Gambit’s Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down for Oct. 13
Gambit gives Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down to the New Orleans heroes and zeroes of the last week or so.
Global life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, but deaths among teens, young adults rising
Humans are living 20 years longer since 1950, but rising death rates among adolescents and global health inequities pose new challenges, according to IHME research.
New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor’easter approaches
A nor'easter is churning up the East Coast, prompting New Jersey to declare a state of emergency. Another storm has struck farther south with some heavy rain.
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured
4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.
Pentagon to pay troops this week, despite government shutdown
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to use available funds to pay military members during the ongoing government shutdown, a relief to many families.
Blakeview: Two German New Orleanians were big music publishers in the 1800s and 1900s
German New Orleanians Philip Werlein and Louis Grunewald wrote the book on music publishing in the 19th and early 20th century.
An attempted coup is underway in Madagascar, the country’s president says
Madagascar has been shaken by three weeks of the most significant unrest in years in the nation, with protests led by a group calling itself “Gen Z Madagascar.”
President Trump to visit Middle East amid US-mediated ceasefire
President Trump plans to address the Israeli parliament, meet with hostage families, and lead a peace summit in Egypt as a U.S.-mediated ceasefire in Gaza unfolds.
Trump’s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been an outspoken advocate for the District of Columbia during her 18 terms as the city's delegate in Congress.