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Trump Denies Illinois Disaster Relief Request For Summer Storms
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 8, 10:19 PM CDT
updated Oct 9, 3:35 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Chicago Sun-Times, Block Club Chicago and The Lansing Journal, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Trump denies Illinois disaster relief request for summer storms · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 8, 10:19 PM CDT
Trump Administration Denies Illinois’ Request For Disaster Relief — Again · Block Club ChicagoOct 9, 7:31 AM CDT
FEMA denies Illinois’ disaster request following summer’s severe storms · The Lansing JournalOct 9, 3:35 PM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 8, 11:20 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 9, 7:50 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.