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Three members of a North Carolina family, including a 7-year-old boy, died in the disastrous flooding from Helene. Now, the survivors share their story of immense grief and comforting faith.
According to Grok, the United States has committed approximately $175 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. This figure includes both military and financial aid break down in ink On Monday Joe Biden told suffereing Americans in the flood disaster zone, “No,” there won’t be more resources coming… “We’ve …
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in the Asheville area of western North Carolina more than tripled on Monday to at least 40 — as survivors in remote mountain towns described seeing the bodies of victims stuck in trees. Nationwide, there have been at least 133 fatalities from Hurricane Helene, which has cut a path …
Biden-Harris’ FCC Nuked 20,000 Starlink Terminals For North Carolina That Could’ve Saved Lives Hurricane Helene shows how fragile modern society is when a monster storm invades the Appalachian region. Yet, Elon Musk’s space internet company could’ve supplied residents with Starlink terminals over the years through a rural federal program. However, the Biden administration’s weaponization of …
This is unbelievable. XVIII Airborne Corps is located on Fort Bragg (I refuse to call it by that other woke name), a mere 268 miles from Asheville and the worst flooding areas of this Biblical-level tragedy. The Corps’ capabilities include: -Extensive medium and heavy lift… https://t.co/85YDn82r4P — Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) September 30, 2024 A heartbroken …
https://twitter.com/GreenbackNote/status/1840598774277706107 NEW: 8 alleged migrants have been arrested in Eastern, Tennessee for robbing flood victims as local communities try to recover from apocalyptic flooding. Local Americans are helping their neighbors in need however some migrants are capitalizing on the tragedy. Albin Nahun… pic.twitter.com/aJTaugYJ6G — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 30, 2024
Asheville and Western North Carolina are grappling with devastating flooding in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Historic areas like Biltmore Village are underwater, as roads buckle from landslides and rising waters, effectively isolating the region. The damage is staggering, with entire communities cut off and facing the worst flooding in recent memory. As emergency crews …
Aerial footage captures the extensive flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, as Helene submerged buildings. pic.twitter.com/15R89vWTvf — AccuWeather (@accuweather) September 28, 2024 Asheville is devastated. Maybe Ukraine can return some of the money and we can rebuild for the American people. pic.twitter.com/wfbGI8Wiiy — Amy Kremer (@AmyKremer) September 28, 2024 EVERY ROAD into #Asheville North Carolina is …
More than 747,000 registrants have been stripped from North Carolina’s voter rolls since the start of 2023 due to ineligibility, the state’s elections board announced on Sept. 26. North Carolina’s county boards of elections ended the 20-month purge in August, removing an average of 1,200 names per day, according to a North Carolina State Board …
Tri state area weather on Facebook just shared this.. I-40 East is gone between Tennessee and NC pic.twitter.com/pBsAA9XfFp — Chris Hall, Y'all (@ChrisHallWx) September 27, 2024 Multiple 18 wheelers are having their tires slashed in west Tennessee off I-40 and I can barely find anyone talking about it except a few local news channels. This …
🚨 URGENT: DAM FAILURE IMMINENT IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC This would be CATASTROPHIC. All residents below the Lake Lure Dam are being ordered to evacuate IMMEDIATELY, as massive amounts of rain from Hurricane Helene is expected to cause the dam to break. GET OUT NOW! A dam… pic.twitter.com/8uPWcXviqn — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 27, 2024 …
Kamala Harris’ campaign sent this email out. 😅 pic.twitter.com/lxUAsOB0CP — 🇺🇸 Pismo 🇺🇸 (@Pismo_B) September 26, 2024
Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, battering the coast with torrential rain and punishing gusts as residents across the southeastern US braced for what forecasters warned would be a ‘nightmare storm’. Helene roared ashore around 11:10pm CDT last night with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It hit near …
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Cal Fire firefighter was arrested Friday, accused of igniting five fires in the North Bay in recent weeks when he was off duty. The 38-year-old man from Healdsburg was arrested Friday morning at the agency’s Howard Forest station in Mendocino County. https://abc7news.com/post/cal-fire-firefighter-arrested-arson-north-bay-fires-off-duty-geyserville-healdsburg-windsor/15330964/
There’s no record of time spent in state prison related to those cases in the early 2000s. Court records show more than 100 criminal counts have been filed against Ryan Routh in North Carolina, most in Guilford County, which underlies Greensboro. The exact outcome of each case was not immediately clear Sunday. The court records …
HUGE: North Carolina Appeals Court rules that RFK Jr’s name MUST be removed from the ballot: “The State Board of Elections [must] disseminate ballots WITHOUT the name of petitioner Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appearing as a candidate for President of the United States.” pic.twitter.com/RLHiwgiVNh — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 6, 2024 ADD MICHIGAN TO THE LIST! …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a hacking alert on Tuesday warning that North Korea was aggressively targeting the cryptocurrency industry, using complex and elaborate schemes that render “well versed” cybersecurity experts vulnerable to attacks. North Korea is conducting “highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns against employees of decentralized finance (DeFi), cryptocurrency, and similar …
I suppose this is one way to ensure accountability. North Korean leading psychopath, Kim Jong-Un, has executed “up to 30” government officials he deems responsible for massive flooding that killed at least 4,000 people, according to South Korean media. The officials had been charged with “corruption” and “dereliction of duty.” They were sentenced to death, …
The NYT Is Reporting That Biden Signed A Secret Order In March To Command US Forces To Prepare For Simultaneous Nuclear War With China, Russia and North Korea. For the first time, the strategy addresses a plan to deter China in response to the growth of its nuclear arsenal. According to the report, the document is so …
Families in North Carolina spending 22% more on household goods than in 2021 Average household spending in North Carolina is $1,017 more per month today to buy the same goods and services as it was in 2021. Average household spending in North Carolina is $1,017 more per month today to buy the same goods and …
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Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Children (North Texas): Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth reported a recent spike in cases of Mycoplasma pneumonia, a bacteria causing “walking pneumonia.” Last week, 80 out of 398 patients tested positive for pneumonia, compared to 0% last year. Children are likely spreading the bacteria in close contact at summer camps or swimming pools. The infection causes cold-like …
Higher Taxes: Labour plans to raise taxes on North Sea oil and gas producers. Specifically, they intend to increase the existing windfall taxes from the current 75% to 78%. This move aims to fund their ‘green prosperity plan’, which includes investments in renewables through a state-owned vehicle called Great British Energy. Ban on New Licenses: Labour has pledged …
Philadelphia police are investigating after a pizza delivery driver was shot and killed on Thursday night. It happened around 9 p.m. on the 2000 block of Ridge Avenue near Master Street in North Philadelphia. Police say the 29-year-old man was shot multiple times. He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Russia and North Korea cemented a formal military pact this week, vowing to come to each other’s aid if either one is attacked. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked, during a Pyongyang summit on Wednesday …
Panasonic says EV market slowdown in U.S. worse than expected Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday that its EV battery arm will likely miss its initial profitability target due to a worse-than-expected slowdown in the North American market for electric vehicles. "There was… — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) May 17, 2024 TOKYO — Japan’s …
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Russian forces are massing for another cross-border assault northwest of Kharkiv as Ukrainian soldiers struggle to fight off an attack that threatens the city, Ukraine’s spy chief has warned. General Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, told the New York Times that Ukraine was running out of reserves and that the battlefield situation was …
