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Storm Aid Raises More Than $170,000 For Regional Disaster Areas
A check for more than $170,000 was presented to the American Red Cross on Tuesday, to continue to help the flood and tornado victims in Northern Missouri, Sedalia and Joplin. More than $140,000 of the proceeds were donated by generous Kansas City...Tags: American Red Cross, Charity, Arts and Culture, Joplin Tornado (2011), Relief and Aid Organizations
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Irene on list of 2011 billion dollar disasters
Source: National Climatic Data CenterBefore Hurricane Irene hit the east coast, the United States had already seen nine weather disasters this year that have caused $1 billion or more in damage. This ties the record set in 2008 for largest number of costly disasters. This year, we've seen...Tags: Wildfires, Joplin Tornado (2011), Huntsville, Ohio, Disasters and Accidents
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We cannot afford to go against Israel
In just a few weeks, the United Nations general assembly will meet. They are expected to take up the demands of the Palestinians to be recognized as an independent nation. Already, more than 100 nations or counties have pledged their support for such a...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Benjamin Netanyahu, United Nations, Joplin Tornado (2011), Natural Disasters
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Demand has US looking to expand canola crop
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The demand for canola, best known for the cooking oil it produces, continues to rise and the industry is working to grow more of the plant in the U.S. to keep pace with increased sales. Experts said the best hope for meeting...Tags: Iowa, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Kentucky, Kansas
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Miracle Teen Tornado Survivor Headed Home to Joplin
FOX 4 Medical ReporterSteven Weersing was so badly injured in the deadly EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin back in May that you could see his lungs, liver and beating heart through his open chest wound. But now, after three months at Children's Mercy Hosptial, the teen is...Tags: Head Injuries, Health, Physical Therapy, Joplin Tornado (2011), Lungs and Airways
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Anderson Cooper tries new gig: daytime talk show host
Zap2ItAnderson Cooper consistently excels at the age-old journalists' credo to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Now he is determined to give the afflicted a voice. Besides CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" and his contributions to CBS' "60...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Anderson Cooper, 60 Minutes (tv program), Anderson Cooper 360 (tv program), Television Industry
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The wrong time to play politics with FEMA
Whether it's a hurricane, a flood, a tornado or an earthquake, Americans count on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be among the first responders. As the recent example of Hurricane Irene shows, only government can marshal the vast resources...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Weather, Meteorological Disasters, Finance
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Is Homeland Security spending paying off?
On the edge of the Nebraska sand hills is Lake McConaughy, a 22-mile-long reservoir that in summer becomes a magnet for Winnebagos, fishermen and kite sailors. But officials here in Keith County, population 8,370, imagined this scene: an Al Qaeda...Tags: Explosions, National Security Agency, Crimes, Joplin Tornado (2011), Crime, Law and Justice
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Looking back and ahead, America remembers 9/11
NEW YORK — Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on, the nation gently handed Sept. 11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A stark memorial took its place where twin towers once stood, and the names of...Tags: Windham (Windham, Connecticut), U.S. Military, Government, Malaysia, George W. Bush
Aug 30, 2011
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Sep 2, 2011
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Sep 3, 2011
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Sep 7, 2011
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Sep 2, 2011
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Aug 28, 2011
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Sep 11, 2011
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