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States Sue FEMA Over Disaster Grant Program Termination
Twenty Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against FEMA on Wednesday, challenging the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, citing the program's cancellation of projects and rejection of new applications despite Congressional funding and allegin...
States Sue FEMA Over Disaster Grant Program Termination
Twenty Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against FEMA on Wednesday, challenging the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, citing the program's cancellation of projects and rejection of new applications despite Congressional funding and allegin...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU and Mexico
President Donald Trump announced a 30% tariff on all goods from the European Union and Mexico, starting August 1st, escalating trade tensions and prompting a temporary suspension of retaliatory tariffs by the EU.
Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU and Mexico
President Donald Trump announced a 30% tariff on all goods from the European Union and Mexico, starting August 1st, escalating trade tensions and prompting a temporary suspension of retaliatory tariffs by the EU.
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44% Bias Score
Florida's Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Exacerbates Hurricane Risks for Undocumented Residents
Florida's increasingly harsh anti-immigrant policies are creating a life-threatening situation for undocumented immigrants during hurricane season, as many fear seeking shelter due to potential encounters with immigration authorities, despite the high death toll from hurricanes like Ian (150 deaths ...
Florida's Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Exacerbates Hurricane Risks for Undocumented Residents
Florida's increasingly harsh anti-immigrant policies are creating a life-threatening situation for undocumented immigrants during hurricane season, as many fear seeking shelter due to potential encounters with immigration authorities, despite the high death toll from hurricanes like Ian (150 deaths ...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Administration Criticized for Ukraine Weapons Pause and Ineffective Disaster Response
President Trump's administration faced criticism for a Pentagon-ordered pause on weapons to Ukraine, budget cuts to FEMA hindering disaster relief efforts, and a delayed response to the Texas floods, all highlighting issues of loyalty over competence and communication breakdowns.
Trump Administration Criticized for Ukraine Weapons Pause and Ineffective Disaster Response
President Trump's administration faced criticism for a Pentagon-ordered pause on weapons to Ukraine, budget cuts to FEMA hindering disaster relief efforts, and a delayed response to the Texas floods, all highlighting issues of loyalty over competence and communication breakdowns.
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52% Bias Score
Camp Mystic's FEMA Flood Map Appeals Expose Systemic Risk
Camp Mystic, a Texas girls' summer camp, successfully lobbied FEMA to remove over a dozen buildings from its flood maps despite increased flood risk indicated by private data, potentially contributing to the deaths of 27 people in a July 4th flash flood.
Camp Mystic's FEMA Flood Map Appeals Expose Systemic Risk
Camp Mystic, a Texas girls' summer camp, successfully lobbied FEMA to remove over a dozen buildings from its flood maps despite increased flood risk indicated by private data, potentially contributing to the deaths of 27 people in a July 4th flash flood.
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24% Bias Score
Delayed Federal Response to Texas Floods Raises Concerns
Federal Urban Search and Rescue teams were not deployed to assist with the deadly Texas floods until at least four days after the disaster began, raising concerns about the federal emergency response system and the effectiveness of a new rule requiring the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's...
Delayed Federal Response to Texas Floods Raises Concerns
Federal Urban Search and Rescue teams were not deployed to assist with the deadly Texas floods until at least four days after the disaster began, raising concerns about the federal emergency response system and the effectiveness of a new rule requiring the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's...
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52% Bias Score
Texas Floods: Government Failures Exacerbated Deadly Disaster
Deadly flash floods in central Texas killed at least 130 people, highlighting failures in local and state government's disaster preparedness, including the rejection of funding for a flood warning system and the misallocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Texas Floods: Government Failures Exacerbated Deadly Disaster
Deadly flash floods in central Texas killed at least 130 people, highlighting failures in local and state government's disaster preparedness, including the rejection of funding for a flood warning system and the misallocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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48% Bias Score
FEMA Appeals Enabled Camp Expansion, Leading to Deadly Flood
Federal regulators repeatedly approved appeals to remove Camp Mystic buildings from flood maps, leading to reduced oversight and expansion in a flood plain; at least 27 people died when a historic flood hit on July 4th, exceeding FEMA's 100-year flood projections.
FEMA Appeals Enabled Camp Expansion, Leading to Deadly Flood
Federal regulators repeatedly approved appeals to remove Camp Mystic buildings from flood maps, leading to reduced oversight and expansion in a flood plain; at least 27 people died when a historic flood hit on July 4th, exceeding FEMA's 100-year flood projections.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration Hails Rapid Federal Response to Texas Floods, Contrasting Biden's Record
Following deadly Texas floods, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lauded the Trump administration's rapid federal response, contrasting it with slower responses under Biden to the Ohio train derailment and Maui wildfires; at least 119 people died in the Texas floods, and the Trump administratio...
Trump Administration Hails Rapid Federal Response to Texas Floods, Contrasting Biden's Record
Following deadly Texas floods, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lauded the Trump administration's rapid federal response, contrasting it with slower responses under Biden to the Ohio train derailment and Maui wildfires; at least 119 people died in the Texas floods, and the Trump administratio...
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56% Bias Score
Delayed Federal Response to Texas Floods Raises Concerns
Following deadly Texas floods leaving over 120 dead, federal Urban Search and Rescue teams were deployed days later, raising concerns about response time and a new rule requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security's approval for smaller expenditures.
Delayed Federal Response to Texas Floods Raises Concerns
Following deadly Texas floods leaving over 120 dead, federal Urban Search and Rescue teams were deployed days later, raising concerns about response time and a new rule requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security's approval for smaller expenditures.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Seeks FEMA Remaking, Not Abolishment
Following criticism and calls for its abolishment, the Trump administration now seeks to remake FEMA, using the Texas flood response as a model for future disaster relief, deploying multiple federal agencies.
Trump Seeks FEMA Remaking, Not Abolishment
Following criticism and calls for its abolishment, the Trump administration now seeks to remake FEMA, using the Texas flood response as a model for future disaster relief, deploying multiple federal agencies.
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48% Bias Score
Texas Floods: 129 Dead, 170 Missing, Criticism of Warning Systems
Following the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas, at least 129 people have died, with more than 170 still missing; President Trump visited the area, expressing condolences and noting the need for improved safety systems while facing criticism over inadequate warnings.
Texas Floods: 129 Dead, 170 Missing, Criticism of Warning Systems
Following the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas, at least 129 people have died, with more than 170 still missing; President Trump visited the area, expressing condolences and noting the need for improved safety systems while facing criticism over inadequate warnings.
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48% Bias Score
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