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A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to lying about damage caused by Hurricane Irma. Bernita Willette Carswell, 36, pleaded guilty in Jacksonville federal court last week to one count of disaster assistance fraud, according to court records. She faces up to 30 years in prison, as well as paying restitution.…

It’s often been said that the current pandemic is Donald Trump’s first real calamity, the first true test of his capacity as a leader. And yet I’ve been experiencing déjà vu. Ever since the president first began bungling his way through the coronavirus crisis, I’ve been thinking we’ve seen this…

Chip Merlin Releases “Pay Up! Preventing a Disaster with Your Own Insurance Company” with ForbesBooks This release is posted on behalf of ForbesBooks (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (March 17, 2020) – Chip Merlin, attorney and insurance policyholder advocate, today announced the publication of Pay Up!…

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Tonight we had to say “see ya real soon” to the Magic Kingdom and other Disney World Parks as they prepare to close due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Cinderella Castle The Disney World-run Resort Hotels and Disney Springs have planned to remain open during the park closures, but we have…

A pandemic, like any other crisis, has a way of exposing the chasm between the haves and have-nots, and perhaps the deepest trench right now is the one between the one percenters self-quarantining in dramatic and expensive fashion—and the rest of humanity. While most of us scroll social media and…

What will happen if lawmakers can no longer meet because of the coronavirus? March 13, 2020 Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Drew Angerer / GettyWhat happens if the coronavirus pandemic reaches a point that requires all travel and mass gatherings in the United States…

Civil rights advocates are reminding Spanish-speaking voters living in 32 Florida counties that they have the right to access election materials and assistance in their native language before the state's primary on March 17.Florida's secretary of state as well as officials in Manatee County, Sarasota County and 30 other Florida…

After years of increasingly severe hurricane seasons in which island countries and territories in the Caribbean have lost power for weeks and even months at a time, the need for climate resilience could not be clearer. And as the Bahamas is showing, the cleanest energy sources can also be the…

March 8, 2020 at 1:23 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 9:23 PM Florida lawmakers work late into the weekend on state budget TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers are still trying to hash out the final details of a spending plan that will top $91 billion. Lawmakers were…