Hurricane Irma will hammer insurance industry — up to $65 billion in damage is projected
Hurricane Irma will create combined insured losses of $20 billion to $65 billion, according to a projection from risk modeling software company AIR Worldwide.
FEMA Is Nearly Out of Cash, Just as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Strike
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly running out of disaster relief funding as Hurricane Irma slams Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and heads toward Florida.
Trump shuns Republican leaders to cut debt deal with Schumer, Pelosi
President Trump and Democratic leaders on Wednesday did what Washington does best: striking a bipartisan deal to boost borrowing and spending, keeping the government running into the next fiscal year and speeding disaster relief to Texas and Florida.
Trump declares Hurricane Irma emergencies as Florida worries megastorm could be worse than Harvey
As Hurricane Irma barreled toward the Caribbean on Tuesday — on a path that could send the Category 5 megastorm toward Florida — people up and down the state were starting to prepare for the worst.
Texas churches sue FEMA for disaster relief after Harvey
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been sued by three Texas churches severely damaged in Hurricane Harvey, over what they called its policy of refusing to provide disaster relief to houses of worship because of their religious status.
In wake of Harvey devastation, Israel pledges $1m. to Houston’s Jewish community
Diaspora Affairs Minister Bennett has pledged $1 million in relief aid for the Jewish community of Houston, saying, ‘The Jewish state is measured by its response when our brothers around the world are in crisis.’
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