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Oct 23, 2024 | msn.com | Marshall Crook |Matthew Kwiecinski |Corky Siemaszko

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Oct 23, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Marshall Crook |Matthew Kwiecinski |Corky Siemaszko

Oct. 23, 2024, 6:01 PM UTCCHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — For nearly two centuries, a natural wonder called Chimney Rock has stood sentry over the tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains that bears its name. Now, in the wake of Hurricane Helene, it looks down upon miles and miles of devastation. Walking down what’s left of Main Street, the mayor of the Village of Chimney Rock briefly choked up as he looked at the wrecked buildings where he lives and that house his family business, Bubba O’Leary’s General Store.

Oct 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Marshall Crook |Matthew Kwiecinski |Corky Siemaszko

By CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. - For nearly two centuries, a natural wonder called Chimney Rock has stood sentry over the tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains that bears its name. Now, in the wake of Hurricane Helene, it looks dow

May 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Daniella Silva |Nirma Hasty |Matthew Kwiecinski

CHICAGO — On the week of her due date, Elibexis Alvarez, a Venezuelan migrant, was preparing to give birth to her first child far away from her parents and the home country she never thought she’d leave. She and her husband, Johan Jose Medina, have spent the last four months living in temporary shelters in Chicago after fleeing escalating violence in Venezuela.

Apr 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Shira Pinson |Matthew Kwiecinski |Yuliya Talmazan

JERUSALEM — Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s mantra is the same now as it was six months ago. “I love you. Stay strong. Survive,” she urges her son, Hersh, one of the more than 130 hostages seized half a year ago by Hamas who have still not been returned from the Gaza Strip. She repeats those words constantly — whether she is out for a walk in her neighborhood or looking at the poster of her son in their Jerusalem home on Shabbat mornings.