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Science - The New York Times
The Problem With the Hurricane Category Rating
After Helene, it may be time to rethink how to communicate the risks posed by storms, especially extreme rain.19 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Search efforts continue after Hurricane Helene
It's been more than a week since Hurricane Helene crashed ashore, and the full extent of the storm's damage is still unknown as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and other ...20 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
After the storm, North Carolina faces daunting task of housing survivors left homeless
A week after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina, emergency planners face another daunting challenge: where and how to shelter residents.Yesterday -
Top stories - The New York Times
A Once-Dormant Hurricane Season Is Spinning Into Action
Technically, the hurricane season has fallen short of the “hyperactive” forecast, but in some ways it hasn’t.Yesterday -
Business - Inc.
Sports Organizations Launch Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts
Hurricane relief is coming from communities of all kinds — including sports organizations.Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories collide with election misinformation
Musk and politicians like Trump spread baseless claims such as Fema blocking flights and confiscating supplies. As emergency crews work to help people experiencing grave losses after Hurricane ...Yesterday -
Politics - NBC News
Trump spreads false claims on federal hurricane response
Former President Donald Trump joins Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) at a briefing on the response to Hurricane Helene in Georgia Friday afternoon, following false claims he made that the federal government ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
World - The Guardian
‘We do just about everything’: the women running New Zealand’s ‘third island’
When men were away at sea for weeks at a time, a community developed on Stewart Island that was led by women. Today, that way of life continues and thrives. On a cloudy afternoon on New Zealand’s ...Yesterday -
Top stories - ABC News
WATCH: The need for food after Hurricane Helene
ABC News' Will Reeve visits Asheville, North Carolina, to share how the community is coming together as the need for food grows exponentially.Yesterday -
Top stories - CBS News
Hurricane Helene's effect on the U.S. economy
Ripple effects from Hurricane Helene are already hitting American wallets as victims wait for basic needs from the federal government. Ryan Sweet, chief U.S. economist for Oxford Economics, joined ...Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
Chagos Islands, British treatment and Tory rivalries
Conservative leadership hopefuls attack Labour and clash over decision, though there is a historical irony in all this2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Florida man rescues neighbors on surfboard after Helene floods island city
Marty Thomas’s heroics on Indian Rocks Beach one of few uplifting stories after storm kills at least 200 people. A man living in a Florida island city that was inundated with Hurricane Helene ’s ...2 days ago - Florida -
Top stories - BBC News
Chagossians criticise lack of say in UK deal to hand over islands
Chagossians claim they were repeatedly refused the chance to take part in negotiations behind the historic deal.2 days ago - United Kingdom -
World - Financial Times
Tory leadership rivals flag Cleverly’s role in Chagos islands ‘retreat’
Former foreign secretary has momentum ahead of key MPs’ vote next week2 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Britain cedes disputed islands to Mauritius, securing key U.S. military base
Britain said it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base.2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Helene is deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina
Hundreds of people are still missing and nearly a million homes are without power a week after the storm tore across the US south-east.2 days ago -
World - The New York Times
U.K. to Hand Over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era Dispute
After years of legal wrangling and negotiations, Britain said it would surrender sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean.2 days ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - CBS News
How Los Angeles is addressing homelessness after Supreme Court ruling
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass discusses how she aims to solve the problem through a city initiative offering interim housing.2 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
How Los Angeles is working to combat the homelessness crisis
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been focused on addressing the city's homelessness crisis, getting people off the streets and into shelters that, up until now, did not exist. She's doing it by ...2 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
When the North Carolina Mountains Become Hurricane Alley
Most of the deaths from Hurricane Helene occurred far from Florida, where the storm first made landfall. Experts say alerts and evacuation orders need to target inland residents too.2 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
US troops deploy after Hurricane Helene
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story National Guard responds to Hurricane Helene The U.S. has deployed ...2 days ago -
World - ABC News
Federal agents detain 64 Haitian migrants left stranded on an island near Puerto Rico
Federal agents say they have detained 64 Haitian migrants after smugglers abandoned them on an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico2 days ago -
Business - MarketWatch
Israeli strikes on Iran’s ‘oil island’ could send crude prices soaring
What worries oil traders the most as tensions build in the wake of Iran’s missile attack on Israel is a potential disruption to the flow of crude in the Middle East — and when it comes to Iran, ...2 days ago - Israel -
Politics - The Hill
What to know about the damage from Hurricane Helene
The damage from Hurricane Helene could total more than $160 billion, and it is already the second-deadliest hurricane in a quarter-century, according to estimates. Since Helene made landfall in ...2 days ago -
World - ABC News
Cayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
The Cayman Islands plans to hold a referendum on whether to make the possession of small amounts of marijuana a minor crime2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute
Agreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows 13 rounds of negotiations and international pressure. The UK has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending years of bitter ...2 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
UK hands back Chagos Islands - but will keep military base
In a historic move, the UK gives up sovereignty of a strategic group of islands to Mauritius - after decades of often fractious negotiations.2 days ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - NBC News
Hurricane Helene's death toll tops 200
At least 202 storm-related deaths have now been confirmed in the wake of Hurricane Helene, making it the deadliest storm to hit the United States in decades. Meanwhile, the search for survivors and ...2 days ago -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Key U.S. Military Base Secured as U.K. Returns Disputed Islands to Mauritius
The British government struck a deal with Mauritius to hand over the cluster of 58 tiny islands in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos archipelago.2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Chagos Islanders have fought a long and determined campaign for right to return
Hopes occasionally soared only to be dashed as legal challenges came and went until a critical judgment in 2019. The view from the decaying jetty on the atoll of Peros Banhos takes in a vast lagoon ...2 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
Florida law banning homeless people from sleeping in public spaces takes effect
A Florida law banning homeless people from sleeping in public spaces, one of the strictest anti-homeless statutes in the country, took effect Tuesday Under the law, municipalities are required to ...2 days ago - Florida -
Business - Financial Times
UK gives Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure military base
Deal comes after 50 years of wrangling over the remote but strategically important archipelago2 days ago - United Kingdom -
Top stories - CBS News
Hurricane Kirk strengthens in the Atlantic, expected to grow rapidly
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Leslie formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and could strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend, forecasters said.3 days ago -
Health - ABC News
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south
Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon3 days ago -
World - ABC News
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south
Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south3 days ago