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The Federal Emergency Management Agency urges residents to be prepared for severe, potentially record historic flooding as Hurricane Matthew continues to impact the eastern Carolinas. Hurricane Matthew remains a dangerous storm and FEMA urges residents in affected states to heed instructions from state, local, and tribal officials.
Big waves lapped against the shore of Jensen Beach as Hurricane Matthew approached Florida's east coast in the early hours of Friday. Forecasters warned the Category 4 storm could bring a storm surge and winds of up 120 mph to coastal communities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
'Scary as heck': Powerful quotes about Hurricane Matthew Here are some of the most powerful quotes about Hurricane Matthew Check out this story on wauwatosanow.com: http://usat.ly/2dRP5np President Barack Obama, meeting in the Oval Office with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, said Matthew was "still a really dangerous hurricane." As Hurricane Matthew pushes its way northward Friday and batters Florida, officials across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have called on citizens to evacuate and head to safety.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington October 7, 2013. Obama, in a visit to FEMA on Monday to spotlight the loss of government services because of the shutdown, urged Congress to reopen government and raise the debt limit immediately.
Meeting in the Oval Office on Friday with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Obama said he was concerned about storm surge and that as the hurricane moves north, areas such as Jacksonville, Florida, and Georgia might be less prepared. Obama told those living in affected areas that, "If they tell you to evacuate, you need to get out of there and move to higher ground."
Officials in three states urged some 2 million people to head to safer ground as the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade continued on its path toward the U.S. at about 10 mph, packing 125 mph winds. Some 8 million Florida residents scrambled to make last-minute preparations as the deadly storm was expected to strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds before approaching the state on Thursday night.
Improving the north country's economy, addressing veterans' needs and assisting struggling farms were among the topics in the first of three debates among candidates for the 21st Congressional District seat. Incumbent Republican Elise M. Stefanik of Willsboro, who is seeking her second term, squared off against Democrat William “Mike” Derrick, a retired Army colonel from Peru in Clinton County, and Green Party candidate Matthew J. Funiciello, a Glens Falls bread company owner and political activist from Hudson Falls.
As FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, left, watches, President Barack Obama gives Gov. John Bel Edwards a hug after visiting the flood damaged area on August 23. In just eight months in office, Gov. John Bel Edwards has been through two catastrophic flood events, two deadly shootings involving law enforcement that grabbed national headlines, a bitter battle over the state budget and ongoing sparring with the state's attorney general. Fifty-six of the state's 64 parishes have received federal disaster declarations.
Federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a train crash in New Jersey to determine what happened before the train barreled through a station too fast, smashing through a concrete-and-steel bumper. Federal investigators trying to figure out the cause of the deadly rail crash at the Hoboken station hoped to question the engineer and lift clues Friday from the train's black box recorders, though one of the devices... Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the rest of his term for defying federal gay marriage rulings.
More than eight months after the White House first asked for it, Congress has finally agreed on some funding to help fight the Zika virus and study its effects. President Barack Obama signed stopgap spending bill Thursday.
Jose Fernandez's pregnant girlfriend breaks cover to say goodbye: Devastated partner, 24, of pitcher is seen for the first time since his death as she joins his Marlins teammates for emotional memorial 'I never saw a kid, bro': Police release graphic video boy, six, being shot dead by cops 'in self defense' after it is allowed into evidence for murder trial of two officers Infamous teenager robber 'the Barefoot Bandit', who led police on a boat chase in the Bahamas after crashing a stolen plane, is set free on work release Taking ibuprofen could raise heart risk by a fifth: Long term use of the painkiller causes chemical reaction that puts strain on the organ 'I guess I'm having another Aleppo moment!' Libertarian Gary Johnson is stumped yet again when asked to name his favorite foreign leader Tropical storm Matthew LASHES the Caribbean with heavy wind and rain as it's set to become a ... (more)
Driving rain and wind couldn't dampen William and Kate's enthusiasm while touring Bella Bella, British Columbia, Monday. The royal couple had t... British environmental writer and pro-science advocate, Mark Lynas, who has devoted his career to speaking around the world on climate change, biotechnology and nuclear power ... Nebraska setter Kelly Hunter received her second Big Ten Setter of the Week honor this season, the conference office announced Monday.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Salazar, as Clinton transition chief, will usher in diversity, not walls Clinton, Sanders to campaign together in New Hampshire Trump enters new debate frontier MORE 's transition team to help her prepare for an orderly transition should she be elected our nation's 45th President. It is clear from Salazar's accomplishments that he will be indispensable to help move forward seamlessly with implementing Clinton's progressive -- and inclusive - agenda for the country.
There's nothing new about flooding in southeast Louisiana. But in the Baton Rouge area, at least, the devastation wreaked by heavy rains is getting worse.
Three Burlington city officials joined more than 450 representatives of Iowa's cities at an annual conference in Des Moines last week and returned with ideas about how to make Burlington better. Nick MacGregor, assistant city manager for public works, said tours of Des Moines during the League of Cities annual conference gave him ideas for what Burlington could do with its riverfront redesign.
Four months ago, at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, in Bismarck, North Dakota, Donald Trump laid out his vision of America's energy future. "A Trump Administration will focus on real environmental challenges, not phony ones," the Republican nominee for President told his audience, apparently alluding to climate change.
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Some of the nation's largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure... By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Some of the nation's largest for-profit college chains are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid heavier government scrutiny. Private wells across the Northeastern United States are drying up in the face of a punishing drought that has lasted for much of the summer.
FEMA will have within 10 to 14 days 10 two-person teams of inspectors doing damage assessments of the 10,000 to 12,000 Ascension Parish homes and businesses inundated after last month's historic flood, parish officials said Wednesday. Parish government and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials reached an agreement on damage assessments this week after Parish Council members aired concerns late last week about the slow start to the process.