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Storms bring hurricane-force winds across 500 miles in south-central US. More severe weather is on the way. Hurricane

Storms bring hurricane-force winds across 500 miles in south-central US. More severe weather is on the way.

The Southeast (in yellow) is the part of the U.S. most likely to see severe storms Wednesday afternoon and evening.More than 250,000 customers remained without power Wednesday due to an intense line of severe thunderstorms that rolled across the south-central U.S. overnight Tuesday.The squall line sprawled across 500 miles and…
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April 29, 2020
Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown & More to Honor Coronavirus ‘Heroes’ on ‘CMT Artists of the Year Special’ Hurricane

Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown & More to Honor Coronavirus ‘Heroes’ on ‘CMT Artists of the Year Special’

AWARDS 4/27/2020 by Paul Grein Meredith Jenks Kelsea Ballerini photographed on Feb. 13, 2020 at Mister Paradise in New York. This isn't the first time real life has intruded on this special. In 2017, it dealt with Hurricane Harvey and the Route 91 Harvest music festival. The annual "CMT Artists…
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April 27, 2020
Tidal Basin, a Leading Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery Consulting Firm, Opens New Office in Orlando, Florida Hurricane

Tidal Basin, a Leading Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery Consulting Firm, Opens New Office in Orlando, Florida

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidal Basin, LLC, a leading emergency management and disaster recovery consulting firm, is announcing the opening of a new office in Orlando, Florida, to enhance more than two decades of support for clients throughout Florida and across the Gulf Coast. “As a leading emergency preparedness firm, we focus…
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April 27, 2020
Restarting the economy is nothing new for hurricane-ravaged Panama City, Florida Hurricane

Restarting the economy is nothing new for hurricane-ravaged Panama City, Florida

Mark McQueen knows something about reopening an economy.McQueen had barely assumed the role of city manager for Panama City when the Florida Panhandle town of 40,000 was hit by Hurricane Michael 18 months ago. The Category 5 storm destroyed thousands of homes, smashing commercial buildings to splinters, ripping off roofs and…
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April 26, 2020
How big banks decided the futures of America’s small businesses: The inside story of how $349 billion in government cash was doled out in just 12 days, leaving thousands of entrepreneurs without relief Hurricane

How big banks decided the futures of America’s small businesses: The inside story of how $349 billion in government cash was doled out in just 12 days, leaving thousands of entrepreneurs without relief

This story is available exclusively on Business Insider Prime. Join BI Prime and start reading now. The launch, rollout, and exhaustion of the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program was as high stakes as it was complicated.Banks had to reconfigure how they worked and contend with antiquated government tech.Larger…
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April 25, 2020
Tallahassee feasted on Florida’s $50M bridge loan program. Miami-Dade, Broward got crumbs Hurricane

Tallahassee feasted on Florida’s $50M bridge loan program. Miami-Dade, Broward got crumbs

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised small businesses relief in the form of a $50 million short-term loan program, Daniel Lopez-Calleja was one of the first in line.The owner of the West Miami gym CrossFit Soul applied for one of Florida’s emergency bridge loans on the first day applications became…
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April 24, 2020
This One Light at Disneyland Always Stays on, Even When It’s Closed — Here’s the Sweet Reason Why Hurricane

This One Light at Disneyland Always Stays on, Even When It’s Closed — Here’s the Sweet Reason Why

Disneyland may be closed indefinitely amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but one light in the park continues to shine day and night, even if no visitors are there to see it. The light illuminates a window in what was once Walt Disney’s apartment, which overlooks Disneyland’s Town Square from above…
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April 24, 2020
Eaters Of The Earth: The Terrifying, Overlooked Story Of American Phosphate Mining Hurricane

Eaters Of The Earth: The Terrifying, Overlooked Story Of American Phosphate Mining

Phosphate rock allowed farmers to stop using manure fertilizer, kicking us into the modern era of agriculture. But those who live near the mining industry’s epicenter fear its huge towers of radioactive sludge will pour into their backyards. Late in 2018, a farmer in St. James Parish, Louisiana, began the…
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April 22, 2020