US high tide flooding breaks records in multiple locations
High-tide flooding (HTF) broke or tied records in three locations in U.S. coastal areas in the past year, according to data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). HTF has become increasingly frequent across the country, but will likely decline this year, according to NOAA. The administration attributed the decrease to the La Nina weather phenomenon. HTF increases are likely to be concentrat
Read MoreFox News tops cable ratings in July
Fox News was rated the highest of all the three cable news channels in July and third among every national network, according to Neilsen Media Research data released on Tuesday. In total day viewers, Fox averaged 1.3 million compared to 765,000 on MSNBC and 541,000 on CNN. In primetime Fox brought in an average of 2.1 million viewers, down slightly from last July, while MSNBC brought in 1.2 million and CNN primetime netted just over 700,000 nightly viewers. Fox had the top four rated shows on all of cable in July, with Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show coming in fifth place.
Read MoreBiden administration announces initiative to improve wastewater sanitation in underserved rural communities
The Biden administration announced plans on Tuesday to leverage financial and technical tools to ensure that historically underserved communities can access wastewater sanitation resources. The pilot initiative, a joint effort between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will focus on 11 rural communities across the country where residents lack basic wastewater management. “The America that we all believe in is a land of opportunity,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in
Read MoreJudge refuses to delay Oath Keepers' seditious conspiracy trial
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to delay a trial for a group of Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, rejecting concerns that the Sept. 26 trial date could coincide with new information from the House committee investigating the attack. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta told defense lawyers during a hearing that granting their request to delay a trial until early next year would "quite literally wreak havoc" on the court. Mehta said concerns about pretrial publicity generated by the House Jan. 6 Select Committee investigation,
Read MoreIs Federal Home Loan Bank reform a sure thing or a show?
Move over Fannie and Freddie. Until now, popular wisdom was that Sandra Thompson’s tenure as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency would be judged by how she managed the enduring conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Little note would be taken of how she manages the sleepy Federal Home Loan Banks. Fannie and Freddie are the titans of the nation’s housing finance market. The FHLBs, in contrast, play little if any role in housing finance beyond their minimal statutory affordable housing contributions. That calculus changed with Thompson’
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