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Nation

Betsy DeVos wants to cut Special Olympics $$ and people are outraged: What we know now

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ proposal to eliminatefederal funding for Special Olympics has drawn strong reaction on Capitol Hill and beyond.

Nation

Midwest farms, Superfund sites underwater two weeks after ‘bomb cyclone’

March 27, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off

Two weeks after a ‘bomb cyclone’ storm pummeled the Midwest, farms remain underwater and Superfund waste sitesinaccessible.

Nation

Pentagon chief blasted for plan to redirect $1 billion to build 57 miles of border wall

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off

The Pentagonwill spend up to $1 billion to build 57 miles of fencing along the Mexican border, Acting Secretary of Defense PatrickShanahan announced.

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Father of Sandy Hook victim latest apparent suicide after deadly school shootings

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off

The father of one of the 20 first-grade students killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting was found dead of an apparent suicide Monday.

Travel

Norway wants to know why cruise ship sailed in stormy weather, forcing air evacuation

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off

Norwegian officials began investigating why a cruise ship was sailing in stormy weather when it developed engine trouble that triggered an evacuation.

News

Midwest flooding could be costly: In Nebraska, tab is $1.3 billion and rising with waters

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019John Bacon, USA TODAYComments Off

Midwest flooding that has overwhelmed levees and swamped wide swaths ofNebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa is creating a ‘slow-moving natural disaster’ that could cost some states billions.