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Oil price spike: Trump admin may ease US shipping rulesUS oil firms and shippers are being readied for a potential temporary suspension of the Jones Act, a century-old law mandating domestic shi...
Hurricane Melissa Tracker: Category 5 Monster to bring the worst storm, catastrophic rainfall and destruction in the next 48 hoursThe National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a warning that the storm presents a “catastrophic and life-threatening” danger, with powerfu...
‘FEMA complicates everything’: Trump eyes executive order to get rid of itU.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), criticising its performance ...
Eco-Anxiety: How Climate Change is Shaping the Future of EntomologyEco-anxiety, the chronic fear of environmental disaster, is becoming a serious concern, especially for entomologists who see the direct eff...
A Trump rally speaker trashed Puerto Ricans. Kamala Harris reached out to them.Vice President Kamala Harris condemned racist remarks made at a Trump rally, highlighting her commitment to Puerto Rico amid Trump's inadeq...
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump shift plans after Hurricane Helene's destructionHurricane Helene's devastation with nearly 100 deaths has disrupted presidential campaigns. Kamala Harris cut her trip short for briefings,...
'Call of Duty' star Kamar de los Reyes passes away at 56The actor is survived by wife Saum and three sons, Caylen, 26, and twins Michael and John, age 9.
A tiny Puerto Rican port is turning into a test lab for trade fluidityShipping ports are capital intensive projects designed to operate at full capacity, with lumbering cranes shuttling containers from ships t...
Tracking Hurricane Fiona: Island-wide power outage in Puerto Rico, everything you need to knowThe hurricane is expected to strengthen over the following two days, with wind gusts possibly hitting 115 mph.
How to teach young people about climate change? This comic strip may have the answerThe school system is not adequately set up to help them address their concerns.
Prince Harry, Meghan announce partnership with food charity to serve disaster-stricken areasThe charity will seek support from other groups to build more such centers around the world.
Joe Biden courts Latino voters in first trip to Florida as nomineeA win for Biden in Florida would dramatically narrow Trump's path to reelection. But in a state where elections are often decided by a perc...
Social media analysis to forecast economic impact of COVID-19: StudyIn their study, researchers said traditional economic recovery estimates, such as surveys and interviews, are usually costly, time-consumin...
In 2017, India second worst in extreme weather deathsThe analysis shows that India had reported loss of over 73,000 human lives in past 20 years (1998-2017) due to extreme weather events.
Can Indian firms improve their crisis response record?Heavyweights in Indian firms say most CEOs & promoters see CSR spend as the limit of their social responsibility. There’s reluctance to spe...
Time honours Ian Grillot who took a bullet for an Indian techie during Kansas shootingThe Navy veteran's name features in the magazine among "5 Heroes Who Gave Us Hope in 2017."
Facebook now launches disaster maps in India for crisis situationsDisaster maps will help government and humanitarian organisations get crucial citizen data like whereabouts and movements in times of any d...
Puerto Ricans displaced by hurricane could be moved to US mainlandTwo of the people who spoke to HUD officials said using large commercial cruise liners had been suggested to move residents en masse.
Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane responsePuerto Rico's creaky power grid was wiped out in the storm, a loss expected to further cripple the island's economy, which has long been mi...
There's too much attention on the FedIt's the height of American arrogance to place so much attention on the Fed.