natural disaster
Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over weather service warning systems
May 30, 2025Trump weakened understaffed National Weather Service offices. Some people in the storms' path wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.
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U.S. economic sanctions aggravate earthquake response in Syria
February 13, 2023The delivery of humanitarian aid is always difficult in situations of natural disaster. But in Syria, years of economic warfare waged by the U.S. makes things even more challenging.
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Union members nationwide rally to Kentucky brothers and sisters hit by tornadoes
March 17, 2022“If somebody needs help, we're going to be there for them. That's what makes me a proud union member today, and I will die a proud union member."
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Socialism in the mix as Haitians react to catastrophe
September 1, 2021Assassination, earthquake, foreign military intervention - Haitians have seen it all in only a matter of weeks.
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