Tag: long
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Long before Helene, IV fluid shortages plagued hospitals
Years before Hurricane Helene shut down a critical intravenous fluid facility in North Carolina, sparking concerns in hospitals across the country, many common IV fluids were already in short supply in the U.S. Saline solution, a mixture of sodium chloride and water, has been in shortage since 2018, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s…
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Teacher and veteran cop part of crew accused of running Long Island brothels
A veteran cop and an experienced teacher are part of a crew arrested and charged with running brothels and managing sex workers on Long Island, New York, in what authorities described Tuesday as a “shocking betrayal of public trust.” A years-long investigation resulted in the indictment of Suffolk County Police officer George Trimiliozzi, 55, who…
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Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen faces long odds in reviving claim against former boss
WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen is an unlikely civil rights warrior. The disgraced and disbarred lawyer enjoys fame of the notorious variety because of his longtime association with Donald Trump. That relationship ended in a spectacular falling out. He ended up serving a three-year sentence on various charges he pleaded guilty to relating to the work…
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Hurricane Milton live updates: Death and destruction as Florida begins long recovery
Hurricane Milton live updates: Death and destruction as Florida begins long recovery
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Asheville’s Biltmore Village faces a long road to recovery as residents band together
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The high water levels have receded and much of the chaos and cries for help have calmed, but it will take weeks if not months before the renowned downtown village of Biltmore returns to prominence. On Saturday, a once-pristine river nearby was now choked with trash, mud, metal and dirt. Shopping and…
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Hurricane Helene leaves Georgia community in ruins as families brace for long power outages
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Fear lingers in this hard-hit city, where trees toppled onto houses and several downtown buildings were destroyed. Anxious families worry their community could be without power for weeks in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Valdosta residents seeking bottled water, ice, tarps and food passed through an ever-growing line of cars Saturday morning…
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‘I can last as long as it takes’
RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A failure to get a deal done could be even more expensive. In the shadow of a factory outside Seattle where Boeing makes its best-selling planes, picketing Boeing machinists told CNBC they have saved up money and have taken…
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Marxist-leaning president takes power in Sri Lanka, a country long led by dynasties
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. Millions of Sri Lankans had voted for the opposition parliamentarian, putting faith in his graft-fighting…
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Trump has long used degrading language toward immigrants
Railing against undocumented immigration has been a consistent feature of Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, going back to his very first one. On the day that Trump launched his first presidential bid in June 2015, he accused Mexico of “not sending the best” people. “They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume,…