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Hurricane Fiona Five Years After Maria Devastated Puerto Rico, The Island Is Still on a Road to Recovery Five years after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, killing at least 3,000 residents and destroying the island’s power grid in 2017, the island is yet again facing the aftermath of another devastating storm. David Guadalupe, Puerto Rico’s Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Chair, joins LX to discuss Puerto Rico’s road to recovery.
Middle East This Man Robbed a Bank to Get His Own Money Amid a financial crisis and the crashing of the national currency, people in Lebanon have limited ability to withdraw their own money from banks. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein needed to withdraw money to pay his dad’s mounting medical bills — and wasn’t allowed. So he held up a bank in Beirut, starting a 7-hour standoff over his own savings. “If...
Queen Elizabeth II Before Social Media, the Most Popular Portrait Belonged to Queen Elizabeth II At just eight years old, former Princess Elizabeth’s face was printed on Canada’s twenty-dollar bill. As time went on, Queen Elizabeth II would cover more than a hundred pieces of currency across the world — the true meaning of world-famous. Story by LX News storyteller Peter Hull.
Queen Elizabeth II What Queen Elizabeth II's Death Means For the Rest of the British Empire During Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, she was not only the head of state for the United Kingdom, but she was also the head of state for 14 other countries. Now that King Charles III is in charge, his duty is to now try to hold them all together. LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky discusses this new change of power...
Queen Elizabeth II How Queen Elizabeth II Rose to the Throne At the age of 25, the former Princess Elizabeth took the throne as Queen Elizabeth II, where she would reign for 70 years, making her the longest-serving monarch the UK has ever seen. LX News Storyteller Jalyn Henderson takes a look back at the late queen’s life.
Afghanistan U.S. Didn't Need Troops in Afghanistan to Kill Al Qaeda Leader: Researcher A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of Al Qaeda and one of the architects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Adam Weinstein from the Quincy Institute says that strike shows the U.S., which pulled troops out of Afghanistan last year, can still take down threats without troops on the ground. “It’s still possible,” he says...
drought Cape Town Almost Ran Out of Water, but Saved Itself. Could We? In January 2018, after a historic 3 year drought, Cape Town officials announced that the South African capital was just 90 days from “Day Zero,” at which point it would run out of water. The city was spared from disaster, in part thanks to a massive water conservation campaign. What can the U.S., which is now facing its own historic...
tuition How the War in Ukraine Could Impact College Tuition Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent various markets into disarray, and that volatility could impact the cost of a college tuition for students in the United States.
Student Loans What's the Connection Between Surfing, Student Loans, and Grocery Bags? Is there any connection between surfing, student loans and grocery bags? NBC San Diego’s Dana Williams tries to find out in this episode of Connect the Dots.
