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Hawaii Wildfires Leave Over 100 Dead, Thousands Displaced

Story of the Week / August 17th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

Hawaii is suffering through the aftermath of the deadliest string of wildfires in modern United States history, with over 100 confirmed deaths and thousands of structures destroyed.

Story Of The Week, Hawaii Wildfires, Hawaii, Disaster, Environment

Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: How to Help

Recommended Reading / February 16th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

News outlets and other organizations published articles detailing recommended ways readers could donate to or otherwise help earthquake victims.

World, Turkey, Syria, Earthquake, Disaster, Bridging Divides

Meet “Mattress Mack,” A Generous Pillar of the Houston Community and Tea Party Republican

News / August 18th, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Mack supplied 80,000 people with shelter and food.

United News Roundup, Bridging Divides, Disaster, Texas, Houston

Story of the Week: Vaccine Rollout Expands As Cases Fall

Story of the Week / February 18th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will expand its COVID-19 vaccine distribution, as new cases of the virus continue to fall. The government will boost its weekly vaccine shipments to states from 11...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Healthcare, Public Health, Disaster, Texas Blackouts

When Natural Disasters Strike Like They Did in 2020, Republicans and Democrats See Similar Role for Government

Recommended Reading / January 27th, 2021 / By Bella Jasper

From the Left Editor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Lean Left. In 2020, Americans experienced many natural disasters, including record-setting fires in California and Colorado, and some of the most tropical systems ever to make landfall. By September, the country already...

United News Roundup, Disaster, Role Of Government, FEMA, Bridging Divides

Trump at Odds With Puerto Rico

Story of the Week / October 12th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

This morning, President Trump tweeted that the United States "cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!" Many news outlets took this to mean that he will soon pull out of the U.S. territory...

News, Story Of The Week, Puerto Rico, Disaster, FEMA, Donald Trump

Tag: Disaster