Navy's Red Hill debacle is both a warning and an opportunity
In March, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the Navy would finally drain the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii and close it down permanently. Built during the Second World War, the Red Hill facility is the largest underground fuel storage facility in the world, holding up to
Read MoreDolly Parton donating $1 toward pediatric infectious disease research
Dolly Parton is giving $1 million to aid pediatric infectious disease research, including studying ways to fight COVID-19 in kids. The donation announced Wednesday from the “Jolene” singer will go toward research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. The money is being called a “transformative gift,” with officials saying it could “help in the fight against serious infectious diseases such as coronavirus that have worldwide ramifications.” “I love all children,” Parton, 76, said in a statement. “No child should ever have to suffer, and I'm
Read MoreJan. 6 panel releases Loudermilk tour footage
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Read MoreHerschel Walker’s campaign acknowledges second son after report
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Read MoreObama on DACA anniversary: Let's treat Dreamers like the Americans they are
Former President Obama said that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) was still "vulnerable" to politicians who choose to ignore its "remarkable benefits" to the U.S. In an emailed statement on the program's 10th anniversary, Obama said that while the program was always meant to be temporary, Dreamers had to live through the cruelty of the previous administration's attacks and legal challenges to the program, their families, and their communities. The former president added that he is renewing his call for Congress to offer Dreamers a path to citize
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