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Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills socked much of the northern United States on Wednesday, even setting a record in a Minnesota city so cold it's called the Icebox of the Nation, and will stay put for days to come as snow-hardened Erie digs out from a record snowfall. The National Weather Service reported International Falls and Hibbing, Minnesota, set record low temperatures on Wednesday morning.
In this Nov. 15, 2017 photo, some roofs damaged by the whip of Hurricane Maria are shown still exposed to rainy weather conditions, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog says his office will be investigating how a tiny Florida company won more than $30 million in contracts for desperately needed relief supplies following Hurricane Maria.
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says the storm brought 34 inches on Christmas Day, a n... A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official. A New York jury that found two former South American soccer officials guilty of bribery charges is set to continue deliberations against a third official.
Jaime Almanzar, 54, and his seven family members have been living at the motel in Victoria for the past four months since Hurricane Harvey. Almanzar can't afford to repair his damaged two-bedroom home and is working odd jobs every day for food and basic necessities.
Inocencia Rivera, mother of Eduardo Gonzalez, a man who committed suicide three weeks after the passage of Hurricane Maria, stood on her balcony, surrounded by small, solar powered Christmas lights and a Puerto Rican flag in Morovis, Puerto Rico. MOROVIS, Puerto Rico>> Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter Miriam Narvaez joined their neighbors in a line outside city hall in Morovis, a town of 30,000 people still living without electricity in the mountains of central Puerto Rico more than three months after Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. island.
Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter Miriam Narvaez joined their neighbours in a line outside city hall in Morovis, a town of 30,000 people still living without electricity in the mountains of central Puerto Rico more than three months after Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. island. They waited two hours under the searing sun for their twice-a-week handout - 24 bottles of water and a cardboard box filled with basic foods such as tortillas, canned vegetables and cereal.
When a group of baby elephants needed warmth during a cold front in Southeast Asia last week, they bundled up in donated crochet and knitted blankets. Save Elephant Foundation was in need of provisions after an unusual bout of cold weather rolled into the area, threatening the youngest of its herd.
The tax bill due for final passage Wednesday could be as damaging to Puerto Rico's economy as Hurricane Maria was. Provisions of the legislation aimed at bringing operations and jobs back to the United States from overseas would apply to Puerto Rico just as they would to India, Ireland or any other foreign jurisdiction.
Metro Orlando was ranked as one of the nation's hardest places to find affordable housing before Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico three months ago, and tens of thousands of residents started leaving the island for Central Florida. Many are now living temporarily with family or friends, but are understandably impatient to move into their own homes.
I've heard those three words repeated in the mountains of Puerto Rico, amid the wreckage of Big Pine Key and from the mayor who thinks his Texas town may die. I've heard them spat in anger and mumbled in resignation and from California, you can hear them choked through smoke and fear in real time as 2017 explodes the ranks of America's fastest growing demographic: Disaster survivor.
President Donald Trump removed climate change from the list of worldwide threats menacing the United States on Monday, a shift that underscores the long-term ramifications of the The document depicts Russia and China as combative rivals in perpetual competition with the U.S. But it makes no mention of what scientists say are the dangers posed by a ... (more)
This photo taken last month in San Juan, Puerto Rico, shows roofs damaged by Hurricane Maria and the interior of buildings still exposed to the elements. Carlos Giusti/AP hide caption This photo taken last month in San Juan, Puerto Rico, shows roofs damaged by Hurricane Maria and the interior of buildings still exposed to the elements.
Texas has been awarded billions in federal aid to help recover from Hurricane Harvey and the devastating flooding that followed, but it's unclear how the state is spending its share of the money. Disaster recovery experts say the lack of transparency in Texas could hinder coordination, encourage fraud and squander an opportunity not only to rebuild after one of the country's costliest natural disasters, but also to mitigate the risks of the next monster storm.
Republicans are hesitant to switch from our winner-take-all state laws allocating electors to the electoral college to using the National Popular Vote. The National Popular Vote Plan would award all of a state's electors to the candidate who wins the most popular votes in all fifty states.
With tomato prices soaring above $35 per carton in mid-December, some customers are cutting back, and shippers expect market conditions will be tight into the new year. Set back by Hurricane Irma in September, season-to-date shipments of Florida tomatoes this fall have totaled 3.44 million cartons through Dec. 9, down 54% from 7.4 million cartons the same time a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In this Nov. 17, 2017, file photo, George Dorsey walks through his hurricane-damaged home in Houston. If House Republicans have their way, victims of hurricanes in Texas and Florida could deduct their losses on their taxes.
In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, family members of El Faro crew members stand with photographs of their loved ones during a break in a U.S. Coast Guard investigative hearing in Jacksonville, Fla. Federal accident investigators on Tuesday, Dec. 12, will determine the probable cause of the sinking of the cargo ship, the worst maritime disaster for a U.S.-flagged vessel in decades that resulted in the deaths of 33 mariners.
Uh-oh. Chelsea Handler tweeted a video that insulted Sarah Huckabee Sanders' appearance, but fans tore into Chelsea for being a 'bully' and a hypocrite! "Get the ' Sarah Huckabee Sanders' look," Chelsea Handler , 42, tweeted on Dec. 7, linking to a video featuring comedian Emily Fortune Feimster , 37, pretending to be the 35-year-old White House Press Secretary.
Lying to the FBI has consequences : What does a 21-year veteran of the FBI make of General Michael Flynn pleading guilty to the bureau? Jeff Ringel, director of the Soufan Group and a former FBI supervisor, joined "Salon Talks" to discuss what the implications are for Flynn. Watch it here .
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don't worry - anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello last month asked federal taxpayers to shell out $94 billion to pay for the territory's recovery from Hurricane Maria - then turned around and paid out about $100 million in Christmas bonuses to government employees on the island.