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Obama: Nation to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the nation is “there for them” and that the government will keep its focus on the rescue effort as long as is needed. As emergency workers...
Tags: Barack Obama, Natural Disasters, Janet Napolitano, Craig Fugate, Human Interest
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After tornado, Obama offers support to Oklahoma governor
WASHINGTON--President Obama called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday evening to offer federal support for the communities hit by a devastating tornado, the White House said in a statement. Obama expressed his concern for those affected and offered all...Tags: Natural Disasters, Janet Napolitano, Mary Fallin, Barack Obama, Government
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Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'
Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...
Tags: Jersey Shore (tv program), Imperial and Royal Matters, Entertainment, Theme Park Vacations, Government
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Superstorm Sandy aid center on Staten Island fights order to leave
NEW YORK — It has been six months since Donna Graziano packed a barbecue into her car, drove 15 miles from her Brooklyn home to Staten Island, and began cooking for residents of a neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. Her one-woman effort in a...
Tags: Brooklyn (New York City), Rentals, New Dorp, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Relief and Aid Organizations
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Mayor of West, Texas: The face of a ravaged town
WEST, Texas — The two-tone brown Ford F-150 careens into the downtown parking space and out jumps Tommy Muska, a mayor on the move. Wearing a baseball cap, green long-sleeved shirt and bluejeans, his face ruddy from a life under the central Texas...
Tags: Thomas Menino, Payne Stewart, Sports, Local Government, Photography Supplies and Services
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Rain hampers search for survivors of Texas explosion [Update]
Even as as President Obama pledged federal assistance to the devastated community, morning rainfall was hampering search and rescue efforts Thursday at the site of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, which killed as many as 15 people and...
Tags: Plant Openings, Barack Obama, U.S. Geological Survey, Chemical Industry, Fertilizer
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Wrangling over an early warning system for earthquakes
Two different approaches to alerting the public about earthquakes are vying for the state's support, one based on a network of government-operated sensors, the other built around a private company's equipment. In a move that may shed some light for...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Government, Natural Disasters, Japan, Physiology
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Despite rate increases, flood insurance is worth the cost
Homeowners will see increases in the rates they pay for flood insurance soon, if they haven't already, with owners of vacation homes seeing the biggest jump. But that isn't reason enough to drop coverage. Flood insurance is one of the best deals going....
Tags: Natural Disasters, Floods, Insurance, Tropical Storms
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Major blizzard moving into Northeast; record snowfall predicted
BOSTON -- Snow began falling throughout much of the Northeast on Friday morning, the first flurries of what forecasters are predicting will strengthen into a major blizzard, possibly bringing record accumulations of up to 3 feet of snow. The storm,...Tags: National Weather Service, Long Island, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Weather Warnings
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Four charged in homegrown terror plot: L.A. Now Live
L.A. NOWTimes Inland Empire correspondent Phil Willon will join L.A. Now Live to discuss the alleged terror plot involving four Southern California men who were arrested and charged after a months-long investigation into what authorities said was a plan to commit... -
Washington National Cathedral says yes to same-sex marriages
Supporters of gay marriage are exultant that the Washington National Cathedral has announced that it will perform same-sex weddings. It’s not really a surprise. The Episcopal Church to which the cathedral belongs approved a rite for same-sex...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Christianity, Marriage, Anglicanism, Church and State Relations
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In Sandy's wake, N.J. family carries on -- 'I'm done crying'
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. — About a month ago, Lori Rebimbas stood inside the darkened ruins of her flooded house and wept. When the mother of two returned last week there were no tears. “I’m done crying,” she said. In the days...
Tags: Rentals, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Lifestyle and Leisure
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