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FEMA Report Acknowledges Failures In Puerto Rico Disaster Response
By: Emma Schwartz | NPR
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Problems included a lack of key supplies on Puerto Rico before the storm, unqualified staff and challenges with delivering emergency supplies, according to the internal report.

Ohio’s Chief Justice Urges Lawyers To Offer Free Legal Aid
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court is urging lawyers in the state to offer free legal assistance to victims of Hurricane Harvey. The request by Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor follows an emergency order from the Texas Supreme Court that allows out-of-state attorneys to temporarily practice in Texas to provide… Read More

Floridians Keep Wary Eye On Hurricane Irma, Buying Supplies
By: Associated Press
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MIAMI (AP) – Floridians took advantage of the Labor Day holiday to empty many store shelves of drinking water and other supplies in advance of Hurricane Irma, which could affect the state by the weekend. By mid-day Monday, many grocery stores across South Florida had been emptied of bottled water and stores were hoping to… Read More