Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths
Read full article: Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deathsThe families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners.
Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri on sex, lies and academics in ‘After the Hunt’
Read full article: Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri on sex, lies and academics in ‘After the Hunt’Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri did not expect some of the discourse around “After the Hunt.”.
Parents of missing Camp Mystic flood victim call plan to reopen next year 'unthinkable'
Read full article: Parents of missing Camp Mystic flood victim call plan to reopen next year 'unthinkable'The parents of the only girl still missing from the July flood at Camp Mystic in Texas are demanding the camp halt its reopening plans.
Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27
Read full article: Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year after floods killed 27Camp Mystic has announced that it plans to reopen one of its Texas sites, where 27 girls and counselors died in a July flood.
3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
Read full article: 3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100Officials in a Texas hill country community pummeled by deadly flooding on July 4 say just three people remain missing, down from nearly 100.
How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls
Read full article: How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent pollsMost U.S. adults who've experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause.
Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing
Read full article: Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missingTexas police described some of the harrowing rescues they conducted after flash floods engulfed camps and homes in the state's Hill Country.
Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away
Read full article: Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them awayFlash flooding in Texas Hill Country has triggered one of the largest rescue operations in the state’s history.
Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood
Read full article: Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly floodOne local summer camp in the path of the disastrous flooding in central Texas was able to avoid any loss of life by closely monitoring weather reports.
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Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootings
Read full article: Rallies in Atlanta, nation against hate after spa shootingsA 21-year-old white man is accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage businesses Tuesday. Hundreds of people of all ages and varied racial and ethnic backgrounds gathered in Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, and in similar rallies across the country, waving signs and chanting slogans. Otis Wilson, a 38-year-old photographer who's Black, said people need to pay attention to the discrimination those of Asian descent face. They moved to Atlanta four years ago and got involved in community organizing, last summer pulling together an event to support Black women victimized by police violence. AdHunt, who's Black, joined Saturday's rally to “show Black and Asian solidarity,” adding “I think it’s amazing.
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Pallets of PPE being delivered to Brevard County schools this week
Read full article: Pallets of PPE being delivered to Brevard County schools this weekROCKLEDGE, Fla. Brevard Public Schools shared pictures inside its supply warehouse with pallets of masks, gloves, wipes, hand sanitizer and more personal protective equipment that the district said is headed to every school by Friday. The district said to this point, all schools have at least received some of the personal protective equipment and supplies theyve ordered. Fearing the district's supplies might not have made it before the first day, the Brevard County teachers union said it ordered its own PPE for teachers. "Because our teachers need it now," Brevard Federation of Teachers Second Vice President Jonathan Hilliard said. pic.twitter.com/8ayhUwp0Ig Brevard Schools (@BrevardSchools) August 18, 2020Sealed with their names, inside envelopes at the union's offices in Rockledge were 500 masks for teachers like Lucha Hunt.