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Amazon to rebuild Illinois warehouse after deadly tornado

Six Amazon employees working at the 1.1 million square foot facility in Edwardsville, Illinois were killed in the building's collapse on Friday, while another individual remains hospitalized with serious injuries after tornados ripped through the region.

Cold-weather US states struggling to hire snowplow drivers

More U.S. drivers could find themselves stuck on snowy highways or have their travel delayed this winter due to a shortage of snowplow drivers, a reality that could hit home Friday as winter storms start dumping snow from the Intermountain West to the Upper Great Lakes.

After Northeast flooding, insurance woes swamp residents

Most of those caught off guard by the intense downpours from the remnants of Hurricane Ida and Tropical Storm Henri lived in areas outside of coastal floodplains, making flood insurance an afterthought for most of the working-class families whose neighborhoods were among the hardest hit.