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At least 1 dead as Chantal brings record-breaking flooding to North Carolina
1310 KFKA - Colorado
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July 7, 2025
ABC News (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...
Trump plans to visit Texas later in the week after devastating floods have killed at least 82
The Independent
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July 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Coast Guard rescue swimmer hailed as American hero after saving 165 during Texas flood on first mission
The Post Millenial
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July 7, 2025
He was on the ground at Camp Mystic getting girls to safety. A Coast Guard rescue swimmer answered the call of duty during his first mission: saving people from the flash floods that took place on Independence Day last week in Texas. He spoke to...
Texas Flash Flood Death Toll Climbs to Over 82 as Dozens Remain Missing
Tempo.co
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July 7, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The death toll from the flash floods in Texas, United States, climbed to at least 82 on Sunday, after rescuers found more bodies in the hardest-hit area of Kerr County and additional deaths were reported in other counties. The...
Schumer calls for investigation into Trump's NWS vacancies as Texas flood death toll rises
The Mirror US
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July 7, 2025
New York representative Chuck Schumer has called for an investigation into the vacancies left by President Donald Trump's DOGE cuts. According to Schumer, he is hoping that the Commerce Department’s inspector general will investigate whether the...
Schumer wants probe of National Weather Service response in Texas
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather Service affected the forecasting agency's response to catastrophic flooding in Central...
Texas Flash Floods Kill 80, Over 40 Missing After Heavy Rains
Zee News
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Up to 80 people have died while more than 40 people remain missing, three days after hours of heavy rain led to major flash flooding in the south-central US state of Texas, authorities said. US President Donald Trump said Sunday he is planning to...
‘Shamed’ Lady Liberty Mural Revealed In France In Response To America’s Current Political Climate
Black Enterprise
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July 7, 2025
Leeuw said revealing the work on the 4th of July was also intentional as the Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift from France to the United States on July 4, 1884. As America celebrated Independence Day, France revealed a bold depiction of the...
Texas sisters found with hands 'locked together' among the lost in devastating flooding
Fox News
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Petty Officer Scott Ruskan speaks with Fox News' Lawrence Jones in Kerrville, Texas, to reflect on the heroic rescue mission as Central Texas continues to reel from the devastation left by the flash floods. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
Texas flooding victims include Dallas Catholic school sisters, camp counselor, Walmart employee
Fox News
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July 7, 2025
Petty Officer Scott Ruskan speaks with Fox News' Lawrence Jones in Kerrville, Texas, to reflect on the heroic rescue mission as Central Texas continues to reel from the devastation left by the flash floods. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
Coast Guard Swimmer Who Rescued 165 from Camp Mystic amid Texas Floods Speaks Out: 'Real Heroes Were the Kids on the Ground'
Yahoo News
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NEED TO KNOW Scott Ruskin, a rescue swimmer for the U.S. Coast Guard, helped coordinate the rescue of 165 people at Camp Mystic amid the deadly flooding in Central Texas on Friday, July 5 He set out with a team on what would be his first mission...
Central Texas flooding: Rescue search continues as many wait for word on the missing
The Columbian - Washington State
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DALLAS — 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...
Bucks County in flood watch, heat advisory this week
PhillyBurbs - Pennsylvania
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Remnants of tropical storm Chantal didn't strike Bucks County on Monday as predicted, instead veering out to the Atlantic as it headed north toward Delaware on Monday, the National Weather Service said. However, as ragged weather conditions...
People learn Donald Trump's location the day after Texas floods and they're livid
The Mirror US
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July 7, 2025
Parts of Texas were ravaged by flash floods last week – but it seems that hasn't stopped Donald Trump enjoying some leisure time. Officials say 68 people have died after storms hit Kerr County last week, with severe flooding beginning on Friday...
Trump 'takes afternoon off' and enjoys favorite hobby the day after Texas floods
Irish Star
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July 7, 2025
05:26 ET, 07 Jul 2025Updated 07:13 ET, 07 Jul 2025 People are just realising where Donald Trump was the day after fatal flash floods tore through parts of Texas. Some 68 people died as storms hit Kerr County last week, beginning on Wednesday (July...
Heat advisory, flash floods and severe storms possible
The News Journal - Delaware
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Flash flooding, possible severe storms and heat risks will be in effect for Delaware and other parts of the Northeast for the start of the week as the remnants of tropical cyclone Chantal reach the area. Here's the latest weather forecast: An...
UPDATE: Over 30,000 now without power in New Jersey in midst of heat wave
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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In North Jersey, PSE&G's outage map showed 6,113 in Essex County with no power as of 8 p.m., 1,103 in Passaic County and 983 in Bergen, down slightly from earlier in the day. Over 30,000 people in New Jersey were without power in the midst of the...
'Heartless' Trump captured enjoying ice cream while rescue workers desperately search for Texas flood victims
Irish Star
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July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump received online backlash after a video of him engaging in leisure activities over the weekend emerged on social media as the search for more victims of the devastating Texas floods continue. Death toll at the Central Texas...
Trump Says He Will Visit Texas 'Probably On Friday' To Tour Flash Flood Damage
HuffPost
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July 7, 2025
LOADINGERROR LOADING President Donald Trump on Sunday said he will visit the site of the devastating Texas flash floods “probably on Friday” as the deluge has prompted scrutiny of the cuts his administration has made to key government agencies...
Texas flood death toll exceeds 80
The Peninsula
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July 7, 2025
In an aerial view, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 06, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Washington: The death toll from the massive flooding that swept through the...