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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: Explosions, Illinois, Nicor Incorporated, Disasters, Frankfort
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The big one could be coming - are you ready?
Coming so soon after the televised images of Hurricane Gustav on the Gulf Coast, the wet and windy embrace of Tropical Storm Hanna delivers to our own doorstep this useful message: Beware, and be ready. That means more than buying fresh batteries for our...Tags: Long Beach (California), Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Storm Hanna, Tropical Storms
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Suicide attack kills at least 30 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A pickup truck packed with explosives blew up a police security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more, the day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to an additional 24...Tags: Prosecution, Hospitals and Clinics, Terrorism, Crimes, Civil Unrest
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Community groups make pitch for volunteers
"Today is a Majestic Isles first," Berne Berger announced at the mike. With hurricane season here, the Isles' three community service and security groups and the management company introduced a series of joint programs in the development west of...Tags: Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Beach Vacations, Emergency Planning, Disasters
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Hollywood woman makes history
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe White House may not be getting a female president this term, but a Hollywood woman is marking her own presidential path. Erica Solodkin has been elected as the first woman president of the American Friends of Magen David Adom Southeast Region, and...Tags: Government, National Government, Emergency Planning, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), The White House
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Rock slide shakes slim faith in regime
Tribune NewspapersCAIRO — Hind Hussein returned from the hospital after going into false labor and was nodding off early Saturday when the cliff above her shantytown home rumbled and boulders the size of tugboats rained down, crushing scores of apartments and...Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Emergency Planning, Hosni Mubarak
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Hanna causes few problems in Md.
Although it killed hundreds of people in Haiti and whipped up the wind, caused drenching rain and tornado watches after making landfall in the Carolinas, Tropical Storm Hanna was somewhat of a fizzle today by the time it moved up the coast and reached the...Tags: St. Mary's County, Emergency Planning, Disasters, Chesapeake Bay, Natural Disasters
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
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[CAL_BOLD]CLUB AT MORGAN HILL G.C. PATRIOT GOLF DAYS AUG. 29 - SEPT. 1[/CAL_BOLD] -- Club at Morgan will match $1/player that participates … benefits spouses and dependents of service members killed or disabled … event supports a...Tags: Tom Kennedy, Philadelphia Force, CVS Corporation, Philadelphia Phillies, Moravian College
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Turnovers help Iowa State beat Kent State 48-28
Four fumbles, two blocked punts and a 2-0 record. Those figures sound mighty sweet to coach Gene Chizik and the Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa State stayed perfect on the year with a 48-28 victory over Kent State on Saturday night, avenging a loss to the...Tags: Doug Martin, Iowa Hawkeyes, Football
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Bush: Oil-drilling, hurricanes and storms
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush is trying to change the subject. The subject all week and this coming week: Hurricanes and tropical storms. The ones that have passed and the ones coming. The story line is good: Recovery efforts so......Tags: Energy, Louisiana, Texas, Natural Disasters, Alabama
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UConn Law Student's Group A Disaster Response Watchdog
Courant Staff WriterAs East Coast communities prepare for storms Hanna and Ike, West Hartford resident Ben Smilowitz is watching the emergency response with an equally attentive eye. Smilowitz, 27, a third-year student at the University of Connecticut Law School, is a...Tags: Academic Progress, Connecticut, West Hartford, Emergency Planning, Mississippi
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House explosion kills 2 in suburban Chicago
An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, said Richard...Tags: Explosions, Chicago Weather, Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Charity
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