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Disasters, Accidents & Crises

                   

Woman killed on H-1; hit-and-run suspect arrested

honoluluadvertiser.com
1 hr ago 1 related
        

A 23-year-old woman passenger in car involved in an accident on the H-1 Freeway died today from apparent injuries suffered when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while standing on the roadway. Police located the suspect...

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Angel Island Fire Visible All Over Bay Area

cbs5.com
19 mins ago 5 related
        

A two-alarm brush fire burning in a rugged area on Angel Island Sunday night nearly doubled in size within an hour, reaching 10 acres by 10 p.m. and sending a glow visible across the San Francisco Bay. The blaze was reported...

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More than $150 million needed for parks after Ike

chron.com
43 mins ago 1 related
        

It may take several years and more than $150 million to undo the damage Hurricane Ike did to the state parks and national wildlife refuges along the Gulf Coast that once attracted more than half a million tourists a year.

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Boy, 7, dies in Interstate 35 crash

kansascity.com
4 hrs ago 2 related
        

WELLSVILLE, Kan. | A 7-year-old Oklahoma boy is dead after a sport utility vehicle crash on Interstate 35 near Wellsville. The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the boy, identified as Alvin Lee Harrison III, of Beggs, Okla., was...

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S.Korea won jumps, government says can weather crisis (at Reuters)

yahoo.com
2 hrs ago 3 related
        

By Jonathan Thatcher SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's bruised currency perked up on Monday on nervous hopes the global financial turmoil might calm down, with the government saying its economy can weather the storm. The...

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Saturday Night Sees Two Fatal Crashes On 880

ktvu.com
10 hrs ago 4 related
        

ALAMEDA CO., Calif. -- Saturday night saw three car crashes, two being fatal, within four hours on Highway 880. The first crash occurred when a pedestrian was killed late Saturday night after being hit by a vehicle on...

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Wichita Flood Victims Brace for More Rain

kwch.com
3 hrs ago 1 related
        

Wichita Flood Victims Brace for More Rain With the water table still high, an inch of rain is all it will take to flood some parts of Wichita. That's not what some homeowners want to hear, after severe flooding last month. Joe...

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Latin America Can Weather the Storm

wsj.com
4 hrs ago 6 related
        

Every crisis is an opportunity. On Sept. 18 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva pronounced his country largely insulated from the troubles in U.S. financial markets. "The press keeps on asking me about the U.S. crisis,"...

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Midwest town still struggling after the flood

chicagotribune.com
5 hrs ago
        

CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — When this Midwest hamlet issued a call to arms to aid the defenseless, more than a thousand people, including prison inmates, the National Guard and the Amish, stacked a million sandbags to protect the town...

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2008 tornado season could blow away records

usatoday.com
3 hrs ago
        

Homes in Parkersburg, Iowa, lie shredded May 26 after a tornado hit a day earlier. The 2008 tornado season is on track to set a record for the number of tornadoes in the USA, according to National Weather Service data. Through...

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