Labour MP comes unstuck as he's forced to defend £40bn black hole tax hikes
Labour MP Douglas Alexander and Question Time host Fiona Bruce clashed over Labour's manifesto pledge not to increase ...
Texas’ order to ask hospital patients’ citizenship status renews focus on the state’s large uninsured population
On Nov. 1, hospitals will begin asking patients their citizenship status. But data suggests uninsured citizens, not ...
Hurricane Milton’s losses of up to $34 billion could make it one of the costliest storms in US history
Losses from Hurricane Milton could reach as high as $34 billion, according to an early estimate of both flood and wind damage ...
Helene and Milton reveal Florida’s hopeless home insurance disaster
While APCIA president and CEO David A. Sampson acknowledged the destruction of Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton’s impending ...
I’m a Tampa Bay insurance agent. Here’s what hurricanes Helene and Milton taught me | Column
What a two weeks to be an insurance agent in the Tampa Bay area. We all know about hurricane risks, but when storms wallop ...
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Helene, Milton likely to cost over $50 billion
Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but government and ...
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UN Report calls for urgent global cooperation as multiple crises hinder efforts to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities
According to the World Social Report 2024, launched today by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, urgent global action is needed to support national efforts to address the ...
Helene joins the ranks of most costly storms in teh U.S.
Government and private experts say Helene will likely join the infamous ranks of Katrina, Sandy and Harvey as super costly $50-billion-plus killers.
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Billionaires Won’t Save Us From the Effects of Climate Crisis. Mutual Aid Will.
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, mutual aid can be the basis of the total transformation we need to survive.
Budget 2024 latest: Rayner among MPs pleading with Starmer to step in as Reeves’ ‘£40bn target’ looms
Rachel Reeves will announce Labour’s first Budget in 15 years later this month, leading one of the most highly-anticipated ...
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After hurricanes, the business of rebuilding lives means navigating the insurance claims process
Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners across Florida ...