Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Barry is highlighting the risks that Gulf of Mexico storms pose to America’s newly expanded liquefied natural gas export capacity. Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass export terminal and Sempra Energy’s just-built Cameron facility are potentially in the path of the storm as it churns toward Louisiana. Together, the terminals account for about 70% […]
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Lily Tomlin Jokes She ‘May Not Live to See’ ‘9 to 5’ Sequel With Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton
The 79-year-old actress talked about the long-rumored film during theGrace and Frankiepanel at PaleyFest in Los Angeles on Saturday, teasing that while there’s “hope” surrounding the project, these things take time. It’s been nearly 40 years since the release of 9 to 5, starring Tomlin, Fonda and Dolly Parton, which quickly became a classic after it premiered in […]
Mike Trout close to signing record-breaking $432 million contract with Los Angeles Angels Trout’s contract will supersede the remaining two years of his existing contract and keep the 27-year-old in Anaheim until 2030. March 19, 2019, 2:28 PM CDTBy Elisha Fieldstadt and Associated Press Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout is close to finalizing a […]
Nebraska underwater: 74 cities, 65 counties declare emergencies as flooding envelops state
The National Weather Service forecasts major to historic flooding along portions of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins for the rest of this week. The flooding started after a massive late-winter storm hit the Midwest last week. (March 19) AP Seventy-four cities, 65 counties and four tribal areas in Nebraska had declared states of emergency […]
President Trump endorses permanent daylight saving time.
What do you think? WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has reintroduced a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent and it now has the support of President Donald Trump. Rubio’s Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time year-round for the entire country, from Maine to Hawaii. Florida passed a bill last year […]
RIP Luke Perry
Floods and mudslides turn California wine towns to ‘islands’
Two towns in northern California’s wine-making region have been turned into virtual islands by record-breaking floodwaters, say authorities. Sonoma County authorities, about 70 miles (110km) north of San Francisco, said about 3,600 people were evacuated after the Russian River flooded. Torrential rain and snowfall has triggered the worst deluge in over 20 years, emergency officials […]
Walmart, Northside of Lafayette, LA Closing
The Walmart on Evangeline Thruway is closing, a Spokeswoman Anne Hatfield said the store will close March 29 and the pharmacy will close March 15. “We evaluate each store and it’s an extensive evaluation. The decision to close the store is difficult and is based on many reasons, one of them is the overall store […]
What happens when you get off Facebook for four weeks? Stanford researchers found out.
By Simon Lambert and This Is Money at 12:34 PM UTC on 13 February 2019 There are a lot of consequences to giving up Facebook — and many of them are positive. How much would you need to be paid to give up your Facebook account for four weeks? That was the question a group […]
How to get the best mortgage deal for you
By Simon Lambert and This Is Money at 12:34 PM UTC on 13 February 2019 The days of banks falling over themselves to give you a mortgage are gone. But borrowers can boost their chances of taking advantage of the current crop of homeloans by giving themselves a mortgage makeover. In the heady days of […]
