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JD Vance Warns Of Air Travel "Disaster" Amid US Government Shutdown
The ongoing US government shutdown, now completing one month, has sparked acute concerns in the aviation sector as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies struggle with depleted staff and unpaid essential workers.
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Death Count In Massive Philippines Earthquake Rises To 69, Over 100 Injured
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to at least 69 on Wednesday, a disaster official said, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.
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US Deploys Warships In Caribbean, Venezuela Fears Invasion
Venezuela, on high alert over a US military deployment off its coast that has stirred invasion fears, will hold disaster preparedness drills on Saturday as President Nicolas Maduro mulls invoking emergency powers.
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Natural Disasters Caused $135 Billion In Economic Losses: Reinsurance Giant Swiss Re
Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.
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From Godzilla To Anime: How Atomic Bombings Shaped Japan's Pop Culture
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture.
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Geography, Climate, Policy Failures: What Intensified Texas Floods
"There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say -- a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies.
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Texas Floods Death Count Crosses 100, More Rain Expected
The death count from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water.
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Trump's Disaster Agency Chief Didn't Know Of A Hurricane Season In US: Report
David Richardson said he will not be issuing a new disaster plan because he does not want to make changes that might counter the FEMA Review Council.
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US Auto Union Welcomes "Some Use Of Tariffs" On Auto Manufacturing
The head of the US auto workers union endorsed car tariffs Thursday as a way to address the "free trade disaster" while rejecting use of the levies for "political games."
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Will Sign Order "Maybe Getting Rid Of" US Disaster Agency: Trump
US President Donald Trump said as he visited hurricane-hit North Carolina Friday that he would sign an executive order to overhaul or possibly scrap the federal agency that helps states cope with disasters.
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Amid Los Angeles Wildfires, Donald Trump Considers Big Move On Disaster-Hit US States
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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President Trump Mulls Letting US States Handle Own Disasters
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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Tennis Great Pam Shriver Says Trophies Stolen After LA Fires
US tennis great Pam Shriver revealed on Thursday that a horde of major trophies from her Hall of Fame career were stolen along with her car after she evacuated following the Los Angeles wildfire disaster
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Nighttime Curfew Imposed In Areas Hit By Fire In Los Angeles
A nighttime curfew has been imposed in disaster areas hit by devastating fires that have ruined large parts of Los Angeles, county sheriff Robert Luna said Friday.
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South Korea To Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box To US For Analysis
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
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JD Vance Warns Of Air Travel "Disaster" Amid US Government Shutdown
The ongoing US government shutdown, now completing one month, has sparked acute concerns in the aviation sector as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies struggle with depleted staff and unpaid essential workers.
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Death Count In Massive Philippines Earthquake Rises To 69, Over 100 Injured
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines rose to at least 69 on Wednesday, a disaster official said, with scores of injured patients overwhelming hospitals on the island of Cebu.
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US Deploys Warships In Caribbean, Venezuela Fears Invasion
Venezuela, on high alert over a US military deployment off its coast that has stirred invasion fears, will hold disaster preparedness drills on Saturday as President Nicolas Maduro mulls invoking emergency powers.
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Natural Disasters Caused $135 Billion In Economic Losses: Reinsurance Giant Swiss Re
Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.
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From Godzilla To Anime: How Atomic Bombings Shaped Japan's Pop Culture
From Godzilla's fiery atomic breath to post-apocalyptic anime and harrowing depictions of radiation sickness, the influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture.
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Geography, Climate, Policy Failures: What Intensified Texas Floods
"There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say -- a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies.
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Texas Floods Death Count Crosses 100, More Rain Expected
The death count from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water.
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Trump's Disaster Agency Chief Didn't Know Of A Hurricane Season In US: Report
David Richardson said he will not be issuing a new disaster plan because he does not want to make changes that might counter the FEMA Review Council.
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US Auto Union Welcomes "Some Use Of Tariffs" On Auto Manufacturing
The head of the US auto workers union endorsed car tariffs Thursday as a way to address the "free trade disaster" while rejecting use of the levies for "political games."
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Will Sign Order "Maybe Getting Rid Of" US Disaster Agency: Trump
US President Donald Trump said as he visited hurricane-hit North Carolina Friday that he would sign an executive order to overhaul or possibly scrap the federal agency that helps states cope with disasters.
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Amid Los Angeles Wildfires, Donald Trump Considers Big Move On Disaster-Hit US States
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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President Trump Mulls Letting US States Handle Own Disasters
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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Tennis Great Pam Shriver Says Trophies Stolen After LA Fires
US tennis great Pam Shriver revealed on Thursday that a horde of major trophies from her Hall of Fame career were stolen along with her car after she evacuated following the Los Angeles wildfire disaster
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Nighttime Curfew Imposed In Areas Hit By Fire In Los Angeles
A nighttime curfew has been imposed in disaster areas hit by devastating fires that have ruined large parts of Los Angeles, county sheriff Robert Luna said Friday.
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South Korea To Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box To US For Analysis
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
