US Virgin Islands missing woman Sarm Heslop’s friends offer reward money for her whereabouts

Friends of the world-regions woman missing-persons” target=”_blank”>missing< for two months have announced a GoFundMe campaign to raise money in an effort to increase the reward for information on her whereabouts. They made the announcement on the website they created to share updates about the search for the 41-year-old Sarm Heslop. They plan to augment the…

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NYC schools replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day

new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< Columbus Day is traditionally observed on the second Monday in October, which this year falls on Oct. 11. Indigenous People’s Day will be a non-attendance day for New York City public schools, meaning schools will be closed. Many school districts have already made the switch away from Columbus Day, or in the…

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Minneapolis airport scare as 9-year-old rides baggage conveyor belt system

A minneapolis-st-paul” target=”_blank”>Minneapolis< almost lost some valuable cargo when a 9-year-old boy went on a ride through the baggage check systema>, according to reports. < He turned up five minutes later near the bag-screening equipment, where police found him, MPR News reported. Airport spokesperson Pat Hogan said the boy was unharmed. MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TURNS INTO…

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NY nonprofit combats food insecurity, focuses on families ineligible for unemployment

A nonprofit located in new-york-city” target=”_blank”>Queens, New York< insecurity in the United States head-on.  MCDONALD’S CUSTOMER FINDS WEIGHT-LOSS PROMOTION ADDED TO HER DELIVERY ORDER Before the infectious-disease pandemic hit, The Connected Chef focused on education, cooking and gardening classes. The organization’s priorities changed to combating food insecurity when COVID-19 began to spread across New York City, director and…

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Tornadoes hit southern states once again; more twisters, flooding expected

Still picking up the pieces after weeks of severe weather conditionsa>, the southern U.S. was slammed once again Monday.<, heavy rainfall, hail, disasters and strong winds, damaging structures, uprooting trees and killing at least two people. NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST: US TO SEE MORE SEVERE STORMS In us-regions, a Monday afternoon tornado near atlanta” target=”_blank”>Atlanta< for thousands. Storm damage…

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Lifeguards are in high demand as summer approaches

PHOENIX – As the weather warms up and COVID-19 restrictions ease, swimming pools across the country are re-opening but finding enough lifeguards to help protect swimmers is turning out to be difficult. Lifeguarding is another one of those professions hit hard by the pandemic after gyms, waterparks, beaches, and community pools were forced to close down. Demand…

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