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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 hours ago -
‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown
We are used to seasonal droughts in the Karoo. But this did not stop. This is Sybil’s story. Location Sutherland, South Africa. Disaster Southern Africa drought, 2015-2023. Isabella Visagie, ...World - The Guardian - 7 hours 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 - 4 days ago -
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 days 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 - 5 days ago -
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 - 5 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 - 5 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 - 5 days ago -
2024 NFL Week 8 winners and losers: Lions, Eagles hitting their stride as NFC contenders; Jets are a disaster
Identifying the best and worst performances from Sunday's actionSports - CBS Sports - October 28 -
Joe Biden’s big blunder: how the war in Ukraine became a global disaster | Simon Tisdall
Failure to contain the conflict has led to huge suffering and geopolitical shifts. Why didn’t the US commit to Nato?. Reflecting the instincts of a cold war veteran, Joe Biden’s strategy was ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
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 -
Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster to pursue claim in UK despite $31bn settlement
Case continuing in high court despite deal agreed with miner BHP to compensate those affected by dam collapse in 2015. Lawyers acting for victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster have said ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
