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FEMA disaster relief fund 'rapidly nearing exhaustion'
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster relief fund has dwindled to less than $5 billion, lawmakers said this week, as both sides press for the swift passage of emergency aid. ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
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 - 3 days 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 - 3 days 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 - 3 days ago -
FEMA employee fired after advising disaster relief team not to visit homes with pro-Trump signs
A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was fired after advising a survivor assistance team not to visit homes with yard signs that support President-elect Donald Trump during Hurricane ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
Watch live: Buttigieg, Criswell testify on FEMA funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday focused on disaster relief funding requests in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton. Witnesses include Transportation ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane
Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in western Cuba before weakening, the National Hurricane Center said.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Oversight panel presses FEMA administrator on hurricane relief discrimination allegations
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee grilled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Tuesday over a since-fired FEMA employee's directive that staff ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Watch live: House Oversight Committee looks into FEMA disaster response
The House Oversight Committee will take a deeper look into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response and recovery efforts following damage left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
FEMA Fires Employee for Telling Hurricane Milton Relief Workers to Skip Houses With Trump Signs
The agency said it was investigating the incident in the aftermath of the Category 3 hurricane that hit Florida in October.Top stories - The New York Times - November 9 -
Fema worker fired for telling Milton relief team to skip homes with Trump signs
Fema chief calls action ‘reprehensible’ while Florida governor calls it a ‘weaponization of government’. A employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has been fired from her job and ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
FEMA fires employee who told Florida relief workers to skip Trump supporters
After Hurricane Milton, FEMA slammed Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the status of the agency's disaster relief funding.Business - CNBC - November 10 -
Republicans unveil emergency bill to fund tapped-out disaster loan program
Senate Republicans released legislation this week that aims to replenish funds for a key federal program that provides disaster loans to businesses and homeowners. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) led ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks
The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the way for aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Russia Intensifies Assaults on an Exhausted Ukraine
Overextended Ukrainian forces lack manpower and artillery against Russian forces willing to absorb staggering casualties.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Rapidly rising rents squeeze millions in the middle class
Four in 10 middle-class renters pay 30% or more of their incomes toward housing each month, NBC News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
FEMA employee says she was 'framed'
A terminated employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said in a Monday interview that she was being "framed" for allegedly advising a survivor assistance team in Florida to skip ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Harris slams 'nonsense' at MSG Trump rally: 'That's why people are exhausted with him'
Vice President Harris on Monday said former President Trump's rally a night earlier at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which was marked by racist and sexist comments from multiple speakers ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Democratic Voters Are Exhausted After This Election. What Happens Next?
Many who became activists during the first Trump administration are questioning if they can summon the strength to do it all over again.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Exhaustion at work can lead to difficulty controlling emotions, scientists say
Working long hours can lead to people having issues moderating behaviour due to ‘ego depletion’, research shows. If a hard day in the office leaves you crabby and uncooperative, you may have an ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
London’s Met police has ‘exhausted’ its financial buffers
UK’s largest force has depleted reserves keeping operations afloat and could face ‘eye-watering cuts’ in year aheadWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
IBM says AI business is rapidly growing, but that’s not enough to help the stock
IBM’s stock is falling despite a profit beat for the third quarter, as consulting revenue came in flat and infrastructure revenue declined.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba reeling, moves into Gulf of Mexico
Cuba was reeling from a fierce major hurricane that ripped across the island and knocked out its power grid, after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.World - CBS News - November 6 -
Rapidly Moving Brush Fire in California Burns Homes and Prompts Evacuations
Firefighters were working to contain fires in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties amid dangerous weather conditions.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Firefighters Gain More Control of Southern California Blaze That Spread Rapidly
After the Mountain fire ballooned to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours, improving weather conditions helped crews contain more of the blaze on Saturday.Top stories - The New York Times - November 10 -
FEMA grants NC's request for aid extension into January
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted a request from the state of North Carolina that will extend its deadline to apply for federal hurricane relief into January. FEMA announced ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
House Republicans probe allegations of FEMA discrimination in Florida
House Republicans are probing allegations of discrimination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Florida following the termination of an agency employee who advised a survivor ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Breaking down FEMA boss' testimony on hurricane response
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday about the agency's response to hurricanes Helene and Milton and its future funding. CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Simone thought she was exhausted and burnt-out. But her high-functioning anxiety was going unnoticed | Ashwini Padhi
Some overachievers, perfectionists and seemingly balanced people find themselves silently battling inner turmoil. High-functioning anxiety is a term that describes a paradox faced by many. On the ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
United Way and Paramount to air benefit for hurricane relief
United Way Worldwide and Paramount Global have announced they will host a benefit to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and MiltonEntertainment - ABC News - October 30 -
3 reasons to consider debt relief this November
Not sure if your situation warrants the help of a debt relief servicer? Here are three timely reasons why it may.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
United Way and Paramount to Air Hurricane Relief Benefit
The program will air on CBS Television and CMT at 8 p.m. ET.Business - Inc. - October 30 -
Farmers 'betrayed' by £1m inheritance tax relief cap
Changes announced to inheritance tax rules could see the end of small family farms, warns the NFU.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
UK ministers admit to Brexit pains, but the relief is on hold
Pro-Europeans granted opening to campaign on single issues that strengthen UK-EU tiesWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date back to the 1980s
FEMA has been dealing with conspiracy theorists since shortly after the agency was created.Top stories - NBC News - October 27