NEW YORK (WABC) – One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S., Laura stormed Louisiana Thursday, tore down roofs, killed at least six people and maintained fierce force while cutting a destructive path hundreds of miles across the country. . Flooding precipitation and damaging winds spread inland across …
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On August 8, President Donald Trump said his executive order to provide an additional $ 400 in weekly unemployment assistance to the nation’s 26.3 million unemployed workers would provide “immediate” relief. But nearly three weeks after he signed the order, so far only five states have paid the federal portion …
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HOUSTON – Texans, along with residents of the Houston area, would have to expect periodic power outages due to the impact of Hurricane Laura. Entergy announced the outage to its Texas customers Thursday after its transmission system suffered extensive damage from the hurricane. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) instructed …
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LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (KTRK) – Gov. John Bel Edwards said he received reports of the first fatal death from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, a 14-year-old girl who died when a tree fell on her home in Vernon. Gov.Texas government Greg Abbott credits the evacuations of thousands of people for preventing …
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Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana as a fierce Category 4 monster with 150 mph winds early Thursday, sweeping a low-lying coastline with ocean water that forecasters said could be 20 feet deep and unbearable. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, which intensified rapidly Wednesday before plowing ashore, …
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