Hotel forgives guest whose room was trashed by hungry seagulls


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Trump hints at ending aid as Puerto Ricans forced to drink polluted water

President’s tweets warn aid can’t continue ‘forever’, and the mayor of San Juan responds ‘You are incapable of empathy and frankly cannot get the job done’

• Influx of Puerto Ricans could have big impact on Florida

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Gator Park Preps 2,000 Alligators For Irma, Promises None Will EscapeIt’s not just humans bracing for Hurricane Irma ( Read more... )

How Waffle House's hurricane response team prepares for disasterOne of the ways the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) measures hurricane damage is by the Waffle House Index. Waffle House, a popular 24-hour fast food chain in the Southeast, has a unique ability to operate solely on gas if necessary, so a closed Waffle House is often ( Read more... )

Anheuser-Busch canning water - instead of beer - for Harvey victimsCARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- The victims of Hurricane Harvey are getting some help from the makers of Budweiser beer ( Read more... )

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Mitt Romney has had seven months to think about why he lost the 2012 election, and now that he's coming out of his post-campaign dark period, you'd think he'd know exactly how to answer reporters' questions about what happened. But in a new interview with CNN's Gloria Borger, Romney showed he's still not a natural in dealing with the press. When ( Read more... )

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After President Obama's re-election, conservative media figures attacked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for his praise of the president's leadership following Hurricane Sandy. Their attacks followed News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch's pre-election statement that Christie would be to blame if Obama won the election.

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As local leaders and citizens complain of FEMA and the Red Cross and general government absences in their own neighborhoods, independent and local volunteer relief organizations have sprung up in droves, organized almost entirely through word of mouth and extensive social media campaigns.

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