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Apple Donating to Relief Efforts Following Tornadoes in Several U.S. States

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Apple will be donating to support relief efforts on the ground following tornadoes and other severe weather across parts of the central and southern United States, according to a tweet shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday.

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Cook did not reveal the exact amount that Apple will be donating, but the company routinely supports relief efforts following natural disasters.

At least 30 tornadoes were reported between late Friday and early Saturday across Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee, resulting in deaths and widespread property damage, according to CNN.

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Apple_Robert
56 months ago
Good on Apple for lending a helping hand. Apple has always been great in this area.
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️
56 months ago
Good move, Apple. Thanks for stepping it up.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Naraxus
56 months ago
This is neither the time nor the place for snark about Apple's motovations.

Let's be respectful to those affected
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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citysnaps
56 months ago

This is neither the time nor the place for snark about Apple's motovations.

Let's be respectful to those affected
Better yet, step up and make a donation. I am. Anybody else?
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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iOS Geek
56 months ago

Whilst this is a good generous thing to do. I still fail to understand why people choose to live in these places, tornados happen every year at particular times in certain places like tornado alley right? But people still choose to live there? Anyone on here from tornado alley? Can you explain why you live there and face this danger every year? I genuinely don't get why you would.
Could ask the people of any number of cities in California that have burned down repeatedly the same question.

I was born in California but have lived most of my life in the Midwest. Number of tornadoes I’ve been through in 30 years? Zero. I’ve seen two funnel clouds in my life time. But never an actual on-the-ground, damage causing tornado. Literally zero. Meanwhile, I know people in California who have lost their homes three times in the last 5 years due to wildfires.

There is no TRULY risk-free place to live. Droughts, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes. You have a risk no matter where you are.

The interesting thing…statistically speaking, is that despite living in a VERY tornado-prone area…my odds of actually seeing a tornado are surprisingly low. I probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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usagora
56 months ago
Apparently according to some people's logic, anything good Apple does in a humanitarian sense is simply condemned out of hand as a "virtue-signaling" PR move. What a ridiculous thing to say! Do you REALLY think this multi-trillion-dollar company needs extra PR at this point? Some people take cynicism to a ridiculous extreme. I can't imagine what it would be like to live with people like that, where every move you make is self-righteously judged. It's disgusting.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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