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Meta says it will spend an extra $40 billion on its nearly 4,000-acre data center campus in Louisiana in its quest for more compute power

Meta mega campus covers 4,000 acres and will require 10 methane-burning gas turbine plants to power the data center, which is set to use three times more electricity than New Orleans.

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A day in the life of US alligator museum owners: ‘If it’s green, it sells’

Liz and Robert McDade built a free New Orleans attraction around fossils, taxidermy and a love of alligators

The Guardian - US

New Orleans woman’s 2024 Ford Bronco Sport goes back and forth on flat ground. After 4 visits, dealer allegedly says: ‘Nothing is wrong’

Then an alleged mechanic tells her that she inadvertently purchased "garbage."

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A 23-Year-Old Louisiana Man Became the First Person in the Gulf South to Be Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease

Daniel Cressy, 23, is the first person in the Gulf South functionally cured of sickle cell disease using Casgevy CRISPR gene therapy at Manning Family Children's Hospital in New Orleans.

Medical Daily

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials

The Guardian - US

Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted on 16 felony counts

The indictment alleges Murrill warned eight New Orleans officials that they could face removal from their positions for fighting legislation that eliminated a court clerk role

The Independent UK

New Orleans’ Santa Claus allegedly tried meeting 15yo from a dating app. He didn’t know he was walking into a trap

This is a cautionary tale for all parents.

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New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’

After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?

The Guardian - US

Grammy-nominated singer Acantha Lang on using soul music as a means of connection

For Acantha Lang, soul music is "honest" and "moving". The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter told FRANCE 24 that she believes "when people really connect with soul music, there's a kind of magic that happens". Born in New Orleans, Lang says she was "always around" the sounds of soul, jazz and blues, adding:…

France 24

US supreme court rejects appeal from lawyer punished over effort to remove abusive priest

Richard Trahant fined $400,000 over apparent violation of order in case of priest who admitted sexual misconduct

The Guardian - US

New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in sting on alleged child predators

The arrest was part of a broader operation conducted by the Kenner Police Department’s cybercrimes division

The Independent UK

New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting

Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chats

The Guardian - US

Jazz à Vienne celebrates late Miles Davis for 45th edition

In this edition of arts24, Marjorie Hache is in the town of Vienne in southeastern France, where the 45th edition of "Jazz à Vienne" is taking place. Headliners include the likes of Jon Batiste, Marcus Miller, Buena Vista Social Club and Jeff Mills. The festival is also shining a spotlight…

France 24

Harry Styles and Zoe Kraviz 'eyeing New Orleans for wedding'

Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz got engaged in April, and they are looking at venues in New Orleans, Louisiana, for their nuptials, according to reports.

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The Independent UK

Nashville officials stumped after learning 70% of the city’s trash is liquid

The issue appears to be unique to Nashville, as similar entertainment districts in cities like New Orleans and Las Vegas have not reported comparable levels of liquid waste

The Guardian - US

‘Climate change is a form of oppression’: the voices affected most by environmental crisis

In HBO documentary The Welcome Table, director Josh Fox brings together people from across the world whose lives have been dramatically altered by the climate crisis

The Guardian - US

Louisiana pastor sentenced to 80 years for sexually molesting two boys

Terry Reed, found guilty of rape and molestation of a juvenile, called ‘utter failure of a man’ by victim’s mother

The Guardian - US

The Catholic church knew of an abusive priest in Texas and did nothing – key things a Guardian investigation found

Despite reports of Anthony Odiong preying on female congregants, the Catholic church extended his term

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The Guardian - US

Catholic church had been alerted to Texas priest’s sexual predation for years – but dawdled before acting

Church officials had extended the temporary term of Anthony Odiong, recently convicted of sexual assault, even after women came forward with allegations of abuse

The Mary Sue

New Orleans woman flies with Frontier. Then her designer perfumes in her bag go missing during Atlanta layover: ‘Definitely part of a larger scam’

A New Orleans woman took a flight with Frontier Airlines. Then she realized the multiple designer perfumes in her bag were allegedly stolen. “I’m gonna need Frontier to come to the front,” said Príncess DaGoat (@sheisdivine777) in a TikTok video with more than 5,000 views. According to her, someone from…

Medical Daily

West Nile Virus Detected Months Early in San Antonio and Dallas Metro as Mosquito Season Heats Up

West Nile virus has been detected months ahead of schedule in San Antonio and the Dallas metro area, with positive mosquito pools confirmed in New Orleans as well.

The Economic Times

US stocks: Lilly shares rise on hopes that next-gen drug will extend lead in weight-loss market

Lilly presented full data from two retatrutide trials, one in treatment naive type 2 diabetes patients and another in patients ‌with obesity, ⁠at the ⁠American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans.

The Independent UK

How to grill vegetables and toss them in Isaac Toups’ bacon vinaigrette

New Orleans chef Isaac Toups says that to make vegetables taste amazing, try charring them on the grill and tossing them in a bacon vinaigrette

International Business Times UK

'I Was Chest-Bumped by Police': Lead Journal Editor Thrown Out of Diabetes Conference for Criticising Trump's Research Cuts

Five scientists were removed from a diabetes conference for distributing an editorial criticising the Trump administration's biomedical science policies, leading to a ban from the event.

The Guardian - US

New Orleans’ Jesuit high school agrees to pay seven figures to settle child molestation claim

Settlement over alleged child molestation by school janitors is latest in troubling string of allegations spanning decades

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