Some sections of New Orleans' flood walls sinking at rate of nearly 2 inches per year, study finds

Some sections of New Orleans’ flood walls sinking at rate of nearly 2 inches per year, study finds

New Orleans — As the Atlantic hurricane season has gotten underway, a new study published Friday by researchers at Tulane University reveals hotspots in New Orleans’ concrete flood walls which had been strengthened in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The study found that the city’s concrete flood walls are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, reducing…

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Five academics and former diplomats
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Five academics and former diplomats NPR

From left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Jack Guez and Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool/AFP, Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jack Guez and Piroschka Van De Wouw/Pool/AFP, Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran/Getty Images The U.S. military strikes…

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Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyer calls prosecution of music mogul a "fake trial," says evidence "badly exaggerated"

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer calls prosecution of music mogul a “fake trial,” says evidence “badly exaggerated”

Sean “Diddy” Combs was portrayed in his lawyer’s closing argument on Friday as the victim of an overzealous prosecution that tried to turn the recreational use of drugs and a swinger lifestyle into a racketeering conspiracy that could put the music mogul behind bars for life.  Attorney Marc Agnifilo mocked the government’s case against Combs and…

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