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Here's What You Need To Know... What you need to know about Hurricane Ida as it lashes Louisiana coast Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday afternoon in Louisiana. Its maximum sustained winds of 150 mph brought it just shy of Category 5 intensity — making it one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the state in recorded history. As of 6 p.m. ET, the storm was still an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, located about 40 miles southwest of New Orleans, and moving northwest at 10 mph, according to the National Hurricane Service.
Ida has been bringing a peak storm surge (water inundation above normally dry ground) of from 12 to 16 feet to south coastal Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center called the surge "extremely life-threatening." Moreover, "catastrophic" wind damage is expected where the core of the storm passes, and extremely dangerous winds have been spreading inland throughout the day.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the same day — August 29 — in the same area of Louisiana and at similar wind speeds. They both came to these speeds after rapidly strengthening by going over a similar patch of deep warm water that supercharges hurricanes. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest storm in American history. In some ways, Ida is a nastier storm — and in others, Ida poses less risk.
How is Biden honoring the lives of the fallen U.S. soldiers? Over the weekend, President Joe Biden and the first lady honored the lives of the 13 American troops who died in the attacks at the Kabul airport last week. They attended what is known as a dignified transfer, which is the process by which the remains of the fallen veterans are transported from a military aircraft to a vehicle. These caskets were draped in American flags when they arrived at Dover Air Force Base. The names of the deceased service members had been released the day prior, on Saturday.
Over the weekend, the U.S. launched dual military strikes against various ISIS-K members following the terrorist attacks earlier last week. The first U.S. strike took place on Friday, killing two targets, while the second was carried out on Sunday, killing a single member. Neither mission was believed to have killed any civilians. The spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, Bill Urban, said of the second strike: "We are confident we successfully hit the target. Significant secondary explosions from the vehicle indicated the presence of a substantial amount of explosive material."
This news came as Biden shared that the possibility of another terror attack at the airport remained real in the coming days. He said, on Saturday: "The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and the threat of terrorist attacks on the airport remains high. I said we would go after the group responsible for the attack on our troops and innocent civilians in Kabul, and we have… We will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay."
Why US intelligence still divided on origins of the novel coronavirus According to an unclassified summary, four members of the U.S. intelligence community say with low confidence that the virus was initially transmitted from an animal to a human. A fifth intelligence agency believes with moderate confidence that the first human infection was linked to a lab. Analysts do not believe the virus was developed as a bioweapon and most agencies believe the virus was not genetically engineered.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement Friday that China "continues to hinder the global investigation, resist sharing information and blame other countries, including the United States." Reaching a conclusion about what caused the virus likely requires China's cooperation, the office said.
In the earliest days following the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, the Chinese government cracked down on information and stymied efforts to sound the alarm on the novel coronavirus. In the following months, China has failed to provide crucial information to the WHO, with the US and 13 other governments voicing their concerns in March that the WHO's "international expert study on the source of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was significantly delayed and lacked access to complete, original data and samples."
The cause of the coronavirus remains an urgent public health and security concern worldwide. In the U.S., many conservatives have accused Chinese scientists of developing COVID-19 in a lab and allowing it to leak. State Department officials under former President Donald Trump published a fact sheet noting research into coronaviruses conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, located in the Chinese city where the first major known outbreak occurred.
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Some Of Today's Conversation Starters In Focus: Culture, Sports & Entertainment This seven-time Emmy-winning actor is dead at 91 years old You know him as the newsroom producer in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and your kids know him as the protagonist's voice in Up.
How is the online dating world changing from mindless swiping? Now, apps are employing video and audio in the matchmaking process
This former CEO defends herself in a criminal fraud trial in a strange way According to her defense attorneys, she says she endured a "decade-long campaign of psychological abuse" from her ex lover and business partner.
In Focus: Science, Tech & Health Could we really recreate dinosaurs from their DNA? A paleontologist answers the question from a five-year-old in Georgia.
China will study how to build a massive spacecraft over a half-mile long China has stepped into space exploration in a big way in recent years.
SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station... But why ants? The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is the company's 23rd for NASA in just under a decade.
In Focus: Business, Markets & The Economy This is how much your Social Security benefit could increase next year Just how much is the biggest cost-of-living-adjustment in decades going to impact you and your lifestyle?
Why are Americans changing who they ask for money advice? "After the events of last year, many people are looking for someone they can trust during unpredictable times," one expert says.
These are the four stocks that can transform $10,000 into $100,000 Some of the names on this list will most definitely surprise you.
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