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It was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina's lessons? — Katrina-new-orleans-flooding3-2005 by Wikipedia Photo - http://www.katrina.noaa.gov/helicopter/helicopter-2.html (By: Commander Mark Moran, of the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, and Lt. Phil Eastman and Lt. Dave Demers, of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, all commissioned officers of the NOAA Corps, flew more than 100 hours surveying Katrina’s devastation. Eastman piloted NOAA’s Bell 212 Twin Huey Helicopter from August 31 to Septe / Creative Commons

Hurricanes · Louisiana

It was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina's lessons?

75% Center coverage: 41 sources

On a quiet street in the Gentilly neighborhood, a small brick house stands as a testament to one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. It's one of thousands of homes that flooded twenty years ago in Hurricane Katrina.See the Story

Howard University president steps down just two years into role — REUTERS / ixx511

Education · United States

Howard University president steps down just two years into role

60% Left coverage: 15 sources

Ben Vinson III, who has led Howard University as president since 2023, is stepping down from his role, the university announced Friday. See the Story

47th President Establishes Fleet of ‘Woke Police’ to Accentuate the Positive at the Smithsonian

Donald Trump · United States

47th President Establishes Fleet of ‘Woke Police’ to Accentuate the Positive at the Smithsonian

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By April RyanBlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent Following the direction of President Trump, the Smithsonian Museum Institution (The Smithsonian), the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, is being reviewed by lawyers who are tasked with identifying content that could be considered “woke,” particularly as it applies to the subject of slavery. The president declared that he does not want the natio…See the Story

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Howard University president steps down just two years into role — REUTERS / ixx511

Howard University president steps down just two years into role — REUTERS / ixx511

Howard University president steps down just two years into role

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