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Affected residents have until Dec. 1 to apply for disaster assistance.

There are about 150,000 in Virginia.

Alarm grows from back-to-back hurricanes that brought production disruptions.

She founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights and was an advocate for many causes.

South Florida's Cuban-American community supports President Trump, but some members are uneasy with his immigration policies. "I'm not for deporting people without criminal records."

The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.

Voting officials say they've never seen a demand like the one the Justice Department sent to Colorado last month.

The indictment was announced by interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba. Rep. McIver says the proceedings against her are "a brazen attempt at political intimidation."

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford was tapped in March to helm the agency. It's critical time for U.S. air travel, following a deadly January collision and ongoing air traffic control system problems.