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When the flash flood came, this Tennessee school was overwhelmed
Thousands of schools in the U.S. are vulnerable to extreme weather events and earthquakes
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¡Alerta! Variations in Spanish dialects complicate emergency messaging
Meteorologists call to standardize Spanish advisory terms for weather-related emergencies
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In weather emergencies, a lack of Spanish-language information endangers the public
Weather officials, media recognize call; taking action
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A massive pro-Trump protest was expected. The Humvees waited, and rolled away at 5 sharp.
MADISON, Wis. — In Wisconsin, where freezing temperatures or clouds have never deterred noisy political protests, and where rallies that have attracted thousands of people have been occurring with increasing frequency, Sunday’s expected pro-Trump rally was all but a no-show.
Police vehicles and military Humvees were stationed all day at the entrances of the Capitol, a massive dome with four stately wings.
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Women and minorities in weather and climate fields confront harassment, lack of inclusion
Last year the Black Lives Matter movement that intensified with the high-profile deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others led to heightened conversations nationwide around institutional discrimination against marginalized groups in workplaces, academia and government. Women and minorities in the earth and atmospheric sciences were already on it.
New York Times
Pharmacist Accused of Tampering With Vaccine Was Conspiracy Theorist, Police Say
The police say a Wisconsin pharmacist believed the Moderna vaccine would harm people and tried to sabotage the effort to vaccinate frontline workers. A pharmacist who was arrested on charges that he intentionally sabotaged more than 500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Wisconsin hospital was “an admitted conspiracy theorist” who believed the vaccine could harm people and “change their DNA,” according to the police in Grafton, Wis., where the man was employed.
New York Times
In one Wisconsin city, voters waited hours: “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — As she stepped outside to help a voter with curbside voting, Linda Gesbeck, the chief election inspector for a polling site at Nathan Hale High School, in West Allis, Wis., glanced at the line of voters stretching from the school to far as she could see.
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In chilly Milwaukee, young canvassers go door to door.
Amira Randolph, 15, and about 25 other young people braved strong wind and near-freezing temperatures on Sunday to encourage people in Milwaukee’s Near South Side to turn out and vote. Wearing masks, the canvassers stepped back six feet after ringing
doorbells.
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Wisconsin: The state’s older voters wield power, and many are choosing Biden.
MILWAUKEE — In a state where Mr. Trump won by less than one percentage point in 2016, any bloc of voters could swing this year’s election, and in Wisconsin, older voters comprise a formidable group.
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Wisconsin: Trump’s approach to China stings a G.O.P county known for ginseng.
WAUSAU, Wis. — In China, ginseng is a popular gift prized for its healing powers, and surprisingly enough, Wisconsin-grown ginseng is considered the world’s best. In 2016,
590,000 pounds of the root, claimed to boost immunity and ease the effects of chemotherapy, was exported from the United States, most of it to China — with 98 percent coming from here in Marathon County.