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Humanitarian operation in Myanmar hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, says UN agency

[ad_1] By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Humanitarian operations in Myanmar have been hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday.A 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday severely damaged critical infrastructure including major bridges and roads, making it difficult for humanitarian operations to access areas in need, OCHA said."Damage to the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay expressway led to service disruptions, with cracks
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I-10 Eastbound wreck snarls traffic for miles as Springtime brings thousands to Tallahassee

[ad_1] Both Eastbound lanes are closed due to a "major incident" on Interstate 10 in Leon County at about noon on March 29, 2025.Both Eastbound lanes are closed due to a "major incident" on Interstate 10 in Leon County.The wreck involving a semi-truck and a vehicle took place around 11:10 a.m. near mile marker 200 past the Monroe Street interchange. Traffic is backed up to mile marker 197.Traffic camera photos
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Death of 90s sitcom actress being investigated by homicide detectives: report

[ad_1] A former actress has been identified as the woman whose death is being investigated as a potential homicide in Malibu.Police say a woman was found on Westlake Boulevard and transported to a local hospital, where she died on Monday.According to TMZ, the woman has been identified as 58-year-old actress Cindyana Santangelo. She’s best known for a role in the 1990s sitcom “Married … With Children,” where she played Jiggly
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Social Security employee warns ‘people could be out of benefits for months’ as staffers who fix payment glitches exit

[ad_1] President Donald Trump's efforts to slash federal staffing across agencies is also resulting in the loss of technical expertise need to help maintain critical systems, including those used to pay Social Security benefits. That means payments could be at risk if there's a glitch and the right people aren't there to fix it.Social Security employees with key expertise are reportedly heading for the exits amid President Donald Trump's drive
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GM storing poor-selling Canadian-made electric vans on Michigan lot

[ad_1] General Motors is contending with a glut of slow-selling BrightDrop delivery vans, representing another flawed projection of EV sales and leaving hundreds of the vehicles parked on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border, the Detroit Free Press has learned. The Ingersoll, Ontario, plant that produces the all-electric vans just reopened after a two-week shutdown related to inventory. And GM is reportedly offering tens of thousands of dollars in rebates
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What caused the Myanmar earthquake

[ad_1] A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,600 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes, neighbouring Thailand and China - which were also affected by the quake - are not.The Thai capital, Bangkok, sits more than 1,000km (621 miles) from the epicentre of Friday's earthquake - and yet an unfinished high-rise
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Red Lake Nation to offer 20 tribal elk tags for Kittson County hunt

[ad_1] Mar. 29—The Red Lake Band of Chippewa will offer 20 elk tags to tribal members — double the number of tags offered last year — for a season in northwest Minnesota that will begin Sept. 15 and continue through Dec. 31, the band announced last week.According to Jay Huseby, wildlife director for the Red Lake Department of Natural Resources, the Red Lake 1863 Ceded Territory Conservation Commission met Thursday,
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A Columbus Grove mother’s search for help amid cyberbullying

[ad_1] Mar. 29—COLUMBUS GROVE — Gabbi Wild checked her phone for the first time in days, but the messages confused her."It's not all true." "You didn't deserve this."Wild didn't have access to her phone while she was hospitalized at the Kobacker Center for child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Toledo Medical Center, where she had been admitted for suicidal ideation. She hadn't seen the photos a classmate shared
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A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit

[ad_1] Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy’s debilitating symptoms or its social stigma.This young scientist, Alice Ball, laid fundamental groundwork for the first effective leprosy treatment globally. But her legacy still prompts conversations about the marginalization of
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What To Do With Your Money If Trump Changes the FDIC

[ad_1] The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which protects insured bank deposits, may be facing changes. According to CNN, in late 2024, then-President-elect Donald Trump’s allies were talking about potentially dismantling the FDIC and putting the U.S. Treasury in charge of deposit insurance. Learn More: How Paychecks Would Look in Each State If Trump Dropped Federal Income Tax Try This: 8 Common Mistakes Retirees Make With Their Social Security Checks