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US government vows major aid for Hurricane Ian victims as rescues continue

US officials have pledged to provide an unprecedented amount of federal disaster aid as crews scrambled to rescue people still…

Irish Independent

Joe Biden declares South Carolina state of emergency as Hurricane Ian causes catastrophic damage in Florida

President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency for South Carolina as devastating Hurricane Ian regains strength after battering…

Irish Independent

Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida

A revived Hurricane Ian is bearing down on South Carolina’s coast and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting…

The Independent UK

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Florida begins to assess devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian

FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the…

Miami Herald

The insidious take-over of Mexico’s police

Disorganised attempts to improve policing in Mexico have led to the slow creep of the army and skyrocketing murder rates.

360info

Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded, at least 12 dead

FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the…

Miami Herald

Bus of senior citizens pursued on Cape Cod by National Guard member who thought they were migrants

Shocking incident is being investigated by state National Guard

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as winds hit 150mph

More than 2.5 million people in Florida were under mandatory evacuation orders on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Hurricane Ian: more than 2m without power as Florida hit with ‘catastrophic’ wind and rain

‘Major, major’ storm, estimated to be 140 miles wide, sweeps inland after causing huge flooding on coast, with millions of…

The Guardian - US

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Migrant encounters at the border are higher today than they were before Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star began

The number of migrant encounters at the Texas-Mexico border has climbed from 109,456 in March 2021, the month the mission…

The Texas Tribune

Why Nevada wants to use drones inside prisons

Prison staffing has grown so dire that governors in Florida and West Virginia have declared states of emergency in recent…

Politico

Florida prepares for catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Ian approaches

The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center in Miami shows that Ian is expected to bring a storm surge…

Politico

Amlo promised to take Mexico’s army off the streets – but he made it more powerful

Soon after taking office, Andrés Manuel López Obrador created a new force, the national guard – and handed control of…

The Guardian - US

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Russian National Guard ‘under strain’ to contain domestic protests against mobilisation

Protests have erupted after President Putin announced a ‘partial mobilisation’ to recruit up to a million men in the armed…

Evening Standard

Moment Ukrainian soldier blasts Russian helicopter out of the sky with missile launcher

The Russian MRI-eight attack helicopter, capable of holding eight serviceman was destroyed by a Soviet-designed infrared air missile launcher aimed…

Daily Mirror

5 numbers that show Hurricane Fiona's devastating impact on Puerto Rico

Experts say it will still take some time before the public knows the full impact of Hurricane Fiona on Puerto…

WEKU

Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos; Puerto Rico faces big cleanup

Most people in Puerto Rico remained without electricity or running water.

Politico

Fiona hammers Turks and Caicos Islands with hurricane winds

Hurricane Fiona is raking the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico.

Irish Independent

New York spent $250M on tech to fight Covid that no one uses

National Guard personnel are managing New York's ventilator stockpile, one example of the equipment left behind after governments went on…

Politico

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Hurricane Fiona rips through Puerto Rico

Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico’s south-west coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped…

Irish Independent

Mexico's military on display in independence celebrations

Mexico’s Independence Day parade had even more of a militaristic air this year coming just days after the relatively new…

The Independent UK

National Guard activated to assist migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said his administration plans to activate up to 125 members of the state’s National Guard as…

The Independent UK

A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks

But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official…

WEKU

Texas reduces National Guard members deployed to Operation Lone Star border mission

Abbott said there’s over 5,000 guard members still assigned to the border. He initially said he had deployed 10,000.

The Texas Tribune

Illinois governor signs disaster declaration, calls up National Guard to assist with migrants bused from Texas

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is signing a disaster proclamation to secure resources for the asylum-seekers bused to Illinois…

Chicago Tribune