorkers to wear facemasks in situations where following social distancing guidelines could prove difficult. While a penalty for not wearing a mask was not announced at the time, Cuomo said that it was a possibility if there was “widespread noncompliance” with the order. Monday, Cuomo further explained why wearing face coverings in public was important. “I mean, it’s the least that we can do, right?...
Significantly, the win in Los Angeles means the Jets are no longer in pole position to land the first overall pick in next year’s NFL Draft and with it presumptive top selection Trevor Lawrence. The Clemson star has long been considered the answer to the Jets’ ongoing search for a franchise quarterback and over the last 13 weeks he had looked all but destined to move to New York, as the Gang Green plunged new depths and found themselves 0-13 for the first time in franchise history....
Paramedics were already attending to Parker at around 9 p.m. when New York State Troopers arrived on the scene. The other hunter called 911 from a home in Taylor, New York, near where they had been pursuing the skunk. Early investigations into the matter indicate that Parker was accidentally shot by the other hunter. The man’s name has not been revealed at this time. Newsweek reached out to the New York State Troopers for an update or comment on this story and received a press release detailing the established facts of the case....
Brendan Hunt, 37, was arrested in the Queens borough of New York City on Tuesday and charged with threatening to murder U.S. officials, the Department of Justice said. According to the complaint, Hunt—who uses the alias “X-Ray Ultra” online—posted an 88-second video titled “KILL YOUR SENATORS” on video-sharing platform BitChute two days after the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol. In the clip, he allegedly urged people to travel to Washington, D....
“I think this is the first time, at least probably in a couple of months, that we haven’t had somebody in hospital, so that’s another good position to be in,” said Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, during a recent press conference. “Currently there is nobody in hospital with COVID-19 following the discharge of a person from Middlemore Hospital.” According to the country’s health ministry, the total number of confirmed cases stands at 1,154 and 21 deaths....
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country plans to lift some restrictions in the city of Auckland, despite an outbreak there that hasn’t been fully eliminated. “For this outbreak, it’s clear that long periods of heavy restrictions has not got us to zero cases,” Ardern said. “But that is OK. Elimination was important because we didn’t have vaccines. Now we do, so we can begin to change the way we do things....
Dropped on 12, the New Zealanders were comprehensive in their dominance of the injury-hit Sri Lankans, who started boldly and gave their supporters reason to dream. MORE: Who’s leading every statistical category at the T20 World Cup | T20 World Cup full results and schedule Whilst the New Zealanders will be applauded for their ability to apply crippling pressure when in the ascendency - something Sri Lanka let slip - the usually tactile fielding will surely come under review during the week with no less than four, admittedly tough, run-out chances failing to hit....
