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Biden has pledged that the US government will not abandon Puerto Rico as it starts to rebuild again, five years after the more powerful Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.

Twenty-five GOP senators, including Rick Scott, refused to vote for the bill. Marco Rubio didn’t even cast a vote.

Sunshine State residents continue to feel the economic pinch that is making many leave the place they call home, but can no longer afford. Here’s what they have to say.

The catastrophic damage left by Hurricane Ian exposed the problem of thousands of homes without flood insurance and buildings built under lax construction standards.

The president said Gov. DeSantis, with whom he has clashed politically, was “extremely happy” with the federal response he is providing after one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US.

Fuel disruptions have forced grocery stores, gas stations, schools, and other businesses to temporarily close as the demand for diesel to feed generators grows after Fiona hit the island more than 10 days ago.

One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States, Ian’s tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 415 miles, drenching much of Florida and the southeastern Atlantic coast.

 Diesel supplies on the island continue to decrease at a high rate, while a British Petroleum ship with 300,000 barrels of diesel just off the island can’t deliver the much-needed fuel because of the Jones Act.

Hundreds of thousands of Floridians faced mandatory evacuation orders as the center expanded its hurricane warning to include Bonita Beach north through Tampa Bay to the Anclote River.

The Sunshine State is a beach lover’s paradise of sandy shores and sun-kissed waters. And that makes picking Florida’s best beaches a near impossible feat!