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Help from Roanoke heading North to help Sandy victims
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterHelp from Southwest Virginia is on the way to the Northeast. The American Red Cross Spirit of America truck left Southwest Virginia Tuesday afternoon for Greenwich, Connecticut. The Spirit of America is a mobile kitchen capable of turning out 30,000...Tags: American Red Cross, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Charity
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Six years after Hurricane Katrina, recovery continues on the Mississippi gulf coast
ReporterSix years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf coast of the United States. Since then, many families have picked up the pieces. Some have moved away. And others are still struggling to rebuild their lives. News7 recently visited...Tags: Home Improvement, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Hurricanes, Heart Attack
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Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, several people familiar with the matter...Tags: Private Equity, Marketing, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Silver Lake (Staten Island, New York), IBM
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Becoming Yeezus: Kanye West's dark, twisted journey
RedEye Sound BoardThere's no denying that Kanye West has become synonymous with arrogance. Compared with his current, astronomical self-image, though, the Chicago-raised rap/fashion icon's musical beginnings were humble. People actually liked him because of that...Tags: George W. Bush, The New York Times, Entertainment, MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears
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Food truck ready to respond
In a moment of disaster, Aberdeen's Salvation Army's food truck is ready to respond. The truck is outfitted with a stove top, two refrigerator units, a flat grill and serving window for easy distribution. "We do want to make sure we have adequate...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Vehicles, Fires, Natural Disasters, The Salvation Army
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Big Apple may get baked as sizzling southern summers move north
ReutersNEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - Over the next 40 years, the number of sweltering summer days in New York City could double or even triple, making it as hot in 2050 as Birmingham, Alabama, is now. The sea level surrounding New York is also likely to rise by...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Environmental Issues, Michael Bloomberg, Weather, Ecosystems
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Obama, Christie reunite to promote Jersey Shore recovery
ReutersBy Steve Holland ASBURY PARK, N.J., May 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie, strolled along the Jersey Shore boardwalk like old friends on Tuesday, a political odd couple just hanging out together....Tags: George W. Bush, Executive Branch, Elections, Politics, Chris Christie
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Lake Okeechobee dike threats linger into hurricane season
Thirty Palm Beach County school buses on Friday put Lake Okeechobee in their rearview mirrors and practiced racing a rush of water. It's a drive that lakeside residents and emergency management officials alike hope they never have to make — fleeing...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Hurricanes, South Florida Fairgrounds, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology
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Fleeing a hurricane: Could we evacuate in time?
If a major storm bears down on South Florida this year, evacuation could be far riskier than in past hurricane seasons. That's because we are facing new challenges: • Two major evacuation routes from the beach will be tied up due to construction,...
Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Miami-Dade County, Hurricanes, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters
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How to survive a zombie apocalypse
chrisc@herald-mail.comZombies. Giant super-storms. Runaway climate change. Alien invasions. Sneak attacks by invading enemy nations. Thrilling stuff of end-of-life-as-we-know-it science fiction books and movies. But as recent news coverage reminds us — Superstorm...Tags: Radio, Hurricanes, Epidemics and Plagues, Natural Disasters, FEMA
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Jefferson Davis' 'presidential' library
This spring will be remembered, by history junkies at least, for the opening of a major new institution, one named after a polarizing leader, devoted to a divisive period, subsidized by taxpayers and stationed in the South. I'm not talking about the...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Mexican-American War, Armed Forces, George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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State trooper delivers donations to Oklahoma tornado victims
Villa Park resident Adam Miklaszewski didn't want to travel light when he planned a 12-hour road trip to Moore, Okla. And he didn't. Miklaszewski and his wife, Erica, and friends Kristin and John Meyer, of Westmont, drove to the town recently pulverized...Tags: Downers Grove, Natural Disasters
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