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• COVID-19 funeral reimbursement: You may be able to apply for $7,000. Here's what we know - CNET 04 Mar 2021 00:17 Gabriela Tulian/Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Administration will soon begin reimbursing low-income families for coronavirus-related funeral and burial costs, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, both New York Democrats …
• Change to start of hurricane season weighed 27 Feb 2021 13:14 Atlantic hurricane season doesn't officially start until June 1, but that could soon change. A committee at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is working to decide whether the start date …
• President Biden says 'we will be true partners' in wake of Texas storm 27 Feb 2021 06:34 HOUSTON (KXAN) — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Houston to survey storm damage following a series of devastating ice and snow storms last week that knocked out power and water for millions. Some still remain without utilities. …
• NOAA mulls moving start of Atlantic hurricane season up to May 15 27 Feb 2021 02:54 The National Hurricane Center has announced plans to begin issuing routine tropical weather outlooks starting on May 15. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season sparked to life last year when Tropical Storm Arthur formed east of Florida shortly after noontime …
• Biden Visits Storm-Battered Texas and Vows Federal Help ‘For the Long Haul’ 27 Feb 2021 02:37 WASHINGTON — At an emergency response center in Houston on Friday, President Biden praised officials who had slept in stairwells as they worked around the clock to help people with no power or drinkable water because of the devastating storms, low …
• President Biden visits Texas to assess damage after horrific winter storm left millions without power 26 Feb 2021 20:58 WASHINGTON –About one week after Texas was ravaged by a winter storm that left millions without electricity and water for days, President Joe Biden went down to the Lone Star State to survey the damage and take on his role of consoler-in-chief.  “Hell of …
• President Biden, First Lady Dr. Biden Travel to Texas to Survey Storm Damage 26 Feb 2021 20:42 President Joe Biden will act as "consoler in chief" during a Texas visit with two goals in mind: surveying damage caused by severe winter storms and encouraging people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden …
• Power returns for many in Texas, but water crisis escalates as storm damage spreads 20 Feb 2021 02:50 The state’s struggles led House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to signal the start of a congressional inquiry into the causes for the prolonged outage. Texas officials, meanwhile, indicated that the impact could have been far worse, while …