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The devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton is almost indescribable. Businesses and infrastructure have been destroyed, people are in hospitals, and many have been forced out of their homes. At a time when the nation should be united — to prepare, respond, and recover from these storms — communities are …

No stranger to charitable causes in his native Asheville, North Carolina, with his annual Christmas Jam concert, Warren Haynes will once again lend a musical hand to help out his hometown following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene last month. Haynes will host a Nov. 24 benefit concert at …

Joseph Malinowski, the 54-year-old Florida man who made headlines ahead of Hurricane Milton by claiming he would ride out the massive storm on a boat harbored in Tampa Bay — despite evacuation orders — was arrested on Friday, adding to his already substantial rap sheet. Malinowski was charged with “two …

Peso Pluma is canceling his scheduled concerts in Tampa and Miami in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Milton. In a press release Friday, the musician’s team announced that he would no longer be performing at the shows next week, and that Peso would be donating to relief funds. “[We] …

Hurricane Milton made landfall with Florida on Wednesday night, with several powerful tornados ripping through the southern state ahead of the hurricane’s impact. The Associated Press reports that more than 130 tornado warnings connected to Hurricane Milton were issued by the National Weather Services offices in Florida. The hurricane hit …

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are chipping in to help the hundreds of people affected by Hurricane Helene and Milton. In a statement Thursday, the non-profit organization Feeding America revealed that the actor couple had donated $1 million to help their disaster relief fund. “Their longtime support of Feeding America …

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. As a hurricane intensified by hot ocean water now threatens to destroy the Tampa Bay region, Florida Republicans bankrolled by the fossil fuel industry are pushing legislation …

When Congress was debating a short-term government funding resolution last month, Democrats pushed for the bill to include billions in additional disaster-relief funding. A cohort of far-right conservatives favored a stripped-down resolution that didn’t include the extra disaster-relief money — and ultimately got their way. The approved measure did, however, …

All along the coast of Florida, residents of the Sunshine State are preparing their homes and businesses to withstand the Category 4 force of Hurricane Milton. Millions of Floridians are leaving their homes as local and national officials encourage residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders. But online, staying put and …

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, meteorologists are staying awake for days at a time trying to get vital, life-saving information out to the folks who will be affected. That’s their job. But this year, several of them tell Rolling Stone, they’re increasingly having to take time out to quell the …