09/30 Dockworkers’ strike could push up prices and cause shortages if it lasts for weeks

North Carolina man jumps into fast-moving floodwaters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 01 Oct Keeping Up With America [Helene live updates: Southeast reels from deadly storm damage and heavy flooding:]( At least 129 people have died as a result of the devastation Hurricane Helene has brought to Southeastern states, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina. 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