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MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is once again giving away millions. On Tuesday, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) announced it…
‘Grant purgatory’ is a growing risk to crisis response, and the government shutdown isn’t helping, state emergency officials say
State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal…
Trump critics inside FEMA put on indefinite leave after blasting cuts in dissent letter
Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative…
A Family Dollar store’s roof collapsed and killed a 68-year-old man two days after someone reported the building ‘slowly tilting’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Part of the roof and front facade of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City,…
A year already marked by record-smashing heatwaves, catastrophic storms, and deadly flash floods is forcing business leaders to reckon with…
Young boy among dead after business jet aborts takeoff, crashes through airport fencing, and strikes car
A 12-year-old boy was among five people who died in the fiery crash of a small business jet near a suburban Phoenix…
Disaster restoration company Belfor cleaned up after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina—and its billionaire CEO says it’s ‘ready’ for post-election civil war
When tragedy strikes, Belfor is ready and waiting to clean up the mess left behind. As the world’s largest disaster…
The staggering one-two punch of hurricanes Helene and Milton has been one of the most destructive on record, obscuring the…
California wildfires have already burned three times as many acres compared to all of 2023—and it’s about to get so much worse
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Alex Luna, a 20-year-old missionary, saw the sky turn from a cherry red to black…
Survivor of British Bill Gates’ superyacht disaster recounts struggle to save her baby—‘All I could hear around me was the screams of others’
A 183-foot luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily was upended by a tornado on Monday. One day later, the…












