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Biden Asks Congress for Nearly $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
The president said the aid was “urgently needed” as emergency programs face funding shortfalls amid the devastation after Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a string of other natural disasters.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 hours ago -
Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding
President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the ...Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago -
White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters
Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request.Politics - Politico - 11 hours ago -
White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters
Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request.Politics - Politico - 11 hours ago -
Biden to send Congress an emergency funding bill for disaster relief
The bill will be put forth "in the coming days," a White House official said. The bill is meant to address funding shortages reported after a brutal storm season.Top stories - ABC News - 17 hours ago -
Biden to send disaster relief funding package to Congress in coming days
President Biden will send Congress an extensive emergency funding request in the coming days, the White House said Monday, as administration officials called on Congress to approve more money ...Politics - The Hill - 14 hours ago -
Biden administration announces $3 billion for rural electric co-ops
The Biden administration announced more than $3 billion Friday in funding for seven rural electric cooperatives, part of a broader effort to promote renewable energy in rural areas. The grants ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Nearly 100 Aid Trucks in Gaza Convoy Are Lost to Looters, U.N. Agency Says
UNRWA, the agency that helps Palestinians, said its drivers were forced to unload supplies at gunpoint, in what it called one of the worst such incidents of the war.World - The New York Times - 13 hours ago -
Ukraine war briefing: Biden plans military aid surge from billions still available, say reports
Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on election win – but gloom and uncertainty prevail in Kyiv. What we know on day 988. See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war The Biden White House ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Congress must be proactive, not reactive, with disaster recovery
Sen. Thom Tillis has led a bipartisan group of senators in calling for Congress to pass a disaster funding package to assist victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, as the SBA disaster loan fund ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
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Some Storm Victims Seeing $1,000 Disaster Aid Through AI
The nonprofit GiveDirectly intends to send direct payments of $1,000 to households impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.Business - Inc. - October 25 -
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Gaza ministry says 20 killed in anti-‘gang’ operation after looting of aid convoy
Hamas-run interior ministry says it carried out security operation after armed looters hijacked almost 100 trucks. Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry has said that at least 20 people have been ...World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago -
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DNC official calls Harris campaign a '$1 billion disaster'
Democratic National Committee (DNC) official Lindy Li called Vice President Harris’s bid for the White House a “$1 billion disaster” following her loss to President-elect Trump in the 2024 ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Palantir is now worth $100 billion — and may be like Nvidia in one regard
Palantir is helping companies incorporate AI into their businesses — and one analyst says it’s succeeded “more than any company (not named Nvidia).”Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
Kroger to pay nearly $1.4 billion to settle opioid lawsuit claims
Supermarket chain Kroger has finalized a nearly $1.4 billion agreement to settle the majority of the claims made by states, counties and Native American tribes that accused the company of helping ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
After two stamp hikes, the USPS lost nearly $10 billion in 2024
The U.S. Postal Service's loss widened in fiscal 2024, although revenue rose slightly after two stamp hikes this year.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
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We're trimming a bank stock on tear since earnings, booking nearly a 100% profit
This sale does not reflect any change in our long-standing positive view on the bank and the job the CEO is doing.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against Moscow
Moscow sent close to 100 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials saidWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
Biden announces $3 billion investment in U.S. ports
President Biden announced a $3 billion investment to reinvigorate ports across the U.S. Mr. Biden spoke from the Port of Baltimore, not far from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
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Latest news on Trump's D.C. visit with Biden, Republicans in Congress
President-elect Donald Trump met with President Biden at the White House after gathering with House Republicans in Washington, D.C. Semafor's Kadia Goba joins CBS News with more on Trump's visit ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
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French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide “massive” 100 million euro aid package to support Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron says France will provide “massive” 100 million euro aid package to support LebanonWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says
Drivers in Saturday's convoy were forced at gunpoint to unload their food supplies, according to Unrwa.Top stories - BBC News - 8 hours ago -
Asked about differences between Harris and Biden, Gov. Shapiro focuses on Trump
Kristen Welker asks Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) to name one policy difference between Joe Biden and Kamala Harris after Harris said her admin would not be a “continuation” of Biden’s ...Politics - NBC News - October 20 -
As U.S. Election Looms, Biden Aides Struggle With Middle East Wars
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken tried to get Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to envision a U.S.-backed plan for ending the war in Gaza, but there was no sign of progress.World - The New York Times - October 26 -
Trump Family Members and Biden Aides Among China Hack Targets
Phones used by Jared Kushner and Eric Trump were among those that hackers sought access to as part of a counterintelligence effort carried out by a hacking group associated with China.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
White House says Biden will continue push for Ukraine aid, cease-fire
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Biden will continue to push Congress for aid for Ukraine and for a cease-fire in its ongoing war with Russia. “Our approach ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Biden trying to surge aid to Ukraine, will meet with Trump in coming days
President Biden is trying to use his last few months in office to increase U.S. aid to Ukraine with support for Kyiv in question once the Trump administration takes over at the White House. The ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Biden meeting with Israeli President Herzog as concerns continue over Gaza aid
President Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog are meeting at the White House Tuesday as aid organizations in Gaza say Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Biden meets with Israel's Herzog on Middle East conflict, humanitarian aid to Gaza
Israel faces a Wednesday deadline to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed an agreement worth tens of billions of dollars with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that was one of the country’s ...World - ABC News - October 25
