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When exactly did New Orleans’ garbage collection take a turn for the smelly? Here’s a timeline.
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Tulane University
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The message was clear Saturday: New Orleans residents want their trash picked up, and they will walk through rain and lightning to get their point across. -
Residents in parishes hit the hardest by the Category 4 Hurricane Ida could see federal relief for housing payments and repairs, officials announced Friday during a visit with U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge.
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When Jimmie Woods, the CEO of Metro Service Group, told New Orleans City Council Friday that his trucks have made "several passes through every part of the city," since Hurricane Ida hit 19 days ago, members of the public screamed, "He's lying."
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It’s been nearly three weeks since Hurricane Ida battered New Orleans, and while power has been restored to the city and businesses are closer than ever to reopening to pre-Ida standards, residents are still waiting for routine trash pickups.
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Only a handful of New Orleans Public Schools reopened Wednesday after Hurricane Ida caused greater damage to the city’s campuses than was originally assessed. More than 30% of buildings are considered unfit for students and are undergoing repairs.
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The House on Tuesday passed a bill to extend current spending levels through Dec. 3 and suspend the cap on federal debt through 2022. But Senate Republicans oppose it and show no signs of budging.
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The report discovered that the biggest growth among Hispanics in the media industry was in service jobs, while management jobs had the lowest representation.
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The announcement provides needed momentum for global climate change negotiations in November, but coal power is expected to keep growing within China itself.
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Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it was looted from Iraq and made its way through several hands before Hobby Lobby purchased it for the Museum of the Bible in 2014.
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The new guidance will apply to veterans who were forced from service under the policy and given "other than honorable discharges" due to their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.
