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Bridgette Bello thought she’d taken proper precautions to protect against Florida’s notorious hurricanes, having purchased flood insurance as well as a separate hurricane-specific policy, in addition to her regular homeowners coverage. That’s because flooding caused much of the property damage — and most homeowners insurance policies do not cover any flood impact. A resident cleans the front of his mobile home in Sarasota, Fla., on Oct. 10 after Hurricane Milton. Eva Marie Uzcategui / The Washington Post - Getty ImThe insurance industry is categorizing Hurricane Helene as an almost entirely flood-driven event. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the government-backed plan covering 95% of flood insurance policyholders in America, only covers losses up to 50% of what it deems a property to be worth — not including the land that the property sits on.

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☆ Looming UAW strike puts 'Union Joe' Biden in a tough position
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

US President Joe Biden tours the Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley Operations Manufacturing Facility alongside Martin Weissburg (R), President of Mack Trucks and Kevin Fronheiser (L), Shop Chairman of UAW Local 677, in Macungie, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2021. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden finds himself in a tough spot between his "Union Joe" persona and his aggressive climate goals as the United Auto Workers prepare to strike. Speaking on CNBC's "Last Call" Wednesday, UAW President Shawn Fain said, "Endorsements are earned, not freely given. "He must know something we don't know," Fain said Monday. "He was on the air the other day encouraging people to stop paying union dues," Fain said referring to Trump.

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