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Michiana Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma
WSBT-TVMore than a dozen Red Cross volunteers from Michiana will board planes this weekend and head to Oklahoma, where so many families have been displaced after the devastating tornado that hit earlier this week. It’s exactly the kind of relief work the...Tags: Tornadoes, Robin Williams, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), American Red Cross
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Endangered sea turtle in Fla. Keys for care
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — An endangered female hawksbill sea turtle, laden with eggs, has arrived at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital after being flown to the state from the U.S. Virgin Islands. American Airlines provided free transportation on...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Tropical Storms
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West Nile virus threatens Labor Day celebrations
DETROIT (AP) — People celebrating Labor Day weekend outdoors in Michigan could be setting themselves up as the main course for feasting mosquitoes, including the species known to carry the West Nile virus. The disease has become the summer...Tags: Weather Reports, Diseases and Illnesses, Weather, West Nile Virus, Meningitis
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Huge travel weekend likely for Labor Day
South Bend TribuneIf you were planning on hitting the road this weekend and thought that maybe a rise in gas prices might hold traffic down a little, don't count on it. According to AAA, 33 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend, a 2.9 percent...Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, Weather, Weather Reports, Travel
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Gas prices jump as Hurricane Isaac strengthens in Gulf
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Forecasters have been watching Isaac, now a category 1 hurricane, for days. Now, we're watching gas prices go up. A 20 cent hike in one day -- believe it. "$4, what are they doing with these gas prices?" questioned Jim Riffell who...Tags: Natural Gas, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Romney: Big business is fine, helped by tax havens
HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Creating a potential headache for his campaign, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said big businesses in the U.S. were "doing fine" in part because they get advantages from offshore tax havens. His comments...
Tags: Small Businesses, Republican Party, Business Enterprises, Mitt Romney, Finance
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National Hurricane Center Forecasts 'Active To Extremely Active' Season This Year
The Hartford CourantThe Atlantic Ocean hurricane season this year is expected to be "active or extremely active," federal forecasters said Thursday. The season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, will bring 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 will be hurricanes,...Tags: Bodies of Water, Pacific Ocean, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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Palm Beach County hurricane season preparations target social media, smart phone
The hurricane season to-do list now includes adding friends, followers and apps, along with stockpiling bottled water, canned goods and batteries. With the June start to storm season fast approaching, Palm Beach County is counting on social media...
Tags: Lake Okeechobee, Social Media, Natural Disasters, Telecommunication Service, Emergency Incidents
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Will the Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Sun SentinelWhether the Bermuda High will punish or protect Florida during hurricane season remains unknown. Washed out by a winter system over the U.S. Southeast, it’s for now a mushy blob of warm air, so diluted that it’s hard to tell where it’s...Tags: Hurricane Leslie (2012), Natural Disasters, Executive Branch, Hurricanes, Politics
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Will Bermuda High help us again this storm season?
Whether the Bermuda High will punish or protect Florida during hurricane season remains unknown. Washed out by a winter system over the U.S. Southeast, it's for now a mushy blob of warm air, so diluted that it's hard to tell where it's centered....Tags: Hurricane Leslie (2012), Executive Branch, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Politics
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Team Pedro helps family of man injured after tropical storm
For the family of Pedro Sanchez, the saying "when it rains, it pours" took on a new – and literal - meaning when Tropical Storm Isaac blew through the area last August. Like most families living in the western communities Sanchez's neighborhood...Tags: Tropical Storms
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Costly new levee to guard against Palm Beach County flooding threatens wetlands
Flooding fears lingering from Tropical Storm Isaac's historic soaking of Palm Beach County shouldn't result in destroying wetlands to add a new levee, according to environmental advocates. After Isaac, concerns about a potential breach of the damaged...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Wetlands, Wildlife, Rick Scott, South Florida Water Management District
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