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Half Million Evacuated As India, Bangladesh Brace For Super Cyclone

"India and Bangladesh evacuated around half a million people out of the way of the most powerful storm in a decade ahead of its landfall on Wednesday amid fears of heavy damage to houses and crops and disruption of road, rail and power links."

Source: Reuters, 05/20/2020

Michigan Evacuates 10,000+ As Flood Breaches Dams Near Dow Superfund Site

"Urging residents to evacuate and saying downtown Midland could be under 9 feet of water by Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Midland County after the Edenville and Sanford dams breached."

Source: Detroit Free Press, 05/20/2020
May 21, 2020

Webinar: SPJ Google Tools Training for Freelancers

Author/journalist/technologist Andy Boyle presents a free, interactive program geared to freelance journalists. The focus will be on Google tools new and old that will help you get the best information, most accurate and up-to-date information more efficiently. 1:00 p.m. ET.

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May 27, 2020

SEJ Webinar: Complex Emergencies and Climate Change in the Era of COVID-19

How should reporters cover the connections between climate change and natural disasters, or assess government response in the midst of a global pandemic? Join us on May 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET, for the second #SEJ2020 webinar for tips on understanding and covering complex emergencies, in the United States and the rest of the world.

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"Thinking of Buying a Bike? Get Ready for a Very Long Wait"

"Some bicycle shops in Brooklyn are selling twice as many bikes as usual and drawing blocklong lines of customers. A chain of shops in Phoenix is selling three times the number of bikes it typically does. A retailer in Washington, D.C., sold all its entry-level bikes by the end of April and has fielded more preorders than ever in its 50-year history."

Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2020

Florida COVID-19 Website Guru Blasts Bosses, Hints At Data Suppression

"The state official managing Florida’s public “dashboard” of COVID-19 data says that her office has been removed from the project — and questioned the Department of Health’s commitment to “accessibility and transparency.”"

Source: McClatchy, 05/19/2020

"Court Nixes Groups’ Endangered Species Suits, OKs State Case"

"Environmental and animal advocacy groups haven’t shown they have legal standing to challenge the Trump administration’s revised Endangered Species Act regulations, but a lawsuit from a coalition of states can move forward, a federal court ruled Monday."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/19/2020

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