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Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the nation’s wars, a…

Key swing state faces ‘daunting’ level of uncertainty after storm ravages multiple counties

Key swing state faces ‘daunting’ level of uncertainty after storm ravages multiple counties

By ALI SWENSON, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing…

After Helene’s destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what’s next

After Helene’s destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what’s next

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he…

Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

Days after Hurricane Helene, a powerless mess remains in the Southeast

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sherry Brown has gotten nearly the entire miserable Hurricane Helene experience at her home. She’s out of power and water. There is a tree on her roof and…

Harris will tour Helene devastation in Georgia, North Carolina as storm scrambles campaign schedule

Harris will tour Helene devastation in Georgia, North Carolina as storm scrambles campaign schedule

By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Georgia and North Carolina as the deadly storm roils the political calendar just over…

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

By TOM KRISHER and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage…