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October 11, 2024

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National News

Opinion | How Harris Can Finish Strong

Some tips from novelists and screenwriters on how to keep audiences’ attention.

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/opinion/kamala-harris-election-attention.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RU4.qsjr.VCMLf_DOJSae&smid=url-share

Hurricane Rumor Response

After Public Health Professionals and Election Officials, FEMA Workers are the New Target for Threats

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/hurricane-rumor-response?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

October 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton made landfall yesterday evening as a Category 3 storm just south of Sarasota, Florida.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-10-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Report: Hospital capacity limits leave half of TN counties more vulnerable to extreme heat • Tennessee Lookout

A study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found shrinking hospital capacity in Tennessee can leave at-risk communities vulnerable to extreme heat events.

tennesseelookout.com/2024/10/11/report-hospital-capacity-limits-leave-half-of-tn-counties-more-vulnerable-to-extreme-heat

Governor Bill Lee said that East Tennessee's recovery from Hurricane Helene will take years, perhaps even decades. The governor announced that a new program called HEAL or Helene Emergency Assistance Loan program will provide impacted counties with $65 million for debris removal and $35 million for clean water recovery efforts. The funds will be loaned to federally declared disaster counties with a zero percent interest rate. Eventually, the federal government will reimburse Tennessee those funds, but Gov. Lee wanted to make sure especially poor counties have that money and can spend it now. Authorities confirmed on Thursday night that 17 people have died

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Seniors:

A Word to the Unwise

Confessions of a grieving fool.

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/a-word-to-the-unwise?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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