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Hanna still en route
Maryland WeatherIf you woke up disappointed (or relieved) that the trees are still and the overnight rain has been a trifle, don't let down your guard just yet, Baltimore. Hanna is ashore, and she's slowed her maximum winds a bit. But......Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Storms, Tropical Storm Josephine, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Desperate Hanna watchers: Track the storm
Maryland WeatherHanna is making her final approach to the U.S. mainland tonight. She's no hurricane, but it doesn't require a hurricane to generate a whole lotta trouble for Maryland. Isabel (2003) was a tropical storm. So was Agnes (1972). I'm not......Tags: Tropical Storms, Meteorological Disasters, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Illinois: Explosion kills couple in house
Authorities in a Chicago suburb say an explosion has destroyed a house, and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage. Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland says he knows of no other injuries from the blast Saturday...Tags: Frankfort, Nicor Incorporated, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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ASK TOM WHY
Dear Tom, Please tell me a few things about the "eye" of a hurricane. —Leecie Pearce, Delavan, Wis. Dear Leecie, The "eye" is a roughly circular area of rather quiet weather found at the center of a hurricane. Eyes generally are 20 to...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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A Charity Fails Families Of Fallen Firefighters After 9/11
Courant Staff WriterOn a mild day in late November 2001, Stephen Careaga stood under the brick façade of a storied New York fire station, an unlikely benefactor from the Pacific Northwest who traveled to Manhattan with a cashier's check for nearly $4 million. Three miles...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Medicare, Health Treatments, Salvador Dali
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An honorable discharge for an Army Reserve unit
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt was a simple farewell: The blue-and-gold flag was neatly folded onto itself, wrapped in a black cover and walked out of the field — all to a solemn military drumbeat. That's how members of the Army Reserve ended 57 years of service as the 3220th...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Armed Forces, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Several Broward County events canceled before hurricane passes
Staff Report Because of Hurricane Ike, several events across South Florida have been canceled. The city of Plantation said bulk garbage and recyclables pickup has been suspended for all homes west of University Drive. Residents are asked to not place...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Boca Raton, Hospitals and Clinics, Hurricane Ike, Natural Disasters
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Conservative plan yields 140 total yards
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe University of Miami had the ball long enough to run 16 plays and run nearly nine minutes off the clock. From the looks of that, any football observer would figure the drive ended with anything but a 50-yard field goal attempt. Yet, that is exactly...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Randy Shannon, Natural Disasters, University of Miami, Hurricanes
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Growing Ike Nears Turks And Caicos, South Bahamas
Associated PressHurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike. Preparations stretched more...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Hurricane Ike
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Storm Hanna dumps buckets on East Coast
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON — Tropical Storm Hanna poured as many as 9 inches of rain on the mid-Atlantic coastline on Saturday, causing flooding in some low-lying areas in Virginia and sporadic power outages before plowing north through Delaware and New Jersey....Tags: Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings, Tropical Storms
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Ike looms in Caribbean; Gulf Coast on lookout
Associated PressKEY WEST — "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Bobby Jindal, National Hurricane Center, Executive Branch, Natural Disasters
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Cat 4 Hurricane Ike heads for Cuba
Sun-Sentinel.comHurricane Ike rapidly strengthened into a murderous storm headed toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico Saturday, but the likely threat to southeast Florida diminished to windy days, rip tides and a few thunderstorms. The storm blew past the high-level winds...Tags: Broward County, National Hurricane Center, Gulfstream, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Hurricanes
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