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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 …
'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 an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 when it raches ...
JD Vance ascends from 'Hillbilly Elegy' author to Trump's vice ...
Jul 16, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — At the heart of JD Vance's swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, "Hillbilly Elegy." Vance's bestseller about his roots in rural Kentucky and blue-collar Ohio made him a national celebrity soon after its publication in the summer of 2016 and became a cultural talking point after Donald Trump's ...
Germany shows solidarity with Ukraine amid war on eve of US …
Nov 4, 2024 · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany's top diplomat arrived Monday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on an unannounced visit, in what appeared to be a show of European support for Ukraine on the eve of a U.S. presidential election that could bring far-reaching changes in Washington's policy toward Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbor. Germany is Ukraine's second biggest weapons supplier after the U ...
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1 dead, 1 charged in NYE shooting near Conway - wpde.com
Jan 1, 2025 · CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — According to the Deputy Coroner of Horry County, one person is dead after a shooting on Tuesday evening near Conway. Keenan Blumenschein, 28, died at his home following the incident, according to Michelle McSpadden, Deputy Coroner. TRENDING: Drive-by shooting in Latta leaves one critically injured; manhunt underway According to Horry County Public Information Officer ...
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 we’re putting politics ...
White House combats misinformation on Reddit during second …
Oct 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON (TNND) — The White House is making moves on social media to try and fight hurricane misinformation after Helene slammed into six states and wreaked havoc on Western North Carolina. Now, only two weeks later, Hurricane Milton is set to be the worst storm to hit Florida in more than 100 years, and false claims and conspiracy theories continue to pose a threat to victims and first ...
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