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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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Harris will visit Georgia, which former President Donald Trump toured Monday and where he criticized Harris and the Biden administration for their response to the hurricane. Biden is first scheduled to land in Greenville, South Carolina, where he will participate in an aerial tour of storm damage. The White House said that during Harris' visit to Georgia, she will get an on-the-ground briefing about the recovery efforts. A White House official said Harris will travel to North Carolina in the coming days. The White House also said Biden would travel to Georgia and Florida "as soon as possible."

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☆ ‘Tim Walz literally swallowed a cuss word’: Roy Wood Jr. reacts to VP debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Aaron Fisher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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More than 150 deaths have been confirmed in the days since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina. “Communities were wiped off the map,” said North Carolina’s Gov. Follow live updates on the aftermath of Hurricane HeleneJust before Helene hit, Asheville and surrounding towns in western North Carolina had been drenched by storms, complicating the situation. President Joe Biden will visit the devastated state on Wednesday to survey the damage. Tomorrow, President Joe Biden plans to visit North Carolina to survey the damage.

Persons: Helene, ”, Roy Cooper, Hurricane Helene, Joe Biden Organizations: North Carolina’s Gov Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Appalachia

Israel launches a ground operation in Lebanon. North Carolina residents raise questions over disaster responseNorth Carolina residents are only beginning to pick up the pieces after Helene roared through the western part of the state, causing devastating flooding and catastrophic damage. At least 49 people have died and dozens of others are missing in western North Carolina, which includes hard-hit Asheville. But some North Carolina residents are criticizing what they view as a lack of preparation for the storm. In recent weeks, Israel has launched attacks using exploding pagers and walkie talkies, unleashed heavy bombings in Lebanon and killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Persons: Vance, Tim Walz, Helene, Roy Cooper, ”, Deanne Criswell, Sara Legatski, “, Hassan Nasrallah, Read, Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, Walz, Kamala Harris ’, Vance’s, —, Biden, Harris, longshoremen, Carter, Jimmy Carter, Claudia Sheinbuam, Pete Rose, League Baseball’s, Sing, Jon, Adrian Velazquez, Gadiel del Orbe, del Orbe, — Sandra Lilley, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NBC, Asheville . North Carolina Gov, FEMA, Spokespeople, Reuters, AFP, Getty Israel, Lebanon's, Israel Defense Forces, Minnesota Gov, CBS, Getty, Vance’s Yale Law, Democratic Party, International Longshoremen’s Association, United States Maritime Alliance, Workers, League, Sing Sing, del, Vanderbilt University Locations: Asheville , North Carolina, Israel, Lebanon, North Carolina, Carolina, Asheville ., Asheville, Florida, Buncombe County, didn’t, Beirut, Ohio, New York, Springfield , Ohio, East Coast, Gulf Coast, Georgia, NYPD, Kentucky, Spain

A severely damaged water system that could take weeks to repair. Hundreds of miles from where it made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend, Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented damage in western North Carolina, where at least 49 people have died and dozens of others are missing. “The devastation was beyond belief,” North Carolina Gov. “Were they stationing water off the mountain ready to be trucked up here, knowing how fragile our water system is? Anyone acting like this is a surprise has not been here long enough and is not from the mountains and does not understand how water works.”

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Roy Cooper, that’s, Deanne Criswell, Cooper, Devonna Brown, ”, “, ” Sara Legatski Organizations: North Carolina Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA Locations: Florida’s Big Bend, Hurricane, North Carolina, Asheville, “

☆ Before and after satellite photos show Hurricane Helene's destruction of the Florida coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In addition to Florida, Hurricane Helene caused widespread destruction across several states. Google, Airbus/NOAA Remote Sensing DivisionLate Thursday evening, NOAA's GOES East satellite captured the storm making landfall near Perry in northwest Florida. AdvertisementKeaton Beach is just a 30 minutes drive south from where Hurricane Helene made landfall. Google, Airbus/NOAA Remote Sensing DivisionAs of Tuesday, more than 49,000 people in Florida were still out of power, according to the state government. Advertisement"This has been an unprecedented storm that has hit western North Carolina," North Carolina Gov.

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☆ Champions League Briefing: Arsenal’s statement win – and why so many thrashings?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tim Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

If you like your European midweek football this is the week for you, with 54 Champions League, Europa League and Conference League matches being crammed into three nights. The Champions League kicked things off with some of the competition’s favourites beginning to bare their teeth. It was also, incredibly, their 31st defeat from 37 Champions League group stage away games. Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and a first Champions League goal for James McAtee saw City get their first win of this year’s competition. They lost a number of key players in the summer and can’t even play Champions League games at their own home, with the 15,000 capacity Stade Francis-Le Ble not up to Champions League standards (they’re hosting matches at Guingamp’s Stade du Roudourou instead).

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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 accounted for the most deaths at 49 as of Monday afternoon, according to a count by NBC News. At least 12 deaths were reported in Florida, and Georgia has reported 25 deaths, South Carolina 29, Tennessee four and Virginia two. North Carolina Gov. Western North Carolina and particularly the mountain city of Asheville were hit hard by the storm, with flooding making some neighborhoods unrecognizable. More than 200 people from South Carolina State Fire are conducting welfare checks, officials said Monday.

Persons: Helene, Roy Cooper, Lillian Govus, ” Govus, Joe Biden, Deanne Criswell, ”, ” Biden, “, Alejandro Mayorkas, Sara Wolfe, Erwin, ” Gerald O’Connor, Kevin Burch, Rachel Burch, Ron DeSantis, “ It’s Organizations: NBC News, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina Gov, Federal Emergency Management, Homeland, North, Impact Plastics, National Guard, Fire, Gov Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Asheville, Buncombe County, Weaverville, Tennessee, “, Erwin, Pinellas County , Florida

Biden on Sunday called the storm damage "tragic" and said his administration was trying to determine the number of victims. Biden was briefed by Criswell and homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall on the hurricane's impacts in the states that were significantly affected: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. Criswell was scheduled to visit North Carolina on Monday after she surveyed damage in Florida and Georgia over the weekend. Brian Kemp and North Carolina Gov. In addition to Kemp, Biden spoke to Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and South Carolina Gov.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hurricane Helene, ” Biden, Biden, Deanne Criswell, Liz Sherwood, Randall, Criswell, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, ” Trump, “, ”, Brian Kemp, Roy Cooper, Kemp, we’re, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, Henry McMaster Organizations: Emergency, Center, NBC, Sunday, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Criswell, FEMA, Georgia Gov, North Carolina Gov, Republican, Asheville Mayor, South Carolina Gov, Biden Locations: North Carolina, Hurricane, Raleigh, Asheville, Georgia, Florida, North, Buncombe County, South Carolina , Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, Erie , Pennsylvania, Valdosta , Georgia, San Francisco, Washington

☆ Trump picks up the pace: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down the fault lines in our new poll of Latino voters. Leading the charge for more events is Trump himself, a campaign official said, saying Trump was supposed to have a slow Sunday but insisted instead, “We got to do something,” leading to the rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump 54%-40% among registered Latino voters nationwide, the poll shows. “We are looking at Latino voters rather than a consolidated Latino community,” she added. Read more: Nnamdi Egwuonwu dives into how the Harris and Trump campaigns are targeting the increasingly fragmented Latino electorate in very different ways.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Murray, Harris, Katherine Doyle, Jake Traylor, Jonathan Allen, Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, lobbed, ”, “, Helene, Hurricane Helene, Matt Dixon, Adam Edelman, Megan Lebowitz, Brian Kemp hasn’t, Biden, Kemp, North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, ” Biden, Read, There’s, Democratic pollster Aileen Cardona, Arroyo, Republican pollster Micah Roberts, Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro, ’, — Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, GOP, Labor, ”, Georgia Gov, Republican, FEMA, Democratic, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Catholic, Latina, Hart Research Associates, Press Locations: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, U.S, Mexico, Erie , Pennsylvania, Butler , Pennsylvania, Valdosta , Georgia, Hurricane, Georgia, North

Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina over the weekend, leaving behind a trail of death and devastation. North Carolina emergency crews were racing Monday to deliver food and other essential supplies to areas hit hard by Helene. At least 40 people were dead in Buncombe County, home of the thriving mountain city of Asheville, according to law enforcement officials. Photos and videos from Asheville, home to some 95,000 people, captured harrowing scenes and showed neighborhoods rendered unrecognizable by Helene’s impact. The approximately 44 people dead in North Carolina represent a third of all fatalities from the storm.

Persons: Helene, Roy Cooper, Will Overfelt, ”, John Finley, Karol Chase, Jonathan Collier, “, Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller, ” Miller, ” Helene, Melissa Sue Gerrits, NBC’s, Buncombe, ” Lillian Govus, Mark Goldthwaite, “ It’s, Joe Biden, Harris, Biden, Jessica Drye Turner, Turner Organizations: ”, NBC News, Mobile, Gatorade, Health, Buncombe County Sheriff, Homes, Biltmore, Asheville, NBC, Biden, White, Facebook Locations: North Carolina, Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Charlotte, Florida , Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Appalachia, Boone , North Carolina, Biltmore, Black, “, Florida’s Big Bend, Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee

An OSHA spokesperson said in a response to NBC News that the agency did forward his safety allegations to the Coast Guard, which has the jurisdiction to investigate such claims. The Coast Guard also noted at the start of the hearing that the Titan never underwent an independent review, which is standard practice in the industry. “If the Coast Guard became a problem, then he would buy himself a congressman and make it go away,” McCoy said, adding that he resigned soon after. Rush “said the usual response that ‘it takes too long,’” Kohnen testified about getting OceanGate’s submersible classified by the industry. In a transcript of the conversation made public by the Coast Guard as part of the hearing, Rush denied he was going to put anyone at risk with the Titan.

Persons: Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Dawood, OceanGate, ” David Lochridge, Rush, ”, Lochridge, ” Lochridge, Tony Nissen, —, Nissen, “ I’m, Amber Bay, Roy Thomas, Thomas, Steven Ross testified.Rush, Ross, ” Ross, “, Bart Kemper, ” Kemper, Guillermo Söhnlein, ’, Matthew McCoy, ” McCoy, William Kohnen, Rush “, ” Kohnen, ‘, ” Rush Organizations: U.S, OceanGate, Stockton Rush, Getty, LinkedIn, Coast Guard, OSHA, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, NBC News, Titan, American Bureau of Shipping, Kemper Engineering Services, Hydrospace Locations: U.S ., South Carolina, Washington, Canada, Amber, U.S

Iran vows revenge over Nasrallah's deathIsraeli forces killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the militant and political group Hezbollah, in a large-scale attack in Beirut on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the U.S. last week for meetings with Trump, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The ride-or-die fans of historically bad White SoxSights, scenes and snacks at the Los Angeles Angels-vs.-Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on Tuesday. Akilah Townsend for NBC NewsWith Friday's loss, the Chicago White Sox broke the record for the most losses in a Major League Baseball season. Leading up to the historic 121st loss, NBC News spoke with loyal White Sox fans whose support has not wavered despite the team's bad season.

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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.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Sam Perkins, “, ” Perkins, “ Little, Helene, Roy Cooper, Cooper, Perkins, ’, ”, I’ve, McDowell, Jim, Allie Bourdy, Jim Bourdy, Bourdy, Piper, ” Bourdy, Meredith Keisler, CNN Bourdy, “ I’ve, ” Keisler, Michelle Coleman, she’s, ” Coleman, CNN Gary O’Dell, he’s, ” O’Dell, There’s, we’ve, O’Dell, Lucy Tavernier, it’s, Tavernier Organizations: CNN, “, North, Gov, Southern Hospitality, Department of Transportation, Village, Asheville Dream, CNN Sunday Locations: Hurricane, North Carolina, Pine, Little Switzerland, Asheville, United States, Buncombe County, Buncombe, McDowell County, “, Asheville , North Carolina, Vietnam, East Asheville, ”

☆ Audacy completes its financial restructuring and now plans to go private
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Radio network Audacy on Monday shared that it completed its financial restructuring, successfully reducing its approximately $1.9 billion of funded debt by 80%, to $350 million. The radio giant had filed when it disclosed it was entering a restructuring agreement to reduce debt. Audacy is the second largest radio company in the United States behind iHeartMedia and ahead of Cumulus. Audacy, an internet radio conglomerate, operates hundreds of music, news and sports radio stations. The company, founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications, merged with CBS Radio in 2017, before rebranding as Audacy in 2021.

Persons: David Field, Audacy, ”, strongmen Soros, Soros, Rupert Murdoch, ” Soros, Ajit Pai, Donald Trump, George Soros, Chip Roy, ” Roy, Sen, Ted Cruz, Jessica Rosenworcel, Elon Musk’s, ” “ Soros, “ George soros, ” It’s Organizations: CNN — Radio, “, Bloomberg, Fund Management, FCC, Soros Fund Management, Soros, Democratic, Open Society, New York Post, Cumulus Media, iHeartMedia, Cumulus, CNN, Republican, Rothschilds, fcc, Entercom Communications, CBS Radio Locations: Philadelphia, Hungarian, United States, Texas, U.S

☆ Hurricane Helene: Southeast grapples with loss and destruction as Helene leaves over 60 dead, traps families and knocks out power
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Here’s the latest:• Over 60 dead across 5 states: Deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. • Dozens unaccounted amid communications outage: More than 200 people have been rescued from floodwaters in North Carolina after Helene wrought “biblical devastation,” Gov. Marco Bello/Reuters The Laurel Fork Road bridge is destroyed by floodwaters in Vilas, North Carolina, on Friday, September 27. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. A van sits in floodwaters near the Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024.

Persons: Helene, Roy Cooper’s, Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin, Roy Cooper, Avril Pinder, ” Pinder, Crews, Burke, Haywood, Joe Raedle, Elmira Glover, Kathleen Flynn, Marco Bello, John Falchetto, Jonathan Drake, Cassandra Randall, Jessica Downey, Greg Lovett, Hurricane Helene, Hailey Morgan, Phelan M, Megan Varner, Sarah Cribbins, Michael, Luis Santana, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Richard Burkhart, Mike Carlson, Mike Stewart, Candice Ocvil, Jibri Tolen, Erik S, Cristobal Herrera, Candace Redwine, Guy Ford, George G, Tapper, Ricardo Arduengo, Joe Burbank, Carol Poulson, Andrew West, Cynthia Centeno, Gerald Herbert, Reuters Charles Starling, Stephen M, Dowell, Chandan Khanna, Thomas Simonetti, Pete Beach, Ramon Espinosa, Sean Rayford, Paola Chiomante, Helene “, Kemp, it’s, ” Kemp, Carolina ‘, ”, swamping, Cooper, ” Cooper, Stevie Hollander, Hollander, “, Sofia Grace Kunst, ” Kunst, Uno, van, Patrick McNamara, McNamara, ” McNamara Organizations: CNN, Gov, Getty, Reuters, USA, Tampa Bay Times, AP, AFP, East, Savannah Morning, United States Coast Guard, Walt Disney, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Fairview Middle School, Fishel, State Emergency Operations Center, Washington Post, NOAA, National Weather Service, Biltmore, ” North Carolina Gov, Kunst Locations: Bend, Carolina, South Carolina , Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Saluda County, Georgia, Alamo, In Florida, Pinellas County, Craig County , Virginia, Buncombe County, Asheville –, McDowell County, •, Avery, Jackson, Rutherford, Watauga, Yancey, Treasure Island , Florida, Steinhatchee , Florida, Horseshoe Beach , Florida, Valdosta , Georgia, AFP, Boone , North Carolina, Laurel, Vilas , North Carolina, Crystal River , Florida, Hurricane, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, , Florida, Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, Shore, St . Petersburg , Florida, Key , Florida, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Sugar Grove , North Carolina, Port Saint Joe , Florida, Bay Lake , Florida, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Tallahassee, Leon County , Florida, Eastpoint , Florida, Villages, Tallahassee , Florida, Gulfport , Florida, St, Cross City , Florida, Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Panacea , Florida, Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Clearwater , Florida, North Carolina , Georgia, ’, National Weather Service Greenville, Spartanburg , South Carolina, Appalachian, Asheville, Tennessee, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Virginia , Kentucky , Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Asheville , North Carolina, ”, , North Carolina, Sofia, ’ North Carolina

☆ Hurricane Helene: Now comes the hard work of recovering
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Kathleen Flynn/Reuters Boats displaced by Hurricane Helene sit in front of homes in Treasure Island, Florida, on Saturday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. He was briefed Sunday by Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28 in Asheville, North Carolina. Workers clear Cane Creek Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29 in Fairview, North Carolina.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, Meredith Keisler, Keisler, ”, Krista Cortright, Cortright, ” Cortright, Hurricane Helene, Gerald Herbert, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Sean Rayford, Elmira Glover, Kathleen Flynn, Helene, Joe Raedle, Marco Bello, Jonathan Drake, John Falchetto, Cassandra Randall, Jessica Downey, Greg Lovett, Hailey Morgan, Phelan M, Megan Varner, Sarah Cribbins, Michael, Luis Santana, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Richard Burkhart, Mike Carlson, Mike Stewart, Candice Ocvil, Jibri Tolen, Erik S, Cristobal Herrera, Candace Redwine, Guy Ford, George G, Tapper, Ricardo Arduengo, Joe Burbank, Carol Poulson, Andrew West, Cynthia Centeno, Reuters Charles Starling, Stephen M, Dowell, Chandan Khanna, Thomas Simonetti, Pete Beach, Ramon Espinosa, Paola Chiomante, Michael Callahan, Duke, ” Callahan, –, Avril Pinder, Craig Fugate, William Ray, ” Fugate, ” Cooper, Biden, Brian Kemp, Roy Cooper, Deanne Criswell, Liz Sherwood, Randall, Criswell, Donald Trump, ” Trump, “ It’s, It’s, Ken Graham, Esther Manheimer, ” Manheimer, Michelle Coleman, CNN she’s, Coleman, ” Coleman, Gary O’Dell, he’s, I’ve, ” CNN’s Robert Shackelford, Sarah Dewberry, Rafael Romo, Jade Gordon, Ashley R, Williams, DJ Judd, Sunlen Serfaty, Lauren Mascarenhas, Eric Levenson, Isabel Rosales, Taylor Galgano, Sara Smart, Conor Powell, Caroll Alvarado, Caroline Jaime, Emma Tucker, Artemis Moshtaghian, Afshar, Raja Razek Organizations: CNN, White House, ” Workers, Hurricane, Getty, Reuters, USA, Tampa Bay Times, AP, AFP, East, Savannah Morning, United States Coast Guard, Walt Disney, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Fairview Middle School, Fishel, State Emergency Operations Center, Washington Post, NOAA, Buncombe County , North Carolina –, Emergency, ”, Sunday, Georgia Gov, North Carolina Gov, Federal Emergency Management, Homeland, Weather, National Weather Service, Workers, WLOS, Asheville Dream Center Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Carolinas, Asheville, Marion, Western North Carolina, Hurricane, Steinhatchee , Florida, , North Carolina, Asheville , North Carolina, Treasure Island , Florida, Horseshoe Beach , Florida, Boone , North Carolina, Valdosta , Georgia, AFP, Laurel, Vilas , North Carolina, Crystal River , Florida, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, , Florida, Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, Shore, St . Petersburg , Florida, Key , Florida, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Watauga, Sugar Grove , North Carolina, Port Saint Joe , Florida, Bay Lake , Florida, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Tallahassee, Leon County , Florida, Eastpoint , Florida, Villages, Tallahassee , Florida, Gulfport , Florida, St, Cross City , Florida, Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Panacea , Florida, Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Clearwater , Florida, Buncombe County , North Carolina, ”, Washington, North Carolina , Tennessee, Rehoboth Beach , Delaware, Florida , Georgia, Alabama, Bend, Alabama , Tennessee, Erie , Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Baltimore, Fairview , North Carolina, Vietnam

☆ ‘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.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Sam Perkins, “, ” Perkins, “ Little, Helene, Roy Cooper, Cooper, Perkins, ’, ”, I’ve, McDowell, Jim, Allie Bourdy, Jim Bourdy, Bourdy, Piper, ” Bourdy, Meredith Keisler, CNN Bourdy, “ I’ve, ” Keisler, Michelle Coleman, she’s, ” Coleman, CNN Gary O’Dell, he’s, ” O’Dell, There’s, we’ve, O’Dell, Lucy Tavernier, it’s, Tavernier Organizations: CNN, “, North, Gov, Southern Hospitality, Department of Transportation, Village, Asheville Dream, CNN Sunday Locations: Hurricane, North Carolina, Pine, Little Switzerland, Asheville, United States, Buncombe County, McDowell County, “, Asheville , North Carolina, Vietnam, East Asheville, ”

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Fear lingers in this hard-hit city, where trees toppled onto houses and several downtown buildings were destroyed. Anxious families worry their community could be without power for weeks in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Bythwood said that after Hurricane Idalia last August, he and his wife lost power at their home for five days. We’ve got a lot, a lot of damage,” he said. “A lot of houses torn up.”Rosana Baluss, 35, was living in a hotel with no power.

Persons: “, Ronney, Brian Kemp, Bythwood, Hurricane Idalia, Helene, Mike Stewart, We’ve, ”, Nekisha Williams, ” Williams, that’s, Hurricane Helene, Daniella Silva, Roy Rhodes, she’ll, Rhodes, ” Rosana, Sean Rayford, ” Baluss, Bill Parmelee, who’s, Parmelee, ” Kemp Organizations: Lowndes County Civic Center, Hurricane, NBC, Idalia Locations: VALDOSTA, Ga, Hurricane, Valdosta, Lowndes, Lowndes County, ”

☆ Opinion | No Turkish Delight for New York’s Mayor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cindy Adams, The New York Post gossip G.O.A.T., feted her 94th birthday at her rococo Park Avenue apartment in April. I was mesmerized looking around at an amazing web of scheming New York power brokers. A spidery crop of tabloid Gotham villains uneasily circling one another and eating animal crackers and ice cream in the red-lacquered, Ming dynasty’d-out lair of the tabloid queen. Bill O’Reilly was there with an assistant who was handing out cards awarding a free subscription to his substack. Nearby was Robert Thomson, the top lieutenant and best friend of Rupert Murdoch, the mogul who fired O’Reilly for sexual misconduct at Fox News.

Persons: Cindy Adams, you’re, Joey Adams, Roy Cohn’s louche, dynasty’d, Woody, Yi, Bill O’Reilly, Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch Organizations: The New, The New York Post, Gotham, Fox News Locations: The New York, New York

☆ Helene: Dozens dead as hurricane unleashes life-threatening flooding and knocks out power to millions across Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Here’s the latest:• Deaths across 5 states: Storm-related deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. North Carolina has activated 358 guardsmen, while Georgia has more than 300 and Alabama has 43, said Sabrina Singh, Pentagon deputy press secretary. • Severe flooding in North Carolina: Helene “is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina,” Gov. Delivery services were also impacted, with UPS announcing it has suspended service to Florida, North Carolina and Georgia because of the storm. In North Carolina, 290 roads were closed throughout the state, and Gov.

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☆ Video: ‘Have I Got News For You’ Comedian Roy Wood Jr. reacts to ‘evidence’ of Loch Ness monster
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Cassandra Eldred | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Pregnant mom of two is ‘completely trapped’ in her North Carolina home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Jay Croft | Isabel Rosales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Asheville, North Carolina CNN —No power. These are the conditions some North Carolina residents face amid the worst of the flooding caused by tropical depression Helene. Jennifer Replogle, a pregnant mother of two young children, is “completely trapped” at her home above Boone in Tater Hill, North Carolina, elevation 4,200 feet, where severe flooding from tropical storms is not the norm. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesHelene “is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina,” Gov. The storm has exposed other North Carolina residents to life-or-death situations.

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