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Election anxiety is consuming me alive | Francine Prose

II'm not the calmest person or the most anxious person. But Kamala Harris' road to the White House is getting narrower by the minute, and I'm sick to my stomach with worry. I wanted to go to sleep on election night knowing that Harris won and that we were safe. But it wasn't what we […]

Hurricane Francine Makes Landfall in Louisiana, Thousands Without Power

Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening, leaving more than 250,000 people without power. With sustained winds of nearly 100 mph (155 kph), Francine struck Terrebonne Parish, about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Morgan City, before moving toward a coast still recovering from hurricanes in 2020 and 2021. Morgan City Fire Chief […]

Hurricane Francine aftermath could lead to rise in bacterial infections in South, CDC warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning victims of Hurricane Francine that they may be at risk of contracting melioidosis after the storm has passed. According to the CDC, melioidosis is a bacterial infection caused by a bacterium called Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei). It occurs after people or animals come into contact with […]

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in Louisiana as Category 2

Hurricane Francine Landed It strengthened rapidly throughout Wednesday, becoming a Category 2 storm in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, around 6:00 pm EDT. By 9:00 pm EDT, the storm had weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds decreasing from 100 mph to 75 mph. However, the National Weather Service still described the storm as […]

Hurricane Francine causing cancellations across Gulf Coast airline, cruise travel

Travelers to or from the US Gulf Coast, from Texas to Florida, should have an emergency plan in place as Hurricane Francine is disrupting travel throughout the region. The National Hurricane Center predicts Francine will make landfall in Louisiana late Wednesday. The system's most dangerous impacts include life-threatening storm surge, dangerous coastal conditions and strong […]