Hospitals struggling with longer wait times, surge in patients during bad flu season
WakeMed and UNC Health both say their longer-than-normal wait times are due to the rise in flu cases, which the CDC says has ...
Long wait times seen at WakeMed in Raleigh
Patients see long wait times at WakeMed in Raleigh ...
'Very, very sick children': Flu cases soar in NC as COVID, RSV numbers decline
It appears RSV and COVID have peaked, but the flu is still rising. The number and rate of positive cases of COVID is notably ...
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10 Best Banks for Emergency Funds of February 2025
There’s no reason for your emergency cash to sit idle. When building an emergency fund, we’re often told to focus more on liquidity and access than on yield. But there’s nothing wrong with ...
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The best web hosting services in 2025
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Web hosting is the foundation of your online presence, and choosing the right service can ...
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Understanding How 911 Works
911 is still very young compared to other emergency services. Firefighting has been around in the US since the late 1600s and law enforcement is as old as laws themselves. 911, on the other hand, ...
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Emergency services brace for ‘perfect storm’ in NSW over the Australia Day weekend
Emergency services are bracing for a ‘perfect storm’ this Australia Day long weekend, with people expected to flock to beaches and waterways. NSW residents are expected to flock to the state ...
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In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
Los Angeles County officials are now calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during the recent Eaton and Palisades Fires to warn residents to evacuate.
The Hill19d
Trump declares energy emergency
President Trump has declared an energy emergency, which his team has said would unlock additional powers to jump-start production. Speaking about the declaration from behind the desk of the Oval O ...
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Colombia’s president will declare an emergency over deadly ELN attacks in the northeast
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Colombian Army on Monday evacuated people from the communities surrounding an area where guerrilla ...
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Trump declared an emergency at the southern border. Here’s what that means.
Invoking presidential emergency powers gives the president the ability to go around Congress and unlock federal funding to crack down at the border. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Reporting from Washington ...
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Blast at Spain's Barcelona port kills one person, emergency services say
MADRID, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A blast at the Port of Barcelona has killed a person and "affected" another, emergency services in the northeastern Catalonia region said on Tuesday, adding the ensuing ...