Tag: disaster
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A federal disaster fund has drawn 50,000 applications after twin hurricanes. One problem: It’s out of money.
When the river began to rise in Asheville, North Carolina, last month, Lucious Wilson stood on a nearby hill and watched as his brewery slowly vanished in the floodwaters generated by Hurricane Helene. “We need help,” he told NBC News this week, standing near the ruins of his business, Wedge Brewery. “We don’t need politics.”…
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Small Business Administration disaster loan program exhausts funds after Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON — The Small Business Administration said on Tuesday it has exhausted funds for its disaster loan program following increased demand from Hurricane Helene, with Congress being in recess. “Until Congress appropriates additional funds, the SBA is pausing new loan offers for its direct, low-interest, long-term loans to disaster survivors,” the SBA said in a statement.…
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False claims about FEMA disaster funds and migrants pushed by Trump
False claims that federal emergency disaster money was given to migrants in the U.S. illegally have spread quickly in recent days, boosted by former President Donald Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters. Trump repeated one of the more extreme baseless allegations during a rally Thursday in Saginaw, Michigan, saying that the money had…
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Hurricane Helene live updates: Hope fades in search for flooding disaster survivors
Hurricane Helene live updates: Hope fades in search for flooding disaster survivors