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Bizarre phrases riddle aid documents for Alaska Natives

Government officials say documents aimed at helping Alaska Natives apply for aid following typhoon damage last fall featured nonsensical phrases instead of useful instructions

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals

On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets ― one silver, one white ― sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

Few eligible families have sought federal payment of COVID funeral expenses

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

WEKU · May 9, 2022