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Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the Federal Emergency Management Authority have been prevalent, including rumors that the agency does not have enough money to help hurricane victims. The war between Israel and Hamas is still stoking tensions at Columbia University. The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded. |
Amid misinformation, lawmakers demand more for FEMA |
Back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton have stretched some disaster relief thin. President Joe Biden has pressed Congress to "move as rapidly as they can" to pass more emergency aid, especially to help supplement loans forsmall business wrecked by the hurricanes. |
But emergency officials and others are calling for more than money. FEMA wants to quell rampant misinformation about its capacity to help Americans, saying they've got enough money in the short term to help survivors. |
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Columbia University protesters escalate rhetoric |
Some students protesting at Columbia are not softening their stance or language. A group of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University are scaling up their message against Israel, calling for "liberation by any means necessary, including armed resistance." Several Jewish students at Columbia have spoken out online about the fear they now face on campus. Read more |
Bird flu in humans is still spreading | A fourth person contracted bird flu in California amid outbreaks in the state's dairy industry, state officials said Thursday. As in prior confirmed cases, the person works in the state's agricultural Central Valley and was in contact with infected dairy cattle, the California Department of Public Health announced in a news release. The case comes as officials have identified 17 people across the U.S. who were infected with bird flu this year. So far, there do not appear to be genetic changes to the virus that could cause a greater ability to infect or spread it between people or reduce the efficacy of antiviral medications used to treat it. Read more |
Housing inflation won't quit | Inflation overall is trending lower, but the housing market is a notable exception. Among all the expenses that make up the consumer price index, shelter costs were among the biggest gainers in September, the Labor Department said Thursday: up 4.9% compared to a year earlier. In August, the average mortgage payment for existing homeowners hit a record high of $2,070, data provider ICE reported. That's up 7.2% from the same time last year. USA TODAY asked home buyers how they're coping. |
Nobel Peace Prize goes to anti-nuclear weapons group |
A grassroots Japanese organization made up of atomic bomb survivors won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday. The organization, Nihon Hidankyo, uses testimony from those who survived the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings to campaign for nuclear disarmament and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Read more |
Photo of the day: Bursts of color above | Aurora borealis, or northern lights, are seen from Shenandoah National Park in Rileyville, Virginia, on October 10, 2024. SAUL LOEB, AFP via Getty Images |
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