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Small business disaster loan program is out of money until Congress approves new funds

Small business disaster loan program is out of money until Congress approves new funds

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small businesses, homeowners and renters, delaying much needed relief…

Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips

Biden admin to provide $750 million to North Carolina-based Wolfspeed for advanced computer chips

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in…

Biden is surveying Hurricane Milton damage in Florida. Harris is going to church in North Carolina

Biden is surveying Hurricane Milton damage in Florida. Harris is going to church in North Carolina

By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Sunday at the devastation inflicted on Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Milton as he presses Congress to approve…

FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press Back-to-back hurricanes that brought death and devastation to parts of the South were made worse by a wide range of false and misleading information, some of which still circulates even…

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone

Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene’s disaster zone

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene downed power lines and washed out roads all over North Carolina’s mountains, the constant din of a gas-powered generator…

Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states

By JOHN HANNA and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — After introducing herself at their front doors, Vanessa Vaughn West began her pitch to voters with a question: What issues are important…