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PublishedNovember 1, 2024
Hiring slowed sharply in final month before election amid hurricanes, strikes
The a low unemployment rate suggests that the labor market is still fundamentally healthy, if not as robust as it was early this year.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2024
AI being used to send some people impacted by hurricanes $1,000 cash relief payments
The organization, GiveDirectly, harnesses a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool to pinpoint areas with high concentrations of poverty and storm damage.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
U.S. intelligence officials and private tech companies say Russian activity has increased sharply before the Nov. 5 election.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2024
Determination to rebuild following Florida’s recent hurricanes
Some longtime Floridians have grown accustomed to the annual cycle of storms that can shatter and upend lives in a state known mostly for its balmy weather, sunshine and beaches.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2024
Biden surveys Milton damage in Florida and Harris attends church in North Carolina
With less than four weeks to go before Election Day, the hurricanes have added another dimension to the closely contested presidential race.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2024
Floridians evacuated for Milton after wake-up call from devastating Helene
Milton killed at least 10 people when it tore across central Florida, flooding barrier islands, ripping the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays ′ baseball stadium and spawning deadly tornadoes.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2024
Residents slog through flooded streets after Milton tore through Florida
Arriving just 2 weeks after the devastating Hurricane Helene, the system flooded barrier islands, tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball stadium and toppled a construction crane.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
Mid-Maine Chamber president on vacation weathers Florida hurricane
Kimberly Lindlof, president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, described riding out Hurricane Milton at her condo in Venice, Florida, where she is vacationing.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
Republican House candidate from Augusta claims government created recent hurricanes
In a series of posts on Facebook, Wendy Lee MacDowell, who is running against incumbent Rep. Bill Bridgeo in House District 60, falsely claimed the government is manufacturing "weaponized weather" to target conservative states with storms and seize land for lithium mining.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
Milton clobbers coastal communities in Florida, leaves millions without power and kills at least 6
The deadly storm surge feared for Tampa never materialized, though the storm dumped up to 18 inches of rain in some parts of the area.
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