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Greg Abbott Moves to Rig the Midterms Amid Texas Floods
Governor Greg Abbot is trying to further gerrymander Texas while his state recovers from some of the deadliest flooding in its history. On…
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Kristi Noem Delayed DHS Response to Texas Floods With Outrageous Rule
U.S. permanent resident and reggaeton artist Leamsy Izquierdo has revealed that conditions in “Alligator Alcartraz,” where he is detained,…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Rages at Media over Floods, Exposing MAGA
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 9 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Mexico Sends Help as Texas Tragedy Grows After Deadly Floods
As flash flooding over the July 4 weekend took the lives of at least 109 people in Texas, Mexican emergency personnel have volunteered…
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The Deadly Floods Revealed Texans’ Heroism—and Their Failed Politics
Texas novelist Billy Lee Brammer once described the rivers and creeks of the Hill Country around Austin as “running deep like old wounds,…
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Ted Cruz Caught on Vacation as Texas Suffered Deadly Floods
According to a report from The Daily Beast, Senator Ted Cruz was vacationing in Greece as tragedy struck his state. Over the July 4…
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Texas Killed Bill on Siren Warning System Before Deadly Floods
The deadly flooding in Texas that took at least 80 people, including children, may have been avoided if the state legislature hadn’t…
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Days of monsoon rains and flash floods kill at least 72 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Ten days of heavy monsoon rains and flash floods across Pakistan killed at least 72 people and injured more than 130, the…
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Texas Floods: How To Help the People Affected
“Everyone in the community is hurting,” Larry Leitha, the Kerr County Sheriff in Texas Hill Country, told press as the catastrophic Texas…
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8-year-old survives 7 hours in sewer after being swept away in China floods
A remarkable survival story has emerged Amid record-setting floods in China's southern province of Guizhou. An 8-year-old girl was pulled…
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Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams began a third day searching for missing people Thursday after floods devastated parts of South…
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Search resumes for schoolchildren swept away by South Africa floods
The search for schoolchildren swept away in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has resumed after being halted overnight,…
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At least 7 people have died and schoolchildren were swept away as floods and snow hit South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and…
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Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC. The rainfall lasted for…
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Spain to grant residency, work permits to potentially 25,000 immigrants affected by Valencia floods
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish government will grant one-year residency and work permits to potentially 25,000 foreigners affected by…
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Asheville’s Restaurants Hit Reset After Hurricane Helene
Earlier this month, Drew Wallace started paying the cooks, bussers and the rest of the 20 or so employees of his restaurant the Bull and…
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Floods to shave 0.2 percentage points off Spain's growth
The October 29 floods washed away roads and rail lines, submerged fields and gutted homes and businesses (Jose Jordan) The floods which…