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Christian Agencies Use Know-How to Help Hurricane Victims
The Daily Caller reports that Christian non-profits do more than any government agency to support victims of disasters like hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The story says that faith-based organizations provide the bulk of relief, even when compared to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, quoting a national media story. The National Voluntary…
Read MoreAugust Auto Slump Holds Down US Retail Sales
Sagging sales of autos held down overall US retail sales in August, with American consumers buying goods and services at their slowest pace in six months, government data showed Friday. However, the Commerce Department said it was unclear to what extent Hurricane Harvey had affected the monthly numbers, with the…
Read MoreFrom Utilities to Sea Turtles, Tennesseans Help Hurricane Victims
Tennesseans’ responses to the recent hurricanes has included the traditional measures of sending money and supplies as well as more creative efforts like providing housing for evacuees and sea turtles. The Volunteer State lived up to its name as individuals, churches, utilities, emergency responders and others offered their support to…
Read MoreChristians Outpace FEMA in Aid to Hurricane Victims
Faith-based groups – Christian nonprofits, specifically – have been busy bees of late, providing more aid to hurricane victims than even FEMA, the federal agency that’s supposed to swoop to the scenes of natural disasters, assess the situation and speed the recovery and rebuilding process. Just goes to show: Where…
Read MoreIrma Now a Tropical Depression; Power Out for 1.2 Million in Georgia
ATLANTA — More than 1.2 million people in Georgia remained without power early Tuesday, and downed trees and power lines cut off dozens of metro Atlanta roads — the parting gifts of Irma. Flooding left coastal Glynn County closed “until further notice,” with St. Simons Island cut off from the…
Read MoreREPORT: SEC Decides Gainesville Good-to-Go to Host Tennessee-Florida Game
The annual SEC East rivalry game between Tennessee and Florida won’t need to change its location after all. SEC officials have reportedly decided to keep Saturday’s game from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, despite the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in the local area, according to Volquest.com. BREAKING: Tennessee to…
Read MoreNFL Pondering Change for Titans-Jaguars Game
The NFL announced Monday that a decision on where Sunday’s game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans will be played is pending after Hurricane Irma hit Jacksonville over the weekend. The game is scheduled to be played at EverBank Field but according to reports the city is dealing with…
Read MoreAir Force Ships 300 Doctors, Staff To Florida As Hurricane Irma Rages
The Air Force has shipped 300 doctors and support staff to Florida to help out with medical care as Hurricane Irma rages up the coast. Four C-17 Globemaster III’s began moving Air Force medical personnel into the heart of Florida near midnight Saturday, just as many residents of the state…
Read MoreHurricane Irma Hits Southern Florida: Pictures And Videos Show Devastation
Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, Sunday morning, hitting the Keys around 9 a.m. The storm was a Category 4 when it hit, with winds of around 130 miles per hour. The new anticipated course of the storm will take it up Florida’s west coast, a departure from earlier predictions….
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