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NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season
U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...
Tags: Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Bodies of Water, Oceans, Tropical Weather
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Critic's Pick: Christian Scott Quintet
If there's a broad failure to the vast majority of popular music in 2013, it's that very often nothing of consequence is being said. This is not an issue for jazz artist Christian Scott. Which isn't to say that Scott has delved into vocals or the spoken...
Tags: Entertainment, Music
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Student news - May 24
HARRISONBURG, Va. — When most James Madison University students were packing up for the year and heading home, Avery Starliper of Hagerstown, a interdisciplinary liberal studies major, shifted gears from focusing on studying to focusing on others....Tags: Students, Human Interest, Graduation, Crime, Law and Justice, Mount Airy
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'Piano Prince' exerts influence over Krown
South Bend TribuneJoe Krown knows Booker. James Booker. The Piano Prince of New Orleans. One of the most brilliant and gifted musicians who ever graced a stage — and one of the most self- destructive. “Never met the man,” Krown says. But Krown knows...Tags: Treme (tv program), Allen Toussaint, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Festive Events
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New Orleans' post-Katrina shift to charter schools
The Philadelphia Inquirer"Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children" by Sarah Carr; Bloomsbury (336 pages, $27) In "Hope Against Hope," veteran education reporter Sarah Carr takes a penetrating look at what happened to schools...Tags: Students, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Harvard University, School Examinations, Teach for America
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Pentagon faces another sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Department of Defense, Punishment, Military Justice
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Tornado touches off new interest in safe rooms, architect says
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Brad Erwin was in junior high that day in August 1990, when a tornado destroyed much of his hometown of Plainfield. Ill., including two schools. Twenty-nine people died during the storm. Erwin believes the death toll could have been much higher...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Tornadoes, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Disasters and Accidents
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Kansas agencies and volunteers preparing to help Oklahomans
The Wichita EagleWICHITA, Kan. Kansas agencies and volunteers were preparing for what they anticipate will be a request for help from Oklahoma after a tornado swept through Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon. As of 5 p.m. local time Monday, one volunteer with the Midway-...Tags: Tornadoes, Relief and Aid Organizations, American Red Cross, Natural Disasters
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Some Pacific Coast League stadiums will be tough for proposed Summerlin project to match
Las Vegas SunBuilding the "finest Triple-A facility in the country" might be easier said than done for the new ownership of the Las Vegas 51s minor league baseball franchise. Some of those others stadiums are pretty impressive -- even the cookie-cutter ones of similar...Tags: Pacific Coast League, Swimming, San Diego Padres, Iowa Cubs, AutoZone Incorporated
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Plantation resident helps save lives
Heidi O'Mara has seen it all. From the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama to the wreckage left from Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, the 64-year-old Plantation resident has made it her mission to help everyone she possibly can. O'Mara volunteers...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Haiti Earthquake (2010), American Red Cross, Abusive Behavior, Natural Disasters
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EMA names Clouse
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.John Clouse ran facilities in New Orleans for the military personnel who were providing security for the city after Hurricane Katrina. Clouse also did military medical planning in Afghanistan. Later Clouse worked as a consultant, helping medical centers...Tags: Afghanistan, Disasters and Accidents
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...Tags: John Kerry, Woodrow Wilson, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, White House
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