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Times Union 

Historically Black Cancer Alley town splits over a planned grain terminal in Louisiana

In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a grain terminal from being built in their historic Black neighborhood. The Greenfield Wallace Grain Export Facility would take in and export grain byproducts via trucks, trains and barges. Some residents are concerned construction and pollution from the facility will destroy the historic Black community of Wallace. Other residents hope it will bring jobs and revitalize the town. Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Historically Black Cancer Alley town splits over a planned grain terminal in Louisiana

In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, are fighting to keep a grain terminal from being built in their historic Black neighborhood. The Greenfield Wallace Grain Export Facility would take in and export grain byproducts via trucks, trains and barges. Some residents are concerned construction and pollution from the facility will destroy the historic Black community of Wallace. Other residents hope it will bring jobs and revitalize the town. Читать дальше...

Sydney Morning Herald 

PM launches nuclear attack on Crisafulli

PM Anthony Albanese has fired a salvo at Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli, who he said would “roll over” and allow nuclear power in the state should Peter Dutton get the keys to The Lodge.

Deadline.com 

Ashley Judd Is Latest Celebrity With Joe Biden Ties To Call On Him To Step Aside

In an opinion piece for USA Today published on Friday, Ashley Judd called on Joe Biden to “voluntarily, gracefully step aside” so that a “talented, robust Democrat” can run for the presidency. She wrote that Biden demonstrated during the debate he was “incapable of countering Trump, while he, unchecked, gushed a firehose of galling lies.” Judd visited the […]

Google.com 

Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican National Convention - The Associated Press

  1. Deeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump, Republican National Convention  The Associated Press
  2. Republican National Convention speakers: Big-name GOP politicians, businessmen and a few celebrities to endorse Trump in Milwaukee  Yahoo! Voices
  3. RNC, DNC are no longer a 'done deal,' Fox News anchors say. Here's what to expect.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  4. Milwaukee’s Democratic mayor helped land the RNC. He’s ready for the spotlight.  WPR

Times Union 

The race is on to save a 150-year-old NY lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water. And advocates for the 150-year-old lighthouse in the middle of Hudson River are urgently trying to save it. Turbulence from passing commercial ships is speeding the deterioration of its wooden supports below. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society is raising money to place a submerged steel curtain around the lighthouse. The ambitious preservation project could cost up to $10 million. The threat is so great the National... Читать дальше...

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Delhi gets relief from humid weather as morning showers bring down temperature

Rain lashed parts of Delhi early Saturday, bringing relief from the humid weather and lowering the temperature. The weather department predicts a generally cloudy sky with light rain throughout the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle at around 34 degrees Celsius.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Wall Street’s broadening trade pressures index-tracking billions

Such a broadening in the winners’ list has been sought for years by market skeptics lamenting an equity melt-up whose momentum has been generated by a tiny cohort of asset-light firms. But it’s a less obvious blessing in the short term for passively managed investors. They’ve stashed one in every four ETF dollars in just five funds — products that are now perilously exposed to the fate of the Magnificent 7.