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Buttigieg counters Musk claim of Fema blocking Starlink from hurricane relief

Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, shot down criticism by Elon Musk on the government’s handling of Hurricane Helene relief efforts, accusing the SpaceX CEO of spreading misinformation. Musk accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) of blocking his satellite internet company, Starlink, from delivering to parts of North Carolina decimated by the hurricane, a claim…

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Allergy warnings as Hurricane Helene disturbs wasps’ nests

Swarms of yellowjacket wasps, bees and other insects whose underground nests in western North Carolina were disturbed by Hurricane Helene’s flooding have prompted authorities to augment stocks of Benadryl and epinephrine injections for people allergic to stings. The emergency measure, health officials say, is necessary because hundreds of thousands of aggressive insects, especially yellowjackets the…

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Middle East crisis live: US military says it hit 15 Houthi targets in Yemen; Biden says Israel should not strike Iran oil sites

US military says it hit 15 Houthi targets in Yemen US forces carried out strikes on 15 targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the US military has confirmed. The Guardian understands that that there was no UK involvement in Friday’s airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces…