President Obama declared a major disaster in Louisiana earlier this week, ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to respond to the flooding that left at least 12 people dead and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. “Last week, as torrential rains brought death, destruction and misery to Louisiana, the president continued his vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, a playground for the posh and well-connected,” the Advocate wrote in a Thursday editorial. “We’ve seen this story before in Louisiana, and we don’t deserve a sequel.

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Down Ticket is Yahoo News’ complete guide to the most fascinating House, Senate and governors’ races of 2016. North Carolina was supposed to be a purple state. If you want to understand the larger dynamics at play in the 2016 election — and how they are reshaping the clash between Republicans and Democrats in real time, from the top of the ticket to the bottom — there’s no better place to look than North Carolina.
Usain Bolt’s father ordered his rangy son to carry buckets of water, for miles, to their home, which had no running water. To close out the Rio Games, which he insists will be his last, Bolt led the Jamaican team to gold in the 4 X 100-m relay in a time of 37.27. Bolt has swept the 100-m, 200-m, and 4 X 100-m relays in each of the past three Olympics.
This right here, ladies and gentlemen, is the new Lamborghini Centenario Roadster. Lamborghini calls it a one-off, but that's not quite accurate. 20 examples of it exist, and they've all already been sold. Like the coupe that came before it, the carbon fiber-bodied Centenario Roadster is based on the Aventador.
It brings me no pleasure to report that Trump has achieved his ultimate goal in life (and of his campaign), which is to become the most unavoidable human on the planet. If last year gave us the Summer of Trump, then this is the Summer of Trump’s Unwinding.
If you were one of the many who were shot down by the Blue Oval after applying to buy one of its shiny new $450,000 super cars, you might soon be granted a second chance. Ford is adding two years to GT production, giving loyal brand enthusiasts and social media influencers alike another opportunity to be considered for ownership. Originally, Ford planned on producing the 600-plus horsepower Ford GT for two years, building just 500 of the supercars in the process. Wishful potential GT owners who already applied but were declined or wait-listed by Ford will have to wait until the first round of production ends in 2018 to reapply.
Google searches related to voter registration are up 323% compared to four years ago, led by swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania. Vermont, home base of former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, saw the biggest spike in searches related to the election, a rise of 358% compared to 2012. “This is a special election, where we’re seeing a huge increase in the information needs people are coming to us in terms of the election,” said Emily Moxley, Google’s project manager for the “how to vote” search feature.

What happens when a husky puppy is raised with cats but then gets adopted by a new family? See the answer in the form of pictures of this feline. . .
A Connecticut state worker fired after he was caught smoking marijuana on the job was punished too harshly and should get his job back, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. Gregory Linhoff was fired from his maintenance job at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington in 2012 after a police officer caught him smoking pot in a state-owned vehicle. The state appealed and a Superior Court judge overturned the arbitrator's decision on the grounds that it violated Connecticut's public policy against marijuana use.
A Scottish nurse who contracted then recovered from Ebola is facing disciplinary action over allegations she concealed her temperature on her return from Sierra Leone, according to charges from a nursing watchdog seen by British media. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, contracted Ebola in December 2014 when she was working in a treatment facility in Sierra Leone at the height of the epidemic which swept through West Africa. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) alleged in a case hearing published on their website that was later deleted, that Cafferkey "allowed an incorrect temperature to be recorded" on December 29, 2014 and intended to conceal from Public Health England staff that she had a temperature higher than 38C.
ABC News' Jordyn Phelps talks with the White House's longtime next-door neighbors. Mountain means things. Keep happening in. To work now I'm quite house. It's close neighbor a peek at what's happened. We can't end. Isn't he and I think what I just read

These 23 photos show just how different celebrities looked back when they hit the red carpet for the first time!