July 2019

As Tropical Storm Barry Strengthens, FEMA Is Already Stretched Thin

The increase in disasters has outpaced the agency’s efforts to bring on more people. In a statement, FEMA spokeswoman Abigail Dennis said the agency has increased its ranks of disaster responders by more than one-quarter since Hurricane Harvey in 2017. She added that FEMA can draw on staff from other federal agencies, as well as

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Amanda Seyfried Apologizes For Putting Influencer On Blast Over Bikini Photo

Just as quickly as Amanda Seyfried started an Instagram feud with an influencer, the “Mamma Mia” actress backtracked and apologized for doing so in the first place.  Seyfried wrote an apology to Arielle Charnas, also known to her followers as Something Navy, after the influencer posted a bikini photo earlier this week saying, “Proud of my

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House Votes to Check Trump’s Authority to Strike Iran

WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to curb President Trump’s ability to strike Iran militarily on Friday, adopting a bipartisan provision that would require the president to get Congress’s approval before authorizing military force against Tehran. The 251-170 vote reflects lawmakers’ growing desire to take back long-ceded authority over matters of war and peace from

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Divided Over Abortion, but Joining Forces for Women’s Workplace Rights

When South Carolina passed a law last year to provide pregnant workers and new mothers with more protections in the workplace, it was driven by an unlikely alliance: supporters of abortion rights working alongside religious groups that oppose them. “We were all on the same page pragmatically,” said Ashley Crary Lidow, associate director of policy

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Disabled agency pans play for wheelchair re-write

Image copyright Chris Payne Image caption The freshly-tweaked production of Tuesday runs at Saint Augustine’s Church in Pendlebury until 21 July. A disabled talent agency has criticised a theatre company for rewriting one of its characters, who was initially in a wheelchair, calling it “insensitive.” The play, Tuesday, was tweaked after being told by Manchester

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