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AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.
Read full article: AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisiana’s eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that deploys volunteers to serve communities around the nation.
Sylvester Offers Melanoma Patients the Latest Clinical Trials
Read full article: Sylvester Offers Melanoma Patients the Latest Clinical TrialsJose Lutzky, M.D., a medical oncologist specialized in advanced skin cancers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, describes how Sylvester’s access to clinical trials offers the most innovative treatments for patients with rare cancers such as uveal melanoma. Michael Smith is one of those patients.
Nuggets' Gordon needs 21 stitches after cuts to face and hand from dog bite, AP source says
Read full article: Nuggets' Gordon needs 21 stitches after cuts to face and hand from dog bite, AP source saysA person with knowledge of the situation says Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon needed 21 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and right hand while being bitten by a family dog on Christmas.
Weather alert in South Florida: High wind, waves hit coastal areas
Read full article: Weather alert in South Florida: High wind, waves hit coastal areasCoastal wind gusts capable of blowing around objects, downing tree limbs, creating dangerous swimming and surfing conditions, and causing power outages will peak on Thursday and Friday in South Florida.
Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes
Read full article: Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda RhimesPresident Joe Biden will head to Los Angeles next week for a big-dollar event that will be his first since strikes by writers and actors effectively ground his fundraising to a halt in the heart of the entertainment industry.
With Hollywood on strike, Biden leans on Broadway stars in his hunt for 2024 campaign cash
Read full article: With Hollywood on strike, Biden leans on Broadway stars in his hunt for 2024 campaign cashPresident Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is getting some fundraising help from Broadway's biggest names.
Mavs owner Cuban plans protest over free bucket for Warriors
Read full article: Mavs owner Cuban plans protest over free bucket for WarriorsDallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he plans to protest a two-point loss to Golden State after a confusing sequence led to an uncontested basket for the Warriors.
Youth home exec says 'words cannot explain' Alabama crash
Read full article: Youth home exec says 'words cannot explain' Alabama crashThe chief executive of a Christian youth home in rural Alabama says the community is working toward healing after eight of its children were killed in a fiery crash during the rains of Tropical Storm Claudette.
8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to Claudette
Read full article: 8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to ClaudetteEight children in a van from a youth ranch for abused or neglected children were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on a wet interstate over the weekend — the most devastating blow from a tropical depression that claimed a total of 13 lives in Alabama.
End of the line: Coach Quinn, GM Dimitroff fired by Falcons
Read full article: End of the line: Coach Quinn, GM Dimitroff fired by FalconsAtlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn stands with Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank before the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Atlanta. Quinn was hired by the Falcons in 2015 after a highly successful run as Seattle’s defensive coordinator, highlighted by two straight trips to the Super Bowl. After going 8-8 his first season, Quinn guided the Falcons to one of the greatest years in team history. The Falcons made the playoffs again the following year, losing to eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia, but never seemed to fully shake their Super Bowl debacle. Dimitroff kept his job when Smith was fired at the end of the 2014 season after two straight losing campaigns.
Defiance grows as Georgia governor blocks local mask rules
Read full article: Defiance grows as Georgia governor blocks local mask rules(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)ATLANTA Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities deepened their defiance of Gov. He went so far as to say local governments couldn't order masks on their own property, which would include Atlanta's airport. Kemp's stance not only shying away from a statewide order but trying to bar local governments from instituting their own leaves him standing virtually alone. In the South, Republican governors in Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida have resisted calls for a statewide mask mandate but allow local jurisdictions to implement them. Republican governors in Alabama and Texas and Democrats in Kentucky, Louisiana and North Carolina have issued statewide mask requirements.
Burger King ditches plastic toys in UK kids' meals
Read full article: Burger King ditches plastic toys in UK kids' mealsMichael Smith/Getty Images(CNN) - Burger King UK is removing plastic toys from kids' meals in a bid to reduce its environmental impact. Some 320 tonnes of single-use plastic will be saved each year, according to Burger King. The company will also install containers in UK stores so that old plastic toys can be recycled and used to build play areas. Burger King was responding to a petition from Ella and Caitlin McEwan, aged 9 and 7, who wrote: "It's not enough to make recyclable plastic toys big, rich companies shouldn't be making toys out of plastic at all." Burger King said it intends to remove non-biodegradable plastic toys from other markets by 2025.