UN refugee agency says new Italian law could endanger lives
August 28, 2019
BRUSSELS (AP)—The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern, Aug. 6, that a new Italian law authorizing massive fines against the
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August 28, 2019
Australia wins SailGP event in England
August 27, 2019
COWES, England (LOG NEWS SERVICE)—In extreme conditions at the European debut of SailGP, Australia’s Tom Slingsby proved once again that
Read moreConstruction of Coast Guard Museum slated for 2020
August 27, 2019
NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP)—Construction of the planned National Coast Guard Museum is expected to begin early next year in New
Read more‘Disgusting and embarrassing’: SC shrimp boat sinks
August 24, 2019
PORT ROYAL, South Carolina (AP)—Only the top of the shrimp boat’s pilothouse was visible from the Port Royal, South Carolina
Read moreNY Gov. signs law requiring all powerboat drivers take safety course
August 23, 2019
ALBANY, New York—All power boaters in the state of New York will need to take a boating safety course by
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California Coastal Commission launches presentation series on sea level rise
August 22, 2019
EUREKA—California Coastal Commission Executive Director John Ainsworth identified sea level rise as a “slow-moving disaster” during the quasi-judicial agency’s November
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U.S. Senate set to consider Coast Guard Reauthorization Act
August 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A federal bill aiming to improve the safety of those who spend time on the water has cleared its
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Canadian officials airlift salmon after rockslide blocks migration path
August 17, 2019
CANADA—It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no … it’s salmon being airlifted to avoid a rockslide that blocked their spawning
Read moreGeorgia, South Carolina pledge $1.29 million to develop port terminal on Savannah River
August 14, 2019
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP)—Georgia and South Carolina are committing an additional $1.29 million toward developing a port terminal on the Savannah
Read moreEQT Three Rivers Regatta, a more than 40-year affair, canceled days before event
August 13, 2019
PITTSBURGH (AP)—A regatta that has been a tradition in the city of Pittsburgh for more than four decades has been
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