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St. Pete nonprofit helps fly medical professionals to Louisiana to help hurricane victims

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St. Pete nonprofit helps fly medical professionals to Louisiana to help hurricane victims

St. Pete nonprofit helps fly medical professionals to Louisiana to help hurricane victims

Sol Relief worked with Project Hope to fly volunteer medical professionals to New Orleans to assist those in need.


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Louisiana Louisiana U.S. state

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations | Oneindia [Video]

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations | Oneindia

In Louisiana's presidential primary on Saturday (Mar 23), both US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured victories, further solidifying their positions after securing their respective party nominations. With no races hanging in the balance, the outcome merely reaffirmed their dominance over their major competitors. Biden collected the 48 delegates up for grabs for Democrats, and former President Donald Trump collected the 47 delegates for Republicans. #Biden #Trump #LouisianaPrimary #PresidentialElection #ElectionVictory #PartyNominations #USPolitics #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #PoliticalContest #PrimaryElection #ElectionResults #CampaignTrail #PresidentialNominees #VoteCount #PoliticalLeadership #VictorySpeech #PoliticalMilestones #PoliticalSuccess #DemocraticProcess ~PR.152~ED.101~

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Trinidad and Tobago Oil Spill: National emergency declared after disastrous oil spill | Oneindia [Video]

Trinidad and Tobago Oil Spill: National emergency declared after disastrous oil spill | Oneindia

In response to a significant oil spill last week, Trinidad and Tobago has declared a "national emergency." The government has pledged unwavering commitment to restore the island's beaches, promising no expense spared in the rehabilitation efforts. Meanwhile, a Clean Gulf Associates response vessel is actively engaged in skimming crude oil approximately 4 miles southeast of South Pass, Louisiana #TrinidadAndTobago #OilSpill #NationalEmergency #Disaster #EnvironmentalCrisis #EmergencyResponse #CleanupEfforts #MarineLife #BeachCleanup #EnvironmentalDamage #OilPollution #CoastalDisaster #EmergencyManagement #SOS #SaveOurSeas #EcoCrisis #EnvironmentalThreat #ProtectOurShores #DisasterRecovery #CommunitySupport ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.155~GR.122~

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Link Uncovered Between Forced Prison Labor and Popular Food Brands, AP Reports [Video]

Link Uncovered Between Forced Prison Labor and Popular Food Brands, AP Reports

Link Uncovered, Between Forced Prison Labor , and Popular Food Brands, AP Reports. A former slave plantation in Louisiana that is now the nation's largest maximum-security prison reportedly plays a hidden role in the U.S. food chain. Associated Press reports that men imprisoned at the Louisiana State Penitentiary are sentenced to hard, forced labor, often for pennies an hour or nothing at all. A two-year AP investigation revealed a hidden network that links forced, prison labor with the world's largest food manufacturers and popular brands. A two-year AP investigation revealed a hidden network that links forced, prison labor with the world's largest food manufacturers and popular brands. The investigation revealed that prison workers who refuse work can lose their chance for parole or face punishments that include solitary confinement. Prison workers are also often excluded from protections granted to nearly all other full-time workers, including those regarding serious injuries or deaths on the job. AP reports that goods produced by prisoners were found in common household products, including Frosted Flakes cereal, Ball Park hot dogs, Coca-Cola and Gold Medal flour. AP reports that goods produced by prisoners were found in common household products, including Frosted Flakes cereal, Ball Park hot dogs, Coca-Cola and Gold Medal flour. Products connected with prison labor can reportedly be found on major supermarket shelves, including at Kroger, Target, Aldi and Whole Foods. The 13th Amendment of the Constitution prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, except when it is a punishment for a crime. The clause that permits forced prison labor has been challenged at a federal level and efforts are underway to remove similar language from state constitutions. AP reports that some prisoners in Louisiana, with one of the highest U.S. incarceration rates, are working on the same plantation soil where slaves toiled over 150 years ago.

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New Orleans New Orleans Consolidated city-parish in Louisiana, United States

This Day in History: New Orleanians Take to the Streets for Mardi Gras [Video]

This Day in History: New Orleanians Take to the Streets for Mardi Gras

This Day in History:, New Orleanians Take to the Streets for Mardi Gras. February 27, 1827. Groups of masked students danced in the streets, marking the beginnings of the city's Mardi Gras celebrations. The Mardi Gras celebration was brought to the region by French settlers towards the end of the 1600s. By the time students in New Orleans danced in the streets in costumes and masks. the celebration of Carnival had been popular in Mobile, AL, for more than 100 years. The New Orleans student celebrations were inspired by their Paris studies. Within five years, a French plantation owner had begun raising money to fund the celebration. The first fully organized Mardi Gras occurred in 1857

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