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Predictive Policing: Proceedings of a National Academies Workshop
EPA’s 2025 Southern California Wildfire Response
Strengthening Digital Resilience
China’s Growing Military Power: 2024 Update
On January 8, 2025, President Biden declared a major disaster for the wildfires impacting Southern California, authorizing federal agencies to provide aid, funding, and resources for recovery efforts (CA.gov). As of Tuesday, January 14, 2025, approximately 88,000 Los Angeles County residents were under mandatory evacuation orders, while 84,000 others faced…
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According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast as an intense Category 3 storm on the evening of October 9, 2024. Starting as an intense Category 5 tropical storm, Emergency declarations were made by the Biden Administration on October 5th and more than…
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Several U.S. Southeastern states were hit with unprecedented rains and flooding when category 4 Hurricane Helene touched ground along the Florida Gulf Coast. The Biden Administration has declared Major Disaster declarations for Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina (FEMA). Residents of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, and Tennessee have experienced…
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On September 15, 2024, an assassination attempt was made on former President Donald Trump after a person with a firearm was spotted at his West Palm Beach golf course. This follows a previous attempt on Trump’s life in July 2024 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The suspect, Ryan…
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