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1 hr ago | DC Tribune Online

Insurance costs keep Mississippi Habitat for Humanity houses locked

JACKSON, Miss. a ' In four states along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, Habitat for Humanity came with a mission to build hundreds of homes during a spring blitz so people pushed into poverty after Katrina ...

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Jackson Metro, Management

5 hrs ago | KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

UTMB to begin informing 3,000 employees of layoffs

The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, heavily damaged by Hurricane Ike, will begin notifying 3,000 workers on Tuesday that they will be laid off, officials announced.

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Related Topix: Texas, University of Texas Medical Branch, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Mon Nov 17, 2008

El Paso Times

Texas approves windstorm rate increase

Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin has approved a rate increase for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state's insurer of last resort for windstorm coverage.

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Related Topix: Texas, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Harris County, TX, El Paso Metro, El Paso, TX

hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

After Obama's win, white backlash festers in US

In rural Georgia, a group of high-schoolers gets a visit from the Secret Service after posting "inappropriate" comments about President-elect Barack Obama on the Web. In Raleigh, N.C., four college students admit to spraying race-tinged graffiti in a pedestrian tunnel after the election. On Nov. 6, a cross burns on the lawn of a biracial couple in Apolacon Township, Pa.

The election of America's first black president has triggered more than 200 hate-related incidents, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center - a record in modern presidential elections. Moreover, the white nationalist movement, bemoaning an election that confirmed voters' comfort with a multiracial demography, expects Mr. Obama's election to be a potent recruiting tool - one that watchdog groups warn could give new impetus to a mostly defanged fringe element.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Secret Service, Barack Obama, Law, Natural Disasters

KRGV

Valley Hotels Being Prosecuted for Price Gouging During Dolly

The Texas Attorney General is charging two Valley hotels with price gouging during Hurricane Dolly.

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Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane Dolly, Brownsville Metro, Harlingen, TX

News.com.au

Storms 'as bad as Cyclone Larry'

DAMAGE caused by severe storms in southeast Queensland is comparable to the devastation wrought by Cyclone Larry, Premier Anna Bligh says.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather, Australia, World News,

AdelaideNow...

Disaster area: Brisbane's worst storm in 25 years

BRISBANE has been declared a natural disaster area, as soldiers and prisoners help repair damage caused by one of the biggest storms to hit the city in two decades.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Australia, World News, Weather,

Sun Nov 16, 2008

PR-inside.com

Storms tear through Australia's east, killing 1

A series of violent storms tore across Australia's east coast, sweeping one man down a storm drain to his death, blowing roofs off houses and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of buildings.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Weather, Meteorology, Science, Natural Disasters

KBMT

Louisiana's Population Down 5% Since Beginning of the Century

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says a recent survey shows residents are leaving Louisiana and it would be a mistake for state officials to blame Hurricane Katrina or any other storm for the migration.

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Reuters

VIDEO: Wildfires encircle Los Angeles

Nov 16 - Thousands are fleeing a series of wind-whipped wildfires in southern California.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natural Disasters

News9 Oklahoma City

Strong winds hamper firefighting efforts in California

Wildfires driven by hurricane-strength winds tore through Southern California on Saturday for the second day in a row, destroying hundreds of homes, displacing thousands of people and forcing freeway closures ...

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Related Topix: California, Natural Disasters, Sylmar (Los Angeles, CA), Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro, Weather

Sun Chronicle

Tornado watch issued

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of Massachusetts, including Norfolk and Bristol counties.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Norfolk County, MA, Bristol County, MA

Windsock

North Carolina storm kills 2, destroys homes

As a tornado ripped through his North Carolina neighborhood, Curt Jarnigan huddled in his bathroom, praying for the raging winds to spare him.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bob Etheridge, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Natural Disasters, North Carolina, Weather, Kenly, NC, Johnston County, NC

Sat Nov 15, 2008

Wilson Daily Times

Eleven-year-old boy killed when tornado hits house

A 11-year-old boy lost his life and his grandparents were injured when a tornado caused heavy devastation on London Church Road early Saturday morning.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Natural Disasters, Weather, Wilson County, NC, Elm City, NC, Wilson, NC

Sunherald.com

Texas tent living still common 2 months after Ike

Truong Van Cao and two other fishermen share a cramped, muddy tent amid the wreckage of homes, including his own, destroyed when Hurricane Ike stormed across this tiny Southeast Texas town.

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Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane Ike, FEMA, US News

hosted The Associated Press | The Associated Press

Fires destroy homes in LA, Santa Barbara County

Fire officials say wind of 'near hurricane force' has grounded some of their water-dropping aircraft as they battle a wildfire that has burned at least 10 homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate in northern Los Angeles.

The California Highway Patrol has shut a second freeway in the area.

CHP officer Patrick Kimball says a section of Interstate 5 near Sylmar was shut early Saturday as flames spread west toward the freeway.

About 5,000 residents have been evacuated since the fire started late Friday, and authorities say more evacuations are under way. Patients at one hospital were evacuated when the blaze knocked out power.

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Related Topix: Santa Barbara County, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Los Angeles, CA

Times-Picayune

Citizens reserves funds for claims

The board of the state-run property insurer of last resort Thursday set aside as much as $35 million to pay thousands of policyholders who claim the state agency was late in investigating damage claims from ...

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Hurricane Ike

hosted The Associated Press | The Associated Press

The Nation's Weather

A storm was expected to dump snow, sleet and rain on the Rockies and parts of the Plains and the Midwest on Friday, while cloudy conditions were forecast for much of the East Coast and the West Coast was likely to be mostly dry and clear.

Snow was forecast for the Rockies and most of the northern Plains, while the central Plains were expected to see snow, rain or a mix. Minnesota was predicted to get snow, while the rest of the upper Midwest was likely to see rain or sleet.

High wind warnings and wind advisories were issued across the Dakotas, Nebraska and western Kansas. Pleasant conditions were likely in the southern Plains.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather

Fri Nov 14, 2008

York Dispatch

Real Estate Close-Up: Houston

While the rest of the country withered under $4 a gallon gas, Houston and its commercial real estate market thrived.

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Related Topix: Texas A&M University, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Modesto Bee

Ask AP: Space noise, building where hurricanes hit

In this Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, one house stands amongst the debris of others, after Hurricane Ike swept through Gilchrist, Texas.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Weather, Gilchrist, TX, Hurricane Ike, Journalism, World News, Puerto Rico, Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Investment Services, Financial Services

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