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Biden heading to Hawaii to view damage, meet survivors

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden was heading to Hawaii on Monday to view the widespread damage from the recent Maui wildfires, meet with survivors and fend off political criticism that his government was too slow to respond to the disaster. There were no immediate details on the precise itinerary awaiting Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, or the identities of those they would meet as they arrive nearly two weeks after ferocious, wind-whipped blazes claimed at least 114 lives -- and likely many more. Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said, ho......

Aug 21, 2023

New York fire death toll revised down to 17

New York (AFP) - New York City officials on Monday revised down from 19 to 17 the death toll from a fire that broke out in a high-rise apartment in the Bronx a day earlier. Mayor Eric Adams told reporters it was now known that nine adults and eight children had been killed in Sunday's blaze, one of America's worst residential infernos in recent memory. Initially, Adams had said ten adults and nine children had perished in the fire that New York fire chief Daniel Nigro said was caused by a portable electric heater. Dozens more people were injured in the fire, which started around 11:00 am (1600......

Jan 10, 2022

'They're never coming back:' Eight kids among 12 dead in Philadelphia house fire

Philadelphia (AFP) - Jacuita Purifoy lost ten family members when a fire tore through a converted three-story house in Philadelphia Wednesday, killing 12 people in one of the United States' deadliest residential infernos in recent years. "My sisters and my nephews and my nieces are gone. They are never coming back again," the 37-year-old told AFP outside a nearby elementary school where families of victims were consoling each other. Eight children were killed in the blaze. Purifoy lost seven younger relatives, the youngest of whom was just one year old. Three of Purifoy's sisters also died in......

Jan 06, 2022

Asia's biggest tech fair opens in Japan

Smartphones detecting bad breath and radiation, twistable remote controls and a super-thin tablet computer featured among the cutting-edge gadgets at Asia's biggest tech fair in Japan on Tuesday.

Oct 04, 2011

Bernie Sanders: Offsetting disaster relief with spending cuts is 'absolute hypocrisy'

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont told a press conference on Monday that he would continue to oppose a Republican plan to offset disaster relief with spending cuts. He noted that Republicans had not asked to offset tax breaks for billionaires or wars overseas with spending cuts.

Sep 27, 2011

4,600 evacuated in Indonesia volcano eruption

More than 4,600 people have been evacuated since an Indonesian volcano erupted on Thursday and its alert status was placed on the highest level, an official said.

Jul 16, 2011

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'They're never coming back:' Eight kids among 12 dead in Philadelphia house fire

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4,600 evacuated in Indonesia volcano eruption

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Biden heading to Hawaii to view damage, meet survivors

New York fire death toll revised down to 17

'They're never coming back:' Eight kids among 12 dead in Philadelphia house fire

Asia's biggest tech fair opens in Japan

Bernie Sanders: Offsetting disaster relief with spending cuts is 'absolute hypocrisy'

4,600 evacuated in Indonesia volcano eruption

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