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This couple took their engagement photos in Hurricane Irma destruction
This couple's engagement photos in St. John are showing the resilience of the island ravaged by Hurricane Irma. In a moving photo shoot, Marty Bruckner and Lauren Saia stood amid...
Home Depot's results get a boost from hurricanes
Home Depot, the largest US home improvement chain, on Tuesday raised its full-year profit and sales forecast again after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma spurred demand for generators, flashlights and building...
Jorge Posada throws fundraiser for Puerto Rico
Jorge told Page Six that he has traveled to his home island five times since Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit in September.
Why FEMA has paid Puerto Rico just $121K in wake of Hurricane Maria
FEMA has paid $2.8 billion in federal flood-insurance cash to people impacted by Hurricane Harvey and $179 million to those hit by Hurricane Irma — but just a measly $121,000...
Jay Z's Tidal X: Brooklyn concert raises $3.7M for disaster relief
To date Tidal has sent four planes carrying more than 500,000 pounds of water, tarp, solar lamps, diapers, food baby wipes, shoes and more to Puerto Rico.
Chainsaw-wielding nun who took on Irma debris inspires new beer
You’ve seen the nun. Now drink the beer. It became one of the iconic images of Florida’s attempt to bounce back from Hurricane Irma: A nun using a chainsaw to...
Richard Branson was targeted by fraudster
Richard Branson, billionaire founder of the Virgin group, has revealed he was targeted by a fraudster posing as Britain’s defense minister who tried to get him to contribute $5 million...
2 more dead from Florida nursing home that lost AC in Irma
MIAMI — Two women who lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air conditioning during Hurricane Irma have died, bringing to 14 the number of fatalities linked to the...
AIG could lose $3.1B thanks to recent natural disasters
Insurance giant AIG warned Wall Street on Monday of what could be its largest-ever quarterly catastrophe loss — as much as $3.1 billion following hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico...
Unemployment drop has nothing to do with hurricane season
The US unemployment rate fell sharply in September — to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent in August — but the decline had nothing to do with the hurricanes that battered...
Welcome to the era of monster hurricanes
WASHINGTON — It’s not just this year. The monster Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what appears to be the...
Mysterious Soviet buoy washes up on Florida shore after Irma
Oh buoy! A 12-foot Cold War-era Soviet float surfaced on Dania Beach in South Florida after Hurricane Irma, and local authorities speculate it may have originated from Cuba based on...
All 5 living ex-presidents to attend a hurricane relief concert
WASHINGTON — All five living former U.S. presidents will attend a hurricane relief concert at Texas A&M University later this month. That's according to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library...
Hurricanes set to wreak havoc on September jobs report
Hurricanes also do major damage to economic statistics. It just takes a little longer for the wreckage to appear. On Friday, the Labor Department will announce the number of jobs...
Luann and Tom settle their divorce
Luann de Lesseps is helping with hurricane relief at the same time her divorce case is winding down.
Suspect arrested in deadly Hurricane Irma threesome
A South Florida man who invited two other men over to have sex with him as Hurricane Irma pummeled the state, was killed by one of them, police said. Ariel...
Stars share the cringey cuteness from their awkward stage
Nick Kroll has started an awkward revolution on social media, after appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The comedian asked his fellow celebrities to share photos from their...
Beyoncé drops surprise single for hurricane relief
In an English verse on J. Balvin and Willy Williams' "Mi Gente," Beyoncé sings, "lift up your people, from Texas Puerto Rico, dem islands to Mexico."
Dad said he beat slain infant while stressed about Irma: cops
A Florida man accused of killing his infant daughter told cops he was stressed out beforehand because Hurricane Irma knocked out power to his home, according to a new report....
Jennifer Lopez locates relatives in Puerto Rico after hurricane
Lopez shared a video of her aunt and uncle in Puerto Rico a week after revealing she couldn't locate the couple post-hurricane.