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Forecasts for cloudy skies cast shadow over North American solar eclipse

Reuters Cloudy skies forecast for Monday could spell disappointment for many of the millions of North Americans hoping to glimpse the continent’s first total solar eclipse since 2017, possibly turning this spellbinding celestial phenomenon into a dud. Some regions that more typically experience fair skies in April within the “path of totality” – the narrow […]

Arctic blast grips US north-east, bringing frostbite-threatening temperatures

A view from the top of the observatory tower at Mount Washington State Park, where the wind chill dropped to 105 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius) is seen in a still image from a live camera in New Hampshire, U.S. February 4, 2023. Mount Washington Observatory/mountwashington.org/Handout via REUTERS

Worcester, Massachusetts, US Reuters A powerful arctic blast swept into the US north-east on Friday, pushing temperatures to perilously low levels across the region, including New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, where the wind chill dropped to -79 degrees Celsius, forecasters said. Wind-child warnings were posted for most of New York state and all six New England […]

In the US, veterans hospital Bible lawsuit dismissed; separate display proposed

US Manchester VA Medical Center Bible display

Concord, New Hampshire, US AP A judge agreed to dismiss a nearly three-year-old lawsuit Wednesday over a Bible displayed on a table at a New Hampshire veterans hospital after the plaintiffs’ lawyer proposed a separate display and sought to work with the hospital.  Two US Air Force veterans filed the lawsuit in federal court in […]

In the US, New Hampshire bishop denies allegations of past sexual abuse

US Bishop Peter Libasci

Manchester, New Hampshire AP The head of the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire “categorically denies” recent allegations that he committed sexual abuse while serving as a priest in New York in the 1980s, according to a statement issued by his lawyer on Saturday. A lawsuit filed on 14th July in a New York state […]