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California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for LA wildfire relief
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the…
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Mexico
Acapulco looks to revive tourism as hurricane recovery continues
The federal government announced this week that it will invest more than 8 billion pesos (US $386 million) over the…
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6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts
HAVANA — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and…
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North Carolina lawmakers convene again to address Hurricane Helene’s billions in damages
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state legislators returning to work Thursday to consider further Hurricane Helene relief have received an…
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A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane Helene
As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab…
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Strong storm flips over RVs in Oklahoma and leaves 1 person dead
PAWNEE, Okla. — A strong storm moved through part of Oklahoma, flipping over several camping vehicles and downing trees and…
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Mexico
Everything you need to know about Mexico’s national drill
A national earthquake (and natural disaster) drill will be held in Mexico this Thursday, Sept. 19, the seventh anniversary of…
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Mexico
1 in 3 vulnerable to natural disasters in Mexico, think tank warns
Roughly one third of Mexican residents and 30% of the country’s economy are vulnerable to at least three kinds of…
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At least 23 injured when fire breaks out on a Ferris wheel in eastern Germany
BERLIN — At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music…
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Powerful earthquake hits off far east coast of Russia, though no early reports of damage
PETROPAVOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck in the Pacific off the far eastern…
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