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Spain braces for new storms as flooding disaster’s political fallout continues
King Felipe VI reportedly plans to revisit Valencia amid alerts for heavy rain, high waves and strong winds. People in flood-hit Spain stacked sandbags and braced for new storms on Tuesday as the ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from startingTech - ABC News - November 13 -
Spain clings to fragments of hope in time of disaster after floods
Floods and torrential rain have not gone away and residents hail stories of heroism as the clean-up continues.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Italy’s Albania asylum deal has become a political disaster for Giorgia Meloni
Pact hailed as EU migration breakthrough in tatters after judges rule asylum seekers must be transferred to Italy. A multimillion-dollar migration deal between Italy and Albania aimed at curbing ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
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We warned the Democratic party that disaster was coming. They didn’t listen | Dustin Guastella
Can they change course? Maybe, but they need a message of commonsense solidarity without liberal elitism . Before the election it was clear that Kamala Harris ’s closing message was not landing ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
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 - November 18 -
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 - November 18 -
Anatomy of a franchise-killing decision: The day the Giants chose Daniel Jones over Saquon Barkley
The decision to offer Daniel Jones a contract and not Saquon Barkley has set the Giants back years.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 18 -
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 - November 18 -
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 - November 18 -
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 - November 19 -
People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters
Extreme weather is making power outages longer and more frequent across the U.S. People with health conditions who depend on medical devices powered by electricity are particularly vulnerableHealth - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Biden officials, Republicans point fingers over exhausted disaster loans program
A blame game between the Biden administration and GOP lawmakers is underway after a key disaster loan program saw its funds run out in the middle of a destructive hurricane season. The Biden ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Bipartisan senators press leadership for disaster aid vote next week
A bipartisan group of senators are pushing leadership for swift action on disaster relief as officials warn of dwindling funds. In a letter to leaders on Tuesday, senators from North Carolina, ...Politics - The Hill - 1 hour ago