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Steve Gleason reflects on ALS fight at Superdome 20 years after blocked punt
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Steve Gleason’s 2006 blocked punt in the Saints’ first Superdome game after Hurricane Katrina became a symbol of hope for New Orleans and helped bring him a platform to advocate for people with ALS. As the team marks the play’s 20th anniversary, Gleason—diagnosed with ALS in 2011—reflects on his ongoing fight, his work through Team Gleason and the meaning he continues to find in life.
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Seeing him still push forward with Team Gleason after all these years makes his story stand out as one of real purpose beyond the field.
Watch: Biden Uses Racially Derogatory Term ‘Boy’ To Refer to Senior Black Adviser
Opinion
— Aug 31, 2021
Sixteen years ago, after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the state of Louisiana and much of the Gulf Coast region, rapper Kanye West went on a televised benefit for Katrina victims and told America that, “George…
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JD FOSTER: Stuck On Stupid In The War On Drugs
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— Nov 12, 2025
“Don’t get stuck on stupid,” advised Army Lt. General Russel Honore, brought in following Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 Louisiana landfall. America has been stuck on stupid in the “war on drugs” for a half century running…
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MORGAN MURPHY: Common Sense Needs To Take Over California
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— Jan 12, 2025
There’s usually a warning. Before Hurricane Katrina, multiple reports cautioned that New Orleans risked massive flooding. Prior to the 9-11 attacks in New York and Washington, the CIA warned President Bill Clinton that…
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Massive New Mexico Uranium Mining Project Hits Wall Covered In Red Tape
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Black Graduate Stands Up During Biden’s Commencement Speech, Displays the Devastating Message Written on His Cap
Opinion
— May 14, 2023
One of the more enduring events of 2005 involved the horror and damage afflicted by Hurricane Katrina. Perhaps the single most memorable moment of that ordeal, culturally at least, was when rapper and (somehow) 2024…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Ida Slams US Coast Harder than Katrina, Virtually All Gulf Oil Production Now Crippled by Monster Storm
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— Aug 29, 2021
Long before Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana Sunday, its impacts were already being felt. Ida struck the coast near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, shortly before 1 p.m. ET, on the 16th anniversary of the devastating arrival of…
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