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Emergency Declared as "Super El Nino" About to Hit California

California has declared a statewide emergency months before the heart of winter, as federal forecasters warn that a rapidly strengthening El Nino could become the most powerful event in the modern record.

California · 3d

Thomas Smith

5 Things You Should Never Do During a Thunderstorm -- Even Indoors

5 Things You Should Never Do During a Thunderstorm -- Even Indoors. Getting inside is the most important thing you can do when thunder starts rumbling. But being inside a house does not eliminate every danger from lightning.

23d

Thomas Smith

America's "Doomsday Plane" Was Seen Flying Again This Week

Military aircraft built to keep America's nuclear command system connected during a catastrophe were reportedly spotted flying over the United States this week. The nickname alone is enough to get people's attention: "doomsday planes."

29d

Dianna Carney

Bibi Is Still Waiting: The Tiny 6‑Pound Pup Who Just Wants a Family

Small Dog Rescue of New England is sharing that, sadly, Bibi is still waiting for a forever home! According to the nonprofit, volunteer-based rescue organization, Bibi is now about 11 months old, weighs around 6 pounds, and is currently in Texas but ready to travel north to the Northeast for adoption. The group describes Bibi as an active young dog who loves playing with other dogs, and they are urging potential adopters to help “find this guy a forever home.”

Rhode Island · 14d

CJ Coombs

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A mother and her two sons vanished in 2022, after boarding a boat in Honolulu, Hawaii

Koa Kai Bernstein has been missing from Honolulu, Hawaii, since October 12, 2022, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His age-progressed photo (above, far right) shows what he may have looked like at 12, though he would now be 13.

Honolulu, HI · 14d

CJ Coombs

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Missing since 2023 from Redmond, Washington: Noah and Oliver Richard have had little media focus

Noah Henry Richard has been missing from Redmond, Washington, since December 14, 2023, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Noah, pictured above, was two when he went missing, but he would now be five years old. His brother, Oliver Richard (pictured below), was only seven months old when he also went missing on the same date. Oliver would now be three.

Redmond, WA · 9d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Freezer: Popular Walmart Item Joins an E. Coli Recall

A multistate E. coli recall involving frozen berries has expanded to include a product sold under Walmart's Great Value brand. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. is recalling one lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend because it may be contaminated with E. coli O145:H28, a strain capable of causing severe illness.

21d

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7 Church-Basement Wedding Reception Dishes From the 1960s and 1970s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. From roughly 1955 through the late 1970s, a wedding reception in much of small-town America meant the church basement or the VFW hall. Folding tables lined up under fluorescent lights. Paper tablecloths weighted down with chafing dishes. The catering was handled by the women of the congregation, who divided up the menu at a planning meeting and showed up the morning of the wedding with their own pans and their own serving spoons.

Bucks County Beacon

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Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Each year, election officials prepare for the worst: A bomb threat at a polling place, power outages, natural disasters.

Letters from Leo

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Fulton Sheen, a Staunch Defender of the Second Vatican Council and the Poor, to Be Beatified

Thank you for reading! Letters from Leo is a reader-supported publication and the fastest-growing Catholic community in the country. To receive new posts and support this movement, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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7 Immigrant Comfort Dishes American Grandkids Called 'Regular Food'

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. Every dish on this list arrived in America inside someone's memory. Not a written recipe, just the way a mother learned it from her mother, carried across an ocean and rebuilt in a Chicago three-flat or a South Florida kitchen or a New Jersey row house where something was always on the stove. By the time the grandkids sat down to eat, nobody at the table called it Hungarian or Greek or Czech. It was just dinner.

11d

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Yellowstone National Park, ID · 14d

7 Covered-Dish Supper Recipes Relatives Drove Hours to Eat

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The family reunion covered-dish supper ran on two systems at once. First, whatever drama had accumulated over the past year got managed through folding chairs, too-loud conversations, and the complicated business of who sat where. Second, the food table ran itself. Somebody hauled a casserole three hours in a cooler. Somebody else showed up with a cake wrapped in aluminum foil and wouldn't let anyone near it until after the blessing.

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Yellowstone’s Mollie’s Pack is mostly back in the park, but not before spurring threats, bounties and drama

A historic wolf pack whose bloodlines and territory trace to the 1995-96 reintroduction of wolves has mostly returned to its traditional Yellowstone National Park turf, increasing the odds that its naive-to-humans members will survive a Wyoming hunting season that starts Tuesday.

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No Mollie’s Pack, Yellowstone wolves killed, state reports after hunt area’s quick close

EVANSTON—Yellowstone National Park’s last original wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, emerged unscathed from a hunting season that opened last week and has already closed, Wyoming wildlife officials announced Monday.

Wyoming · 4d

Dianna Carney

He'll Follow You Room to Room Because All Enzo Wants Is a Person to Love

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, is featuring a small dog named Enzo who is still waiting for a forever home. In its post, Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. describes Enzo as “smart, spunky, curious, and completely devoted,” portraying him as the kind of companion who likes to stay close and follow their person from room to room. The rescue notes that Enzo is eager to be involved in everyday routines, whether someone is cooking, doing chores, or getting ready to head out.

Massachusetts · 5d

CJ Coombs

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Missing since 1963 from Hartford, Connecticut: Raymond Carey was only 16 when he disappeared

Raymond Gardner Carey Jr. has been missing from Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford County), since October 25, 1963, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). His photo above is an age-progressed likeness of how he might have looked at 72, though he would now be 79.

Hartford, CT · 21d

Dianna Carney

Chihuahua Mix Puppy Who Was Dumped by Owners Still Looking For New Home

A local and dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), would like you to meet Rolo Candy, a loving young puppy who has been in their care. According to the rescue, “The CANDY litter are a mix of adorable pups who were dumped at a ferry landing in Tennessee. They're excited to leave the stray life behind and find their way to candy land!” He has been living with a loving foster family where he has reportedly been “doing great!”

Massachusetts · 7d

“Even the Nuns Are Mad” — Indianapolis Archbishop Excuses Catholics From Mass as ICE Surges Into Indiana

Indianapolis, IN · 18d

Letters from Leo

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“You Are Not Alone” — Pope Leo XIV Sends the U.S. Bishops’ Migration Chief to Joliet

Joliet, IL · 4d

Dianna Carney

He’s 5 Pounds of Hope: Tinman the Friendly Tiny Dog is Still Waiting for a Home

Small Dog Rescue of New England reports that Tinman, a five-pound, five-year-old small dog currently in Texas, is seeking adoption and may be able to travel to the Northeast at the end of the month. According to the nonprofit volunteer organization, Tinman “greets everyone with a smile” and is “an energetic boy who does well with other dogs,” making him a potential fit for a home looking for a small, social companion.

Texas · 16d

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7 Cabin and Cottage Meals Families Cooked at the Lake, 1950s-1970s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The cabin pantry was a plank shelf above the icebox: a row of canned goods and a bag of cornmeal up top, whatever bologna and pork chops had survived the drive from the city packed down below. One propane range with a small oven whose thermostat you trusted only loosely, and a blackened cast iron skillet. Nobody expected much. You'd spent the whole afternoon in the lake, and by six o'clock you would have eaten anything.

20d

Dianna Carney

Meet Malibu Seagull: The Young Puppy Who Survived Tragedy & is Now Looking For Love

Get ready to meet a loving young puppy who is hoping to put her difficult past behind her and find a bright future. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Malibu Seagull after she came into their care. According to the rescue, “She and her SEAGULL brothers were surrendered by owners in Tennessee who didn't want them. Mom is a coonhound, and dad was a stray that dug into her kennel area. These sweets are the only survivors out of 14 puppies.”

Massachusetts · 12d

Dianna Carney

A Tiny Dog With a Huge Heart: Suzy’s Ready to Love Again

Small Dog Rescue of New England says a small dog named Suzy is ready for adoption after settling into foster care in Texas. In a recent post, the volunteer-run, nonprofit rescue organization described Suzy as “1 1/2 years old” and “11 pounds,” identifying her as “a shih tzu mix” and urging supporters to “Please share for adoption.” According to the group, Suzy is “fully vetted and ready to travel,” positioning her for placement in a “loving forever home” in the Northeast.

Massachusetts · 4d

Dianna Carney

Sweet & Playful Puppy Still Looking For Love After Months in Rescue Care

Meet Sparrow, a local pup who is ready to start the next chapter of her life and hopes it could be with you. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently highlighted Sparrow Oiseau, who has been in their care. According to the rescue, “She and her siblings are from the OISEAU litter (’Oiseau’ means ‘bird’ in French.) These fancy pups were born in Tennessee from a stray mom, and we suspect they're also a mix of Australian Shepherd/Beauceron/Black and Tan Coonhound and plenty of other things!”

Massachusetts · 1d

Dianna Carney

Meet Bob: The 7-Pound Shih Tzu Mix Still Waiting for the Home He Deserves

Small Dog Rescue of New England, a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization based in New England, is asking the public to help spread the word about a small dog named Bob who is looking for a home. In a recent post shared by Small Dog Rescue of New England, the group introduced Bob as an “adorable boy."

Rhode Island · 13d

Dianna Carney