Tag: struggle
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Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, struggle with feeling unheard in the 2024 election
Farhat said the Democratic Party “has missed several key opportunities” to reassure Arab American voters concerned about Gaza. One glaring oversight, he said, is the ongoing decision to supply Israel with weapons for its military campaign in the enclave. He also points to how the Democratic National Convention did not allow a Palestinian American affected…
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Some Floridians struggle to evacuate as Milton bears down
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Tampa Bay, some residents are saying there are limited resources — especially a lack of gasoline — needed in order to evacuate, despite a mandate to leave the area. Ashley Khrais, a resident of Holiday, Florida, located just inland from the coast about an hour northwest of Tampa, is among…
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A week after Helene, recovery efforts struggle to reach parts of southern Appalachia
Spear said that the devastation affecting not just to two-lane roads but major interstates in the area is blocking trucks from accessing communities in the Asheville area. “North Carolina is just very, very different terrain, with service by road,” he said. “So until those roads are repaired, those bridges accessible, this is going to take…
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At least 215 dead as some communities struggle to get basic supplies
At least four deaths from the factory have been confirmed. At tonight’s vigil, the crowd announced each of the victims’ names as their families lit candles in remembrance, some breaking down in sobs as they knelt before their photos. Guadalupe Hernandez Corona, the sister of one of the dead workers, Monica Hernandez, tearfully paid tribute…
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As extreme weather forecasts get better, warnings struggle to cut through
Before Hurricane Helene began ravaging swaths of the southeastern U.S., Amanda Wright had expected a little rain and maybe some flooding to hit the area around Knoxville, Tennessee, where she lives. It wasn’t until friends more than two hours away in Asheville, North Carolina, started posting warnings to Facebook that Wright realized how dangerous the…