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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to ...

With hurricane season less than two weeks away, U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has cut its training for state and local emergency managers. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that ...