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Only about 2% of residences in the 100 counties hit hardest by Hurricane Helene-related power outages were protected by flood insurance, according to an NBC News analysis of Census Bureau data, PowerOutage.us data and National Flood Insurance Program policy data that the insurance company Neptune Flood collected. While many coastal counties have larger shares of residences with flood insurance, coverage in inland counties is rare. Less than 1% of the North Carolina counties hardest hit by Helene were covered — and in South Carolina, it was even less, 0.3%. The NFIP, managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is the country’s leading provider of flood insurance, accounting for more than 95% of the flood insurance policies nationwide. 2 is confusion, that they believe that their homeowners insurance covers the risk of flooding when it does not.

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☆ Fact check: Amid bipartisan praise for Biden hurricane response, Trump falsely claims reviews are ‘universally’ negative
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration’s response to the hurricane has received bipartisan praise from political leaders in affected states. But Trump’s assertion that reviews for the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis have been entirely negative is not true. And this is just the latest Trump false claim on the subject of the administration’s hurricane response. Brian Kemp hadn’t been able to get Biden on the phone, though Kemp had said the same day that he had already spoken to Biden. Praise from Republican governorsVarious Republican governors in the southeastern states hit by Hurricane Helene have praised the Biden administration’s response, sometimes naming Biden in particular.

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☆ A week after Helene struck the Southeast, power outages and impassable roads stymie recovery as death toll reaches 200
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

In some Georgia counties and one in North Carolina, utilities say more than 90% of their customers are still in the dark. Friends help Sam Soughail, third from left, clear out his Casablanca Cigar Bar in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday, October 1. Mike Stewart/AP Emily Ogburn, right, hugs her friend Cody Klein after he brought her a meal in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Wednesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. Marco Bello/Reuters In pictures: Hurricane Helene unleashes its fury Prev NextHundreds of roads remain closed, hampering efforts to send aid to hard-hit communities.

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The death toll has risen to at least 175 across the Southeast since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm last week, and hundreds are still missing amid the historic flooding. Salvation Army: The Salvation Army is providing relief, food service and emotional and spiritual care to victims of Hurricane Helene. North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund: Gov. Roy Cooper is encouraging those looking to donate to contribute to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund. Ron Desantis activated the Florida Disaster Fund to assist Florida's communities as they work to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

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CNN —Election officials in Georgia, North Carolina and Florida are working quickly to ensure voters can still securely cast early ballots, despite the devastating storm impacts of Hurricane Helene that have in some cases left them without power, water and cell service. He also plans to request extending early voting until Election Day, since typically in Florida early voting goes until the Sunday before. In North Carolina, Bell is considering working with state emergency management and the North Carolina National Guard to set up temporary polling places if needed. “All of those ballots have tracking… North Carolina uses it to the fullest,” Mann said. Bell added that the state’s tracking system, BallotTrax, can help North Carolina voters determine where their ballot may be and whether it was lost in transit.

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☆ Price-gouging complaints about the cost of fuel, water, and hotels are surging in states hit by Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

South Carolina and North Carolina saw a rise in complaints, mostly about hotels and fuel. AdvertisementAs Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc across southeastern US states, complaints of price gouging have surged. Related storiesIn neighboring North Carolina, which experienced the highest death toll of about 56, there were also dozens of price-gouging complaints. A spokesperson for the North Carolina Attorney General's Office said the state's Department of Justice had received 64 complaints alleging price gouging in western North Carolina. Kylie Mason, communications director for Attorney General Ashley Moody, told BI they had received complaints "mostly about fuel and water."

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☆ Hurricane Helene devastates Asheville's small beer breweries: 'It's quite heartbreaking.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Allie Kelly | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementBrian Fetting and Dan Juhnke welded every chair and table for their business, New Origin Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. Last week, Hurricane Helene stripped away nearly everything. New Origin Brewing is in one of the hardest hit cities by Hurricane Helene, despite its mountain location, 300 miles inland. Some of New Origin's brewing equipment, destroyed by Hurricane Helene. For most of the small breweries dotting the French Broad River and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the devastation from Hurricane Helene can't just be measured in dollars lost.

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☆ With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here's what fliers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

However, weather-related events like Hurricane Helene are generally considered to be outside an airline’s control, meaning passengers have relatively few rights to compensation, experts said. Airlines make concessions in some casesSome airlines are making concessions tied to Hurricane Helene, though they vary by carrier and geography. For example, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have alerts about flooding in the Southeast. American Airlines is also giving leeway to passengers scheduled to travel through Augusta, Georgia, between Sept. 29 and Oct. 4. Plus, policies bought after Helene became a named storm generally won’t cover claims related to it.

Persons: Eric Napoli, Helene, Napoli, “, Hurricane Helene, ”, Sally French, ” Napoli Organizations: North Carolina Department of Transportation, U.S . Department of Transportation, Hurricane, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Valdosta ., Delta, Consumers Locations: Southeast U.S, U.S, Florida, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Asheville , North Carolina, Georgia, Valdosta, Valdosta . United, Augusta , Georgia, Asheville

☆ With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Men inspect the damage from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday in Florida as a Category 4 storm, leaving a swath of wind- and flood-related damage across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Airlines make concessions in some casesDamage to a store in Valdosta, Georgia, from Hurricane Helene. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSome airlines are making concessions tied to Hurricane Helene, though they vary by carrier and geography. For example, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have alerts about flooding in the Southeast.

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'” Kemp told reporters. We will work through the federal process.”Kemp said Biden told him to call directly if he needed any additional resources. "He’s lying, and the governor told him he was lying," Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. The president also said he plans to survey storm damage in North Carolina on Wednesday. Officials in North Carolina were also clear about wanting national politicians to put off prospective visits.

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☆ North Carolina: Communities are coming together to rebuild after Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Dianne Gallagher | Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“My parents live in an absolute gem of the North Carolina mountains,” Perkins said in a post about his experience. “I have never been so relieved to see anyone OK,” Perkins told CNN, adding his parents are in their 70s, but pretty resourceful people. The couple and their dog were forced to climb onto their neighbor’s roof for safety, Jim Bourdy told CNN Sunday. Meredith Keisler during an interview in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 29. Asheville is a strong community.”Coleman speaks during an interview in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 29.

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☆ Hurricane Helene's devastation has blocked access to a one-of-a-kind mine for AI chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tom Carter | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hurricane Helene tore through North Carolina over the weekend, causing widespread devastation. Spruce Pine was hit with over 2 feet of rain between Tuesday and Saturday, The Associated Press said. The two firms play a huge role in the global supply chain that ultimately ends in smartphones and powering cutting-edge AI systems. "The quartz in Spruce Pine formed deep in the Earth without a lot of water carrying in other impurities," Yinan Wang, a geologist, said. That's because the Spruce Pine mines are singular in their scale, he said.

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☆ ‘The life that we built here is gone’: Helene devastated western North Carolina. Communities are coming together to rebuild
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Dianne Gallagher | Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“I have never been so relieved to see anyone OK,” Perkins told CNN, adding his parents are in their 70s, but pretty resourceful people. The couple and their dog were forced to climb onto their neighbor’s roof for safety, Jim Bourdy told CNN Sunday. Meredith Keisler during an interview in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 29. Michelle Coleman, the executive director of a religious outreach organization called Asheville Dream Center, told CNN that she’s never seen Asheville in this state before. Asheville is a strong community.”Coleman speaks during an interview in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 29.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson "is currently being treated for burns," his communications director confirmed to NBC News on Friday night. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Lonergan was responding to an NBC News question about a NewsNation report saying that the North Carolina candidate was hospitalized. Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in parts of North Carolina, especially the western region of the state, where the event was going to be held. In the days after the story broke, four top staff members of the embattled Republican’s campaign stepped down, though the campaign did not link the departures to the report.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Mike Lonergan, Robinson, Lonergan, Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: NBC, Gov, Carolina Faith, CNN, Trump, North, White Locations: Mt . Airy, North Carolina, Carolina, Hurricane

In Catawba County, North Carolina, a 4-year-old who lit up every room she walked into was killed in a head-on car crash on a rainy road. And in Charlotte, North Carolina, a tree fell on a home, killing a resident. Leon Davis via FacebookOn Thursday morning, Davis’ brother, James Carlas Davis, who lives in Mississippi, texted Davis, their two sisters and other family members in a group text chat and asked whether they were ready for Helene. In North Carolina, officials said a resident of Charlotte was pronounced dead early Friday after wind and rain caused a tree to topple onto their home. Gaddis, who lives in Iredell County, North Carolina, added that her faith has helped her through the tragedy of losing Luna.

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☆ Two failing dams in North Carolina force urgent evacuations after days of heavy rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At least two major dams in North Carolina were at risk or in the process of failing on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the region. Officials in South Carolina have been warned that a failure could even impact towns there, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. “RESIDENTS BELOW THE LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National Park. It also received $16.5 million for the project in 2022 from the state of North Carolina.

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Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Hurricane-felled trees caused two deaths in Anderson County, South Carolina, officials said. Debris left by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Fla., on Friday. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP - Getty ImagesMeanwhile, more than 4.3 million people are experiencing power outages in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility data. At 11 a.m., the storm was 30 miles southwest of Bryson City, North Carolina, moving northward with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

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☆ CNN Poll: Harris and Trump are tied in North Carolina, while vice president leads in Nebraska’s 2nd District
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied among likely voters in North Carolina, while Harris holds a comfortable lead in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, according to two new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In North Carolina, Harris and Trump stand at 48% each among likely voters. In Nebraska’s 2nd District, the so-called blue dot encompassing Omaha, Harris has 53% to Trump’s 42%, the poll finds. An 86% majority of Democratic likely voters and 69% of independent likely voters favor keeping the current system, while 69% of GOP likely voters say they’d rather move to a winner-take-all system in the state. But just 41% in North Carolina say they’re very confident, rising to a 59% majority in Nebraska’s 2nd District.

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☆ Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | Jonathan Vanian Is A Technology Reporter For Cnbc.Com | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

CNBC flagged posts with the false information to Meta. A company spokesperson said, “Meta has sent them to third-party fact-checkers for further review.”Across the U.S., with 40 days until the Nov. 5 election, state and local officials say they are puzzled by what to expect from Facebook. In 2016, Facebook was hammered by Russian operatives, pushing out false posts about Hillary Clinton to bolster Trump. Given Maricopa County’s high profile during the election season, the state often attracts attention from Facebook users across the country. During a Senate hearing last week on election threats, Meta’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, fielded questions about the company’s election preparedness.

Persons: Derek Bowens, Bowens, ” Bowens, “ Meta, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Meta, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Taylor Kinnerup, Kinnerup, ”, “, ” Kinnerup, she’d, Meta’s, Nick Clegg, Sen, Susan Collins, Collins, ” Clegg, Scott McDonell, it’s, McDonell, ” McDonell, Jeramy Gray, Meta “, Gray, ” Gray, we’ve Organizations: Facebook, USA, North Carolina State Board, CNBC, Meta, Republican, Russian, Trump, Pew Research Center, Elon, Associated Press, Reuters, Democratic, Maricopa, ” Intelligence, Homeland Security, FBI Locations: Durham County , North Carolina, N.C, ”, North Carolina , Mississippi, New Jersey, Springfield , Ohio, U.S, Canada, Maricopa County, North Carolina , Arizona, Arizona, Maine, China, Dane County, Wisconsin, Los Angeles County, North Carolina’s Durham County

☆ Meta's misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Meanwhile, multiple Facebook users in states like North Carolina, Mississippi and New Jersey continue to share the ballot misinformation without any notification that it's false. Across the U.S., with 40 days until the Nov. 5 election, state and local officials say they are puzzled by what to expect from Facebook. In 2020, the site hosted rampant misinformation about politically charged issues like Covid treatments, masking and voter fraud. Given Maricopa County's high profile during the election season, the state often attracts attention from Facebook users across the country. During a Senate hearing last week on election threats, Meta's head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, fielded questions about the company's election preparedness.

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☆ Trump is getting wilder and wilder, but the White House race remains a toss-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But the nature of the race — a toss-up contest in swing states — has not budged. No clear leaderBut despite the rising heat on the campaign trail, the race remains where it has been for weeks: deadlocked. The vice president is at 50% compared with Trump’s 47% in the latest CNN Poll of Polls average. Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two in Queens, New York, on September 22, 2024. Former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Aero Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, on September 21, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, he’d, —, Trump, He’s, CNN’s KFile, Kamala Harris, Harry Enten, Democrat John F, Richard Nixon, Gretchen Whitmer, Harris ’, “, Harris, Sharyl Attkisson, ”, Joe Biden, Matt Rourke, Biden, Donald Trump, Jim Watson, Republicans —, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, she’s, “ I’m, “ I’ve, ” Harris, South Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, NBC’s Kristen Welker, Who’s Organizations: CNN, White, North Carolina, Democrat, Michigan Gov, Democrats, Trump, NBC News, Democratic, Electoral, Air Force, Capitol, Oval, Democratic National Convention, Republican Party, Aero Center, Getty, Republicans, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, NBC, —, Federal Reserve, mull, Republican, South, “ Locations: Ohio, “ State, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada , Wisconsin , Michigan, North Carolina, United States, Queens , New York, Trump, Chicago, Wilmington , North Carolina, AFP, Florida, South Carolina

Four top staff members of Mark Robinson's campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced Sunday as the candidate faces calls from Republicans to do the same. The campaign said the staff members who stepped down are Chris Rodriguez, campaign manager; Heather Whillier, finance director; Jason Rizk, deputy campaign manager; and Conrad Pogorzelski III, general consultant and senior adviser. Some Republican lawmakers have expressed concern over the allegations, but the North Carolina Republican Party emphasized in a statement shortly after the story was published that Robinson "has categorically denied the allegations." Democrats have sought to link Robinson to former President Donald Trump, releasing new advertisements highlighting Trump's previous praise for Robinson, who is North Carolina's lieutenant governor. Democrats see North Carolina as a state that can possibly be flipped in the presidential race.

Persons: Mark Robinson's, Robinson, Chris Rodriguez, Heather Whillier, Jason Rizk, Conrad Pogorzelski III, Donald Trump, Trump, Sen, JD Vance Organizations: CNN, Republican, North Carolina Republican Party, Democrats, Trump Locations: North Carolina, Ohio

LEESPORT, Pa. — Sen. JD Vance on Saturday reacted for the first time to the bombshell report about Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, saying that the allegations against Robinson "aren't necessarily reality." “The allegations are pretty far out there, of course, but I know that allegations aren’t necessarily reality,” Vance, R-Ohio, said of Robinson’s reported comments on a porn site. The North Carolina Republican Party on Thursday issued a statement reiterating that Robinson has "categorically denied the allegations." North Carolina is considered a crucial state for Republicans to win in order to secure the White House. In the gubernatorial contest, Robinson is polling well behind his Democratic opponent, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.

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☆ Election experts raise alarms about vote counting delays in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Election observers worry that delays in counting mail ballots could give the public a false sense of who’s winning the election. In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, election officials are still barred from beginning to process mail ballots before 7 a.m. on Election Day – even though election workers in both states have clamored for change. Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the State Capitol in Atlanta on September 20, 2024. The new law could delay by an hour or more – depending on the county – the posting of unofficial early results, state election officials have said. In Maricopa County, the general election ballot covers both sides of two pages – twice the length of the ballot voters encountered four years ago.

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☆ 4 senior campaign officials for Mark Robinson step down in wake of CNN report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Dianne Gallagher | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Four top operatives on Republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for North Carolina governor have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday, days after a CNN report uncovered inflammatory comments he made on a porn website. Robinson has a long history of making inflammatory statements but the newly unearthed message board posts go a step beyond. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Robinson repeatedly denied that he made the comments on Nude Africa. Since the CNN report, some North Carolina Republicans have moved to pressure Robinson to drop out – though the state deadline for him to officially withdraw as a candidate has passed. Neither the Robinson campaign nor Nude Africa responded to inquiries from CNN.

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