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2 months ago

The economic impact of Helene and Milton — and who pays for it

Salon

The 2024 hurricane season could rank among the most expensive after Helene flooded North Carolina in late September and Hurricane Milton hit south Florida about two weeks later. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism The Federal Emergency Management Agency also provides direct aid to people who apply for assistance following natural disasters. …

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6 months ago

Who is Margot Friedlander, 102-yr-old Holocaust survivor featured on Vogue Germany’s cover?

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Margot Friedlander is one of the world’s oldest survivors of the Holocaust. She has since become a prominent voice for remembrance, peace and togetherness At 102, Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer features on cover of fashion magazine Vogue Germany. Friedländer, who has made it her life’s work to tell people about what she experienced, told Vogue Germany, “I am grateful. Let’s …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Weather disasters drive surge in US home insurance rates

China Daily

An abandoned car sits at an intersection of a flooded street on Tuesday in Surfside, Florida. To cover their losses, insurers are raising rates, restricting coverage or pulling out of some areas "because they're concerned about having to pay out so much as more of these weather-related catastrophes occur", Dave Jones, director of the Climate Risk Initiative at UC-Berkeley's Center …

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9 months ago

They made ‘Game of Thrones’ into blockbuster TV. Why they went full sci-fi for Netflix

LA Times

Netflix is about to find out whether it can get its own “Game of Thrones” without having “Game of Thrones.” When Netflix executive Peter Friedlander finished reading the popular Chinese science-fiction trilogy “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” in 2016, he was sure it would be a great TV show. The show stars actors such as Benedict Wong from Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The 4 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of A UTI

Huff Post

PixelsEffect via Getty Images Urinary tract infections are the most common infection in the United States. In fact, UTIs are “the most common infection in the United States,” said Dr. Christine Chu, an assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The bad bacteria are what cause UTIs; your risk …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Farmers Insurance pulls out of Florida, affecting 100,000 policyholders

CNN

New York CNN — Farmers Insurance will stop offering its policies in Florida, including home, auto and umbrella policies, in a change that will force thousands of people to change their insurance provider. “Affected customers will receive notifications detailing when their coverage will end and will be advised of options for replacement coverage.” National insurers don’t have a major presence …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Florida’s homeowner insurance rates are four times the national average. That’s not getting better anytime soon

CNN

New York CNN — Hurricane season officially starts Thursday. But no matter how many storms hit Florida this year, the state’s residents are already struggling as they try to get homeowners’ insurance. But he said to the extent that happens, “it’s because of the abuse that has gone on for so many years.” Citizens Property Insurance Corp. If one or …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector

Associated Press

Daniel Kelly and his wife bought a 1977 doublewide mobile home in May for about $83,000 at Tropicana Sands, a community for people 55 and older in Fort Myers, Florida. About 12% of Florida homeowners don’t have property insurance — or more than double the U.S. average of 5% — according to the Insurance Information Institute, a research organization funded …

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3 years, 5 months ago

In Germany, Blinken joins initiative to combat Holocaust denial and ignorance

LA Times

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken talks to Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin on June 24, 2021. On Thursday, hours after the 99-year-old told her story in a ceremony marking a new U.S.-German initiative to educate people about the Holocaust, a visibly moved Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken asked …

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4 years ago

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka Making Political Splash in Germany

News 18

Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka evidently doesn’t believe the increasingly outdated adage that sports and politics don’t mix. SchandefuerDeutschland was trending on Twitter in Germany late Sunday, likely due to reactions from AfD members such as Malte Kaufmann, who suggested Goretzka should shut his cheeky mouth and play football. In March, Goretzka and Bayern teammate Joshua Kimmich launched their We Kick …

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