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Gas prices jump 9 cents a gallon across the country after Hurricane Isaac
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comPrices have jumped as much as 9 cents per gallon for regular grade gasoline across the country this week after the impact of Hurricane Isaac, and they now are 16 cents higher than they were at this time a year ago, according to information from the AAA...Tags: Minor League Baseball, Petroleum Industry, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Automotive Equipment
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With an eye on Isaac, Republican convention gets under way
Associated PressRepublicans kicked off Mitt Romney’s national convention Monday with the banging of a gavel before a smattering of delegates as Tropical Storm Isaac led them to cancel most of the opening-day program. Party Chairman Reince Priebus pounded the...Tags: Government, Republican Party, Bain Capital, LLC, Elections, Paul Ryan
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More Marylanders expected to travel for Labor Day weekend this year
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLabor Day might be an American holiday, but Hagerstown resident Jack Martin, who has traveled to every state in the country except for North Dakota, will be leaving the country for part of the holiday weekend with his wife. “We’re going to...Tags: Travel, International Travel, Automotive Equipment, Holidays, Labor Day
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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: American Red Cross, Robin Williams, Tornadoes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters
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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: Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Pacific Ocean, Oceans
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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: Tropical Storms, Emergency Incidents, Lake Okeechobee, Twitter, Inc., Telecommunication Service
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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: National Weather Service, Government, National Hurricane Center, Politics, Executive Branch
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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: National Weather Service, Government, National Hurricane Center, Politics, Executive Branch
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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: Tropical Storms, Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, Wildlife, Rick Scott
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Study: Global warming will bring more intense downpours
Sun SentinelSouth Florida, no stranger to heavy rains, could see even more torrential downpours, thanks to global warming. Much of the Northern Hemisphere will be subject to more extreme rain events because of increasing levels of greenhouse gases, according to a...Tags: Palm Beach County, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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'American Idol' recap: Five more women survive sudden death
Another 10 contestants – the last of the women -- shrank to just five on the third night of the Sudden Death rounds in Las Vegas. Surveying the landscape, you can't fault the judges for failing to embrace eclecticism. They gave us …...Tags: Aretha Franklin, Lady Antebellum (music group), Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey
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