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Hurricane Idalia Rips Through Florida, Kills 1 in Georgia

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida, Wednesday morning as a Category 3 hurricane. The storm system sustained nearly 125mph winds, splitting trees in half, drowning cars, and ripping rooves off of buildings, the Associated Press reports. The hurricane produced dangerous storm surges in Deadman Bay that flooded homes,…
bubmag
September 16, 2023
Hurricane

Biden en route to Florida, but will not meet with DeSantis

LIVE OAK, FL  — President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Florida’s Big Bend region early Saturday to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, but the president won’t be seeing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.  A spokesperson for Mr. DeSantis, Florida Republican and 2024 presidential hopeful, said in a…
bubmag
September 2, 2023
Hurricane

From Florida to California, dwindling insurance options

As Hurricane Idalia barreled through Florida Wednesday, thousands of homeowners faced the possibility of rebounding without property insurance. In the past few years, nearly a dozen property insurers in Florida have liquidated. More have either left the state or restricted coverage, including Farmers Insurance, which pulled out of the Sunshine…
bubmag
August 31, 2023