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Ciattarelli invites New Yorkers to move to New Jersey

Ciattarelli invites New Yorkers to move to New Jersey

✅ Progressive Zohran Mamdani wins Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor ✅ NJ GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli says 'Democratic Party has lost its mind' ✅ Ciattarelli: NY residents to move to NJ Could New Jersey see a population boom if Zohran Mamdani...

Texas Disaster Was Latest Deadly Inland Flood From A Former Tropical Storm Or Hurricane

Texas Disaster Was Latest Deadly Inland Flood From A Former Tropical Storm Or Hurricane

The Texas flood disaster over Fourth of July was just the latest example of how either a tropical storm or its remnant can still trigger deadly flooding well inland. At least 90 were killed in the Texas Hill Country when up to 20 inches of rain...

Exec Appointed for Environmental Law Program, Among the World’s Leading University Programs

Exec Appointed for Environmental Law Program, Among the World’s Leading University Programs

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has appointed Michael Hamersky to serve as the executive director of the Pace Energy and Climate Center. In addition to leading the center, he will teach Natural Resources Law at the law school....

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Flood Disaster as Death Toll Climbs

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Flood Disaster as Death Toll Climbs

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is being hailed a hero after saving 165 individuals during his first rescue mission in the devastating floods that struck Texas last week. The Department of Homeland Security publicly recognized...

Texas flash flooding: What we know, where it's happening, when storms could end

Texas flash flooding: What we know, where it's happening, when storms could end

Dozens of people have been killed after heavy rainfall brought dangerous flash flooding to Central Texas' Hill Country region. Days after Friday's deadly deluge, first responders continue their search for victims along the Guadalupe River near...

Camp Mystic Issues New Statement After Texas Flood Tragedy

Camp Mystic Issues New Statement After Texas Flood Tragedy

As Texas reels from historic flooding, Camp Mystic has confirmed that at least 27 campers and counselors died when the Guadalupe River surged more than 20 feet in under two hours early on July 4. The all-girls summer camp in Kerr County was among...

Sustainable sushi ingredients supplier Culimer rebrands as Oddisea

Sustainable sushi ingredients supplier Culimer rebrands as Oddisea

Sustainable sushi ingredients supplier Culimer USA is rebranding as Oddisea SuperFrozen. The Ridgefield, New Jersey, U.S.A.-based company said the change was made in response to growing U.S. consumer concerns about “the management of our oceans,...

Rescue Efforts Continue Following Catastrophic Texas Floods

Rescue Efforts Continue Following Catastrophic Texas Floods

(TNS) — As the death toll continues to mount in Central Texas following historic and catastrophic flooding, officials and communities across the state were mobilizing relief efforts and finding ways to honor the victims who were killed or remained...

At least 1 dead as Chantal brings record-breaking flooding to North Carolina 2 hours

At least 1 dead as Chantal brings record-breaking flooding to North Carolina 2 hours

(CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C.) — Crews in North Carolina are “overwhelmed” with water rescues and search efforts on Monday after Chantal, then a tropical storm, made landfall a day earlier, causing record-breaking flooding in the central part of the state...

Who is Scott Ruskan? Coast Guard hero who saved scores from floods on his first callout

Who is Scott Ruskan? Coast Guard hero who saved scores from floods on his first callout

A US coast guard is being praised as an 'American hero' after he helped save 165 people from the Texas flood in his first-ever rescue mission. Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, 26, was called out to Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp that was housing...

New CEO’s tough task after Crew carried the can for Diageo's woes

New CEO’s tough task after Crew carried the can for Diageo's woes

Guinness owner Diageo's new interim chief executive Nik Jhangiani has charmed investors with his cool confidence and clear communication, in contrast to his predecessor Debra Crew who struggled to win over the company's shareholders during her...

NYC area under heat advisory Tuesday; severe P.M. storms may bring flooding, strong winds

NYC area under heat advisory Tuesday; severe P.M. storms may bring flooding, strong winds

Our warm, comfortable, and rain-free weekend is gone. And we’re in for a very different weather story this week. We’re facing hotter temperatures, tropical humidity, and the return of storms, some of which could be strong to severe, threatening...

Coast Guard swimmer from N.J. hailed as hero who rescued 165 people from raging Texas floodwaters

Coast Guard swimmer from N.J. hailed as hero who rescued 165 people from raging Texas floodwaters

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer from New Jersey was singled out as a hero after saving the lives of nearly 200 people over the holiday weekend during deadly flooding in Central Texas. Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, 26, a helicopter crew...

White House blasts Schumer, Democrats for 'depraved lie' blaming Trump for Texas flash flood

White House blasts Schumer, Democrats for 'depraved lie' blaming Trump for Texas flash flood

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reacted Monday to the deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Democrats and members of the media who have sought to...

Where did it flood in North Carolina? Chapel Hill flooding and more

Where did it flood in North Carolina? Chapel Hill flooding and more

Tropical Storm Chantal caused significant flooding and road closures across central North Carolina, particularly in Chatham and Orange Counties. The Haw River reached its second-highest recorded level, cresting at 32.5 feet. Local states of...

Crews 'overwhelmed' after Chantal brings record-breaking flooding to North Carolina

Crews 'overwhelmed' after Chantal brings record-breaking flooding to North Carolina

Crews in North Carolina are "overwhelmed" with water rescues and search efforts on Monday after Chantal, then a tropical storm, made landfall a day earlier, causing record-breaking flooding in the central part of the state and at least one death,...

Now millions MORE under flood alerts as tropical storm hits states along the southeast

Now millions MORE under flood alerts as tropical storm hits states along the southeast

Millions of Americans are under flood alerts as a storm moves northward along the East Coast, bringing heavy rain, dangerous surf and widespread power outages. Chantal made landfall in South Carolina as a tropical storm but has since weakened to a...

Chantal hits Mid-Atlantic after triggering life-threatening flash floods in North Carolina

Chantal hits Mid-Atlantic after triggering life-threatening flash floods in North Carolina

Chantal brought heavy, flooding rain and dangerous beach conditions to the Carolinas over the weekend, setting off dangerous flash flooding Sunday in central parts of North Carolina. Chantal was the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane...

‘Hero’ Coast Guard swimmer credited with saving 165 people from Camp Mystic floods

‘Hero’ Coast Guard swimmer credited with saving 165 people from Camp Mystic floods

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N.J. weather: Tropical Storm Chantal remnants could cause flash flooding, up to 5 inches of rain in parts

N.J. weather: Tropical Storm Chantal remnants could cause flash flooding, up to 5 inches of rain in parts

A volatile week of weather is ahead in New Jersey with storm chances each day, including Monday when up to five inches of rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal could cause flash flooding in portions of the state. Rain showers and...

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