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Biden, Harris tour hurricane-affected states

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday visited areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene, where more than a million people remain without power and the death toll is climbing. Biden offered as many as 1,000 active-duty soldiers to support the response effort.

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Biden and Harris to visit Hurricane Helene-ravaged Southeast (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will both head to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey damage wrought by Hurricane Helene.

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Harris and Biden are fanning out across the Southeast as devastation from Helene grows (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the last four years, President Joe Biden has jetted off to survey damage and console victims after tornadoes, wildfires and

  3. WMUR

    Biden, Harris take in Helene's devastation and scenes of lives upended in Georgia, Carolinas (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris toured the hurricane-devastated areas of North Carolina and Georgia on Wednesday as the storm's death toll continued to climb.

  4. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Biden and Harris visiting Hurricane Helene-ravaged Southeast (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris headed to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey damage wrought by Hurricane Helene.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Biden, Harris to visit areas hit by Hurricane Helene – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Floodwaters have receded but hundreds of people are still missing after the powerful storm swept across the southeastern United States. More than 160 people have died.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    Biden and Harris visit Hurricane Helene-ravaged Southeast (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris headed to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey damage wrought by Hurricane Helene.

  7. WMUR

    Biden and Harris to travel, survey Hurricane Helene damage (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Biden and Harris will visit hurricane-ravaged areas in the Southeast, assessing the damage and coordinating potential emergency funding.

  8. NPR

    Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Georgia and North Carolina to reassure people that help is on the way. Making good on that promise is a critical test in this election year.

  9. NBC News

    Biden heads to Carolinas and Harris to Georgia to view Hurricane Helene damage (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to take separate tours on Wednesday of the catastrophic damage resulting from Hurricane Helene, from which at least 150 people have died.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Helene death toll rises as Biden plans to visit ravaged Carolinas (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina after Hurricane Helene.

  11. The Daily Signal

    Hurricane Helene Response Highlights Biden and Harris’ Failure to Lead (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    In the wake of a catastrophic disaster, effective leadership and a rapid, coordinated response are critical to mitigating the impacts.

  12. New York Post

    Biden, Harris finally head south to survey deadly Hurricane Helene damage (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Biden and Vice President Harris will travel to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to assess the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, which has killed at least 140 people.

  13. Breitbart News

    Biden, Harris Bound for Hurricane Helene Disaster Zone (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will on Wednesday visit areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, arriving some 72-hours after former President Donald Trump made the same journey.

  14. CBS News

    Biden heads to the Carolinas to survey catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Biden will survey damage from the air and get a briefing from officials on the ground.

  15. Kokomo Tribune

    Harris, Biden take in Helene’s destruction in separate visits to Carolinas, Georgia (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have toured the hurricane-devastated areas of North Carolina and Georgia. Biden, in a helicopter, flew over toppled trees, twisted metal and towering

  16. Al Jazeera

    Biden, Harris take stock of battered southeastern US after Hurricane Helene (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US president and vice president will visit the Carolinas and Georgia, where more than one million are without power.

  17. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Harris and Biden head to the Southeast to see Helene's damage amid high political stakes (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    President Joe Biden toured some of the areas hardest-hit by Hurricane Helene via helicopter on Wednesday as he and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to different parts of the Southeast to get first-hand looks at the devastation.

  18. Fox News

    Biden, Harris head to hurricane-ravaged Southeast in wake of Trump visit (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Biden and Vice President Harris each travel to the storm-ravaged Southeast on Wednesday, two days after Donald Trump visited – as the death toll and devastation from Hurricane Helene soars.

  19. Voice of America

    Biden, Harris tour hurricane-affected states (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday visited areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene, where more than a million people remain without power and the death toll is climbing. Biden offered as many as 1,000 active-duty soldiers to support the response effort.

  20. WHAS Louisville

    Biden and Harris tour parts of Southeast impacted by Hurricane Helene (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    They're seeking to demonstrate their commitment and competence in helping devastated communities after Trump’s false claims about their administration’s response.

  21. The Week

    Biden, Harris visit storm-hit North Carolina, Georgia (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took separate tours of the south to view the catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene

  22. Washington Examiner

    Biden and Harris tour states destroyed by Hurricane Helene (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris barnstormed multiple Southern states recovering from Hurricane Helene, announcing new relief efforts.

  23. Fox News

    Trump targets Biden, Harris over federal response to hurricane: 'Incompetently managed' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    As President Biden spends a second straight day in the Southeast surveying storm damage from Hurricane Helene, Donald Trump blasts Biden and Kamala Harris over the federal government's relief efforts

  24. Washington Times

    Biden, Harris scramble to Helene-ravaged states to blunt jabs about phoning it in (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raced to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey the storm damage from Hurricane Helene and curb criticism that they dropped the ball in responding to the storm, which has killed at least 189 people.

  25. Carbon Brief

    US: Biden, Harris tour areas hit by Hurricane Helene: 'We have towns that have disappeared' (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Carbon Brief's feed description

    US president Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris have toured the areas hit by Hurricane Helene, reports Agence France-Presse.

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