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NIH Launches $10 Million Study of East Palestine Derailment Health Effects

The initiative seeks to fill gaps in early exposure testing by tracking residents’ health outcomes over five years

St. Louis Emergency Management Overhaul After Tornado Siren Failure

Lawsuit Alleges LADWP Negligence in Palisades Fire Ignition and Water Shortages

Massive Sinkholes Force Evacuations in Surrey Village

Detroit Water Main Break Floods Hundreds of Homes and Freezes Cars in Subzero Temperatures

LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Scrutiny Over Ghana Trip During Deadly Fires

Angela Rayner Defends Decision to Demolish Grenfell Tower

Mel Gibson Appointed as Trump’s Special Envoy to Revitalize Hollywood

Reality TV Couple Sues Los Angeles Over Palisades Fire Devastation

Tyra Banks Reveals Loss of Los Angeles Home in Devastating Wildfires

LAFD Chief Faces Resignation Calls Amid Wildfire Response Criticism

Firefighters Halt Looters Attempting to Steal Emmy Award from Burned Home

Newsom and Cruz Clash Over Ban on Predatory Real Estate Offers After California Wildfires

Los Angeles Wildfires Raise Alarming Concerns Over Drinking Water Safety

Powerball Winner Edwin Castro Loses Malibu Home in Devastating California Wildfires

Buncombe County Revises Hurricane Helene Death Toll Downward

Florida Election Officials Request Voting Rule Adjustments Post-Hurricanes

Hurricane Milton Leaves Devastating Floods and Reshaped Coastline in Florida

Eight Migrant Workers Arrested for Allegedly Looting in Tennessee Post-Hurricane Helene

Mamata Banerjee Blames DVC for Bengal Floods, Threatens to Sever Ties