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Georgia's Sapelo Island: 7 dead after gangway collapses at ferry pier

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Authorities said at least seven people were killed Saturday when part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, where crowds gathered for a fall celebration of the island's tiny Gullah-Geechee community of black slave descendants had. Eight people were taken to hospitals, at least six with serious injuries, and […]

By Andrew Jack

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

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FACT FOCUS: A look at the misinformation surrounding Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Successive hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a variety of false and misleading information, some of which is still circulating despite being conclusively proven false. In the final weeks of a closely contested presidential election, the false information became political fodder, particularly in swing states that […]

By Andrew Jack

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024

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Harris, Trump change campaign plans after Hurricane Helene devastation

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday repeatedly spread falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene, even as he claimed not to politicize the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. The former president and Republican nominee claimed as he landed in Valdosta that President Joe Biden was “asleep” and did […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024

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Trump criticizes the US response to Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal disaster management authorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration's response to the Great devastation caused by Hurricane Heleneeven as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and provide aid to the hardest-hit communities. As President Trump delayed disaster relief for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and Money diverted from […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024