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The rumors surround taking pets to shelters, cleaning up after a storm and how residents can spot scammers before they give up their personal information or money. The winds and sea are whipped up off the Rickenbacker Causeway as two people cross the street in Miami as Hurricane Irma approaches on Saturday, Sept.
In this geocolor image GOES-16 satellite image taken Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at 11:45 UTC, sunlight, from the right, illuminates Hurricane Irma as the storm approaches Cuba and Florida.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency activated a K-9 group capable of detecting human remains from Missouri Task Force 1 late Thursday night. Gale Blomenkamp, the task force spokesperson, said the seven-member team flew out of Kansas City early Saturday morning, heading to Puerto Rico.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, took action and added a new rumors section to its Hurricane Irma website. FEMA addressed rumors about topics including pets in shelters and hotels, fuel demand in Florida, disaster clean-up, inspections and repairs.
To gauge Hurricane Irma's impact on Miami, some won't be watching just the weather; they'll be tracking Cuban coffee consumption. Cuban-style espresso, or cafecito, is a staple of daily life in Miami.
President Trump is taking the side of three Texas churches that are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over disaster relief funds in the wake of Harvey . The president writes on Twitter, "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
President Trump said that Texas churches should receive disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the state recovers from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
President Trump said that Texas churches should receive disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the state recovers from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey .- Donald J. Trump September 9, 2017 "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
President Donald Trump is taking the side of three Texas churches that are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over disaster relief funds. The president writes on Twitter, "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
Eight days after addressing Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the General Services Administration on Thursday pivoted to the Irma storm aimed at Florida, relaxing certain contracting rules to encourage speed and local awards. Senior Procurement Executive Jeffrey Koses signed a "memorandum raising thresholds for areas included in the Irma declaration response," a GSA spokeswoman told Government Executive .
Rep. Matt Gaetz was one of two Florida Republicans to vote against $15 billion in hurricane relief. He called the relief money, which was attached to a short-term limit of the nation's debt ceiling, as "generational theft."
As Hurricane Irma barrels toward Florida, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the brink of running out of cash for disaster relief and could be in the red by the end of the week. The lack of money could force the agency to essentially start operating on IOUs if Congress doesn't act in time.
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CARIBBEAN SEA Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class John Malico and Aircrewman 1st Class Erick Sotelo, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, help a mother and child during the U.S. Navy relief efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma.
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday tapped a veteran Democrat to lead the state's recovery effort after Harvey, which is shaping up to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. John Sharp is chancellor of Texas A&M University and doesn't plan to leave that job while heading the new Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas.
Here are the top stories for Thursday, September 7th: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos scraps Obama guidelines; Evacuations are underway for hurricane Irma; President Trump congratulates FEMA for Irma preps; The Senate passes aid for Harvey. AP Top Stories September 7, 2017 Here are the top stories for Thursday, September 7th: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos scraps Obama guidelines; Evacuations are underway for hurricane Irma; President Trump congratulates FEMA for Irma preps; The Senate passes aid for Harvey.
Senate Republicans have almost doubled the size of the disaster relief package for Harvey to more than $15 billion, a first installment to help communities in Texas rebuild from the storm - and stock reserves for looming damage from Hurricane Irma. The must-do legislation, paired with a short-term increase in the government's borrowing authority and a temporary government funding bill, is on track to pass the Senate as early as Thursday.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Florida's attorney general slammed as "sickening" Wednesday evening more than 1,500 reported incidents of price gouging with Category 5 Hurricane Irma bearing down on the state, including delivery charges of $100 for a case of water.
As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge. In just five years, the state's total number of federal flood insurance policies has fallen by 15 percent, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency data.