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Blinken pledges $135 million in aid after 17 killed in escalating …
Oct 24, 2024 · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, nearly all women and children, Palestinian medical officials said. Another 42 people were wounded in the strike in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp, according to the Awda Hospital, which received …
Steel mill in Georgetown sits idle; future uncertain after machinery ...
Oct 24, 2024 · GEORGETOWN, S.C. (WPDE) — City officials said the LIBERTY Steel mill in Georgetown has been idle for nearly two weeks. LIBERTY officials confirmed that the plant is currently not operational. Only six workers remain from the nearly 80 employed when the plant resumed operations in 2022 following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, mill officials …
'11th hour': Hurricane Milton returns to Category 4 strength ahead …
Oct 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON (TNND) — Hurricane Milton weakened slightly Wednesday morning to a Category 4 after briefly regaining strength to a Category 5 storm Tuesday afternoon. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Milton was about 250 miles southwest of Tampa and had winds of 155 mph as of Wednesday morning. It is expected to hit Florida as …
Trump and Harris campaign in key battleground states as election …
Sep 13, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will campaign Friday in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest battleground prizes in the East, Pennsylvania. Trump is scheduled to hold what's being billed as a news conference in the morning at his Los Angeles-area golf club before heading to …
FEMA chief slams 'ridiculous' false claims about Helene response
Oct 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON (TNND) — FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell pushed back Sunday against baseless claims about the agency not doing enough to help Hurricane Helene victims, calling the rumors "ridiculous." “It’s frankly ridiculous, and just plain false. This kind of rhetoric is not helpful to people,” Criswell said on ABC's "This Week." "It’s really a shame that …
Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship hits; search for 6 …
The search for the six people missing after Tuesday morning's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore has become a recovery situation.
Beryl claims lives as millions remain without power amid ... - WPDE
Jul 9, 2024 · BRYAN, Texas (TND) — Several people have died after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas. Some of those that died were killed by fallen trees, rising flood waters and lightening, according to officials. Now millions still remain without power as dangerous heat is forecasted.
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Tampa braces for worst storm in over a century as Hurricane …
Oct 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON (TNND) — Hurricane Milton underwent rapid intensification over the weekend becoming a Category 5 storm with the potential to be the first major hurricane to hit Tampa in more than 100 years. "If the storm stays on the current track, it will be the worst storm to impact the Tampa area in over 100 years," according to the National Weather Service (NWS) …