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Why do more young women favor Kamala Harris while more young men favor Donald Trump? Read this pair of articles and post your comments and questions for Claire Cain Miller by Oct. 31. By The ...

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Task Force 1 is relocating from Florida to Georgia. The 80-person team was activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last Tuesday.

Utah Task Force 1 is among those in the Southeast in the aftermath of the storm. Currently stationed in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Utah team was originally headed for Georgia. However, the rapidly ...