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Hurricane Ian: Florida Search Operation Redoubled as Death Toll Tops 100

October 4, 2022 / U.S. News

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) – Search-and-rescue teams in Florida doubled back to examine tens of thousands of Gulf Coast homes and businesses on Monday after an initial sweep through areas ravaged by Hurricane Ian, as the death toll from one of America’s fiercest storms on record topped 100. Emergency crews have made cursory inspections of […]

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By the Numbers: The Impact of Hurricane Ian

October 3, 2022 / U.S. News

(Reuters) – Five days after Hurricane Ian cut a swath of destruction across Florida and the Carolinas as one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland, officials are still assessing the damage. Here are some of the early measures of Ian’s catastrophic impact: How many people have died? As of Monday morning, at least 85

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Supreme Court Rejects Don Blankenship’s Appeal Over Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion

October 3, 2022 / U.S. News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away former Massey Energy Co CEO Donald Blankenship’s bid to overturn his conviction on a charge of criminal conspiracy stemming from a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 coal miners. The justices declined to hear an appeal by Blankenship, who served a one-year

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9 Cases The Supreme Court Will Hear This Fall

October 1, 2022 / U.S. News

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opens a new nine-month term, loaded with important cases on issues including race, voting rights, religious liberty, environmental regulation, the power of federal agencies and even Andy Warhol paintings. Here is a look at some of the cases that the justices are due to hear during the term. 1.

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Death Toll from Hurricane Ian Rises to 20

October 1, 2022 / U.S. News

FORT MYERS, Fla./CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) -Florida, North and South Carolina faced a massive clean-up on Saturday from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian, after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and killed more than 20 people. New images from the National

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