内容摘要：But it’s also part of a cultural shift toward greater sustainability among social clubs and parade-goers during Mardi Gras, according to Kevin Ferguson, vice president of external affairs for New Orleans & Company, a nonprofit dedicated to boosting the city’s tourism: “What we’re building is more of a movement than an individual project.”

But it’s also part of a cultural shift toward greater sustainability among social clubs and parade-goers during Mardi Gras, according to Kevin Ferguson, vice president of external affairs for New Orleans & Company, a nonprofit dedicated to boosting the city’s tourism: “What we’re building is more of a movement than an individual project.”

She said the evacuated students were taken to higher ground and sheltered in a church building, where they would be kept safe by teachers and staff until their parents could pick them up.With a population under 2,000 people, Westernport is located in the far corner of western Maryland. Its downtown took shape in a valley where Georges Creek flows into the North Branch Potomac River.

The National Weather Service reported widespread flash flooding in the area Tuesday afternoon.“We are closely monitoring the flood conditions that are present across Western Maryland due to heavy rainfall, especially in Allegany County,” Gov. Wes Moore said in a social media post, adding that the state and local authorities were actively responding to the inundation.Hamilton said the last time Westernport suffered from devastating floods was in 1996.

“But we’re strong and we always build back,” she said.In West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency Tuesday night in Mineral County, along the Maryland border, due to severe storms and heavy rains that resulted in flash flooding. The declaration allows the state to mobilize personnel and resources to the area.

Associated Press newsgathering producer Beatrice Dupuy in New York and reporter John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia, contributed to this story.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus activism has flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges.Trump’s comments about Greenland set off a political crisis in Denmark. The prime minister went on

to garner support, saying the continent faced “a more uncertain reality,” while her country moved to strengthen its military presence around Greenland.Greenland’s economy depends on fisheries and other industries as well as on an annual grant of about $600 million from Denmark.

Aka Hansen, an Inuk filmmaker and writer, is suspicious of Trump’s intentions but still thanks him for turning the world’s attention to her homeland.Like many other Greenlanders, she wants her homeland and people to be respected and she doesn’t want to be ruled by another colonial power. But she feels Trump’s rhetoric has increased the momentum for independence from Denmark.