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Today, the University of Arizona joined 38 higher education institutions and partner organizations to launch the Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity. The University of Arizona and task force member partners are driven to act by the challenges caused by the pandemic, income inequality, the changing nature of work and levels of unemployment among recent college graduates nearly double those seen in the 2008 recession. The impact of this crisis is falling unevenly across groups and disproportionately impacting people of color, no matter their educational backgrounds. The task force wil...

2,000+ Flights Canceled in Denver Due to Winter Storm Xylia; Interstates Closed The Weather Channel 3/14/2021 Jan Wesner Childs More than a dozen roads in Colorado are shut down due to Winter Storm Xylia, including portions of two interstates. The closures include Interstate 70 in both directions between Burlington and Limon and I25 in both directions from Wellington to the state line. Other roads affected include several U.S. and state highways. Air travel is being snarled, too. More than 2,000 flights were canceled this weekend at Denver International Airport. The FAA urg...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:55 UTC More than a dozen roads in Colorado are shut down due to Winter Storm Xylia, including portions of two interstates. The closures include Interstate 70 in both directions between Burlington and Limon and I25 in both directions from Wellington to the state line. Other roads affected include several U.S. and state highways. Air travel is being snarled, too. More than 2,000 flights were canceled this weekend at Denver International Airport. The FAA urged travelers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. More than 1,300 flights were canceled into or o...

WINTER Storm Xylia could shatter major snowfall records for the eighth time since September as it hits out this weekend.Xylia is set to smash a 1979 s

Curt Arens HISTORICALLY RELIABLE: Power outages are rare in Nebraska, except in the face of natural disasters such as storms, floods and blizzards. That’s why the planned rolling blackouts that took place across the state and the 14-state Southwest Power Pool in mid-February as a result of extreme cold temperatures and historically high electricity usage were unprecedented. The Nebraska Public Power District CEO explained the historic nature of the rolling blackouts. In Nebraska, the first of the rolling electrical outages came at 12:07 p.m. Feb. 15. Over the cour...