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In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact on the southeastern United States, a prominent Democratic strategist issued a warning to Vice President Kamala Harris, emphasizing the political significance of disaster response in the lead-up to the upcoming election. Speaking…

A Sept. 25 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows an array of videos of storm and hurricane footage. “Hurricane Helene in Florida, USA,” reads text within the video. More from the Fact-Check Team: How we pick and research claims…

Connections was launched by The New York Times in 2023 following the astonishing success of Wordle, a game initially invented during the COVID-19 lockdown that the newspaper purchased in January 2022 for an undisclosed low seven figure sum. Connections, like…

The federal government is giving communities rallying around immigrants recently released from border patrol custody a share of $380 million. It’s the latest wave of funding, after over $259 million was allocated in April as part of the Department of…