Monthly Archives: October 2022

Amex Delta Gold Card vs. United Explorer Card: Which airline credit card is best for you?

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Trump called Puerto Rico a place with ‘absolutely no hope’ while bungling Hurricane Maria aid efforts, book says

Former President Donald Trump tosses a paper towel roll into a crowd of people at Calvary Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on Oct. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File According to “Confidence Man,” Trump was reluctant to provide Puerto Rico aid after Hurricane Maria. Trump called the island a place with “absolutely no hope,” New…

Palm trees bend in high winds and are hard to uproot. A forest ecologist says they’re perfectly designed to withstand hurricanes.

Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian in Sarasota, Florida, on September 28, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Bendy, woodless trunks and above-ground roots prevent palm trees from toppling during severe storms. Puerto Rico’s palms recovered faster than other tree populations after Hurricane Maria in 2017, researchers found. Palm trees are members of Arecaceae…