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Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida 05 Sep 2021 - 09:46 am
Oil rigs are seen in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Biden to visit storm-hit new York City, New Jersey next week 04 Sep 2021 - 07:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cars sit in water after flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway spilled over into the neighboring street and flooded a parking lot, when the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to
Florida teachers on edge as mask war, Covid surge mark first weeks of school 04 Sep 2021 - 01:26 pm
File photo: Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks before a crowd of striking educators at Capital High School in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., February, 19 2019. Reuters/Lexi Browning/File Photo
Top US health officials plan narrower COVID-19 booster launch - source 03 Sep 2021 - 09:14 pm
Medical assistant Mariasha Davis draws the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe before people are inoculated at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo
US shipping more coronavirus vaccines to African countries 03 Sep 2021 - 03:20 pm
Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Canada's Trudeau on defensive over election call, few big blows landed at first debate 03 Sep 2021 - 02:12 pm
Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the news media after a French language election debate at TVA studios in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
Ida's record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 44 dead 03 Sep 2021 - 01:46 pm
A satellite image shows houses submerged in floods caused by torrential rains unleashed by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, in Manville, New Jersey, U.S., September 2, 2021. Satellite image copyright 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Caribbean tourism recovery punctured by new coronavirus spike 03 Sep 2021 - 01:09 pm
A man pushes a trolley in a busy market amid the coronavirus pandemic, in downtown Kingston, Jamaica September 2, 2021. Picture taken September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kate Chappell
Biden to visit hard-hit Louisiana to see damage from Hurricane Ida 03 Sep 2021 - 12:21 pm
Houses, businesses and beaches are seen damaged at the entrance to Grand Isle at sunset after the town and barrier island was left devastated by Hurricane Ida as seen in this aerial image over Louisiana, U.S., September 2, 2021. Picture taken with a drone
Louisiana towns still crawling out from Ida's destruction 02 Sep 2021 - 11:49 pm
A man surveys his property in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S., September 1, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Americans 'likely' need 3rd dose of shots: Fauci 02 Sep 2021 - 11:19 pm
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Historic' New York-area flooding in Ida's wake leaves at least 14 dead 02 Sep 2021 - 07:39 pm
First responders pull local residents in a boat as they perform rescues of people trapped by floodwaters after the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida brought drenching rain, flash floods and tornadoes to parts of the northeast in Mamaroneck, New York, U.S., S
Ida not done with US yet; hurricane's remnants rip Northeast 02 Sep 2021 - 02:40 pm
Abandoned cars are left on a flooded highway, as local media reported the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida bringing drenching rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes to parts of the northern mid-Atlantic, in the Queens borough of New York City, U.
Crews save California town near Lake Tahoe; wildfire rages on 02 Sep 2021 - 10:12 am
An empty street is seen after evacuations in South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S., September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
New York City mayor declares state of emergency after record-breaking rain 02 Sep 2021 - 08:27 am
Vehicles are stranded on a flooded road in Yonkers in New York, U.S. September 1, 2021, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. TRI-STATE WEATHER/via REUTERS
Ontario to require COVID-19 vaccine certificates 01 Sep 2021 - 11:28 pm
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More vaccines urgently needed in Latin America to contain Delta, says health agency 01 Sep 2021 - 07:38 pm
People line up to receive a dose of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination for people from 18 to 29 years old, in Xochimilco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Evacuees urged not to return home after devastation from storm Ida 01 Sep 2021 - 03:43 pm
An aerial view shows destroyed houses after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello