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US Politics · United StatesDisaster survivors are having to wait longer to get aid from the federal government, according to a new Associated Press analysis of decades of data. On average, it took less than two weeks for a governor’s request for a presidential disaster declaration to be granted in the 1990s and early 2000s. That rose to about three weeks during the past decade under presidents from both major parties. It’s taking more than a month, on average, so far during Trump’s current term, the AP found.See the Story
Trump Takes Longer than Other Presidents to Approve Federal Disaster Aid: AP Analysis
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Police · MincoA school bus carrying softball team members crashed and ejected some passengers in Oklahoma, injuring eight people, the state highway patrol said. The crash happened Monday night on U.S. Highway 152 near Minco in Grady County, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Oklahoma City.See the Story
Oklahoma school bus carrying softball team crashes and injures 8 people
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Virginia Politics · VirginiaVirginia voters on Tuesday are set to choose their congressional candidate to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, filling a vacant seat to represent a deep-blue, Washington-area suburb in a closely divided House.
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Virginians to choose late US Rep. Gerry Connolly’s successor in special election
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