Aubri Juhasz
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WWNO
As educators rack their brains for ways to make up for unfinished learning, many have embraced a simple answer — add more class time.
President Joe Biden tours the Carrollton Water Treatment Plant in New Orleans, alongside Mayor LaToya Cantrell on May 6, 2021.
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Shalina Chatlani/ Gulf States Newsroom.
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Paula Burch
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Tulane University
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Gov. John Bel Edwards traveled to Washington D.C. this week to lobby on behalf of oil and gas. -
Plans for a passenger line connecting New Orleans with Mobile are underway, but opposition from the freight train industry could derail the service — and possibly President Joe Biden’s vision for an Amtrak resurgence.
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After an investigation of damage, the National Weather Service confirms that an EF0 tornado touched down in New Orleans Wednesday morning.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards is in Washington D.C. this week to testify in opposition to the ban on oil lease sales.
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A public committee has narrowed future plans for the former Six Flags New Orleans site down to two finalists, who will refine their proposals in the next month.
Arts & Culture
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A woman with agoraphobia becomes embroiled in her neighbor's drama in a new thriller based on Dan Mallory's novel. Adams is very good — but the movie doesn't prove entirely worthy of her.
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Jones became a pop star and sex symbol in the 1960s with "It's Not Unusual," "Delilah," and "What's New Pussycat?" His new album is Surrounded by Time. Originally broadcast in 2003.
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D'Amboise, who died May 2, began dancing at 7 and joined the New York City Ballet at 15. He later founded the National Dance Institute, which teaches dance to children. Originally broadcast in 1989.
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"This is an embarrassing time for Gulf countries," says political scientist Bessma Momani. "Ultimately, they gave Israel a normalization deal, but didn't really extract anything for the Palestinians."
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From the indie rock band Real Estate, bandmates Alex Bleeker and Martin Courntney put their time on the road to good use in a game about brands with different regional names around the United States.
