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What heals traumatized kids? Answers are lacking
CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors and witnesses heal, a government-funded analysis found....
Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Family, Witnesses, Joplin Tornado (2011), Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Senators introduce extension of ag disaster assistance programs
Washington, D.C. - Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation recently to extend agriculture disaster assistance programs that expired at the end of the 2011 Fiscal Year and were not part of the...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, U.S. Congress, Natural Disasters, Washington, DC, Debbie Stabenow
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Rep. Noem discusses Farm Bill at Black Hills Stock Show
RAPID CITY - Livestock disaster and other vital programs for South Dakota agricultural producers are in jeopardy because of the lack of a long-term farm bill. That's according to South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem who spoke to a crowd of about 100 people...Tags: Rodeo, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Weather Reports, U.S. Congress, Kristi Noem
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Making scuba-diving a family sport
Never mind the moray eel. I'm focused on rubbing the "lucky" porthole of a ship that sunk here in a hurricane nearly 150 years ago.
Did I mention that I'm 60 feet underwater, diving mask on my face, breathing oxygen from a tank strapped to my back?...Tags: Travel, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Salt, Weather
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Lawmakers press for disaster aid for Garrett Co.
Members of Maryland's congressional delegation asked the Obama administration Thursday to reconsider its decision to deny federal disaster aid to Garrett County residents walloped by an October snowstorm. In a letter to Federal Emergency Management...Tags: FEMA, Justice System, Craig Fugate, Martin O'Malley, Garrett County
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Shell drilling rig runs aground in heavy Alaska seas
Days of efforts trying to guide a mobile offshore drilling rig through stormy Alaska seas hit a crisis Monday night when crew members were forced to disconnect the rig from its last remaining tow line and the vessel went aground on a small island south of...
Tags: Oceans, U.S. Coast Guard, Bodies of Water, Wildlife, Manufacturing and Engineering
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USDA Offers Disaster Relief Farm, Ranch Loans After Alaska Storms
Channel 2 NewsAfter severe storms and flooding in September, some Alaska farmers and ranchers could be eligible for disaster relief loans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers and ranchers who suffered agricultural damages due to a combination of extreme...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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2012 another bad year for U.S. disasters, and it may get worse
Tornadoes and wildfires. Droughts and hurricanes. The United States saw almost every sort of calamity this year as 11 billion-dollar natural disasters struck the country. Superstorm Sandy hit New York, ruined parts of the New Jersey coast and closed the...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Landforms, Natural Disasters, Conservation, Ecosystems
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Ag producers should do income tax planning before year ends
Agricultural producers should do tax planning before the end of the year based on the information known at this time. Traditionally, producers try to do tax planning to limit their tax liability. With uncertainty in Congress, tax rates may be higher in...Tags: Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, State Income Tax, Federal Income Tax, Personal Income
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Hot enough for you?
WASHINGTON -- All right, now can we talk about climate change? After a year when the lower 48 states suffered the warmest temperatures, and the second-craziest weather, since record-keeping began? Apparently not. The climate change denialists --...
Tags: Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Conservation, Science and Technology, Ecosystems
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Winter wheat progress worst since 1980s, reflective of drought
Recent USDA numbers reflected what farmers have known for a while: much of the nation's winter wheat land is bone dry and struggling to produce a crop. In a crop progress report issued on Nov. 26, the Department said wheat in 18 states rated 26...Tags: Consumers, Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Droughts, Breads
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3 ways to protect financial records during a hurricane
Sun SentinelA new hurricane season has already started and South Floridians need to plan how to safeguard their valuables -- including financial documents and tax records. Mike Dobzinski, the Plantation spokesman for the Internal Revenue Services gives a trio of ...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Electronics, Hurricanes, Insurance, Natural Disasters
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Nov 30, 2012
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Jan 11, 2013
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Dec 7, 2012
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Jun 12, 2012
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