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Severe weather in tropical storm’s wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency
North Carolina has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Chantal caused severe flooding and at least six deaths.
State Department explains decision to destroy 500 tons of emergency food
The State Department is defending its plans to destroy approximately 500 tons of taxpayer-funded emergency food resources, ...
Josh Stein declares state of emergency for these 13 NC counties affected by Chantal
The tropical storm hit the state on July 6, bringing severe flooding to multiple counties. At least six people died due to ...
Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for ...
Gov. Murphy declares state of emergency as flash flooding wreaks havoc across N.J.
Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Monday night as flash flooding hit multiple parts of New Jersey. Murphy asked ...
Kotek declares state of emergency in Oregon due to imminent threat of wildfire
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency in Oregon on July 16 that will last through end of the year due to the imminent ...
Black America is in a ‘state of emergency,’ National Urban League report says
The civil rights and urban advocacy group criticized conservative commentators for framing diversity efforts as “anti-white discrimination,” and said landmark civil rights legislation is under attack.