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Foundation funds Joplin butterfly garden, overlook to serve as refuge for tornado survivors
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Joplin has received a $200,000 grant to build a butterfly garden to serve as a refuge for survivors of the May 2011 tornado. The money comes from the Annapolis, Md.-based TKF Foundation's Open Spaces Sacred Places initiative. The goal...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Annapolis
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Consumer Reports: Generator know-how
Superstorm Sandy, which left millions without electricity, turned out to be a real boon for portable generators. But buying a generator is just job one. Consumer Reports says there are important do’s and don’ts—from installation to...
Tags: Consumers
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Delray Beach named Best Restored Beach
Add another title to the Most Fun Small Town in America: 'Best Restored Beach' for 2013. The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association bestowed the award on Delray Beach less than a month after the city completed a massive renourishment project...
Tags: Politics, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Delray Beach, Government
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Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates
Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...Tags: White House, Finance, 2012 Summer Paralympics, Afghanistan, Ethics
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Sandy who? Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm
ReutersBy Victoria Cavaliere SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J., May 24 (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Friday, with businesses making last-minute preparations and officials declaring the resort towns ready for visitors seven...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Rentals, NBC (tv network), Tourism and Leisure, Chris Christie
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Eagles QB Vick a hit in Atlantic City
Michael Vick is big on second chances: He served a prison sentence for participating in a dog-fighting ring and then returning to the NFL as the Eagles quarterback. So when he saw Atlantic City was hit by Hurricane Sandy, he knew he had to act, he...
Tags: Michael Vick, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, CNN (tv network), Entertainment
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Here is the latest Indiana news from The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Governor Mike Pence and state lawmakers used a ceremonial bill signing to promote the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The new law lends the speedway $100 million from the state to pay for repairs and improvements. Pence and...Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Natural Disasters, American Legion, United States Census Bureau, U.S. Supreme Court
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Officials' phone records show political, personal contacts
Days before last November’s election, Gov. Martin O’Malley used his cellphone to call Jim Murren, the chief executive of MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas. The two talked for 11 minutes that Sunday. Not surprisingly, the topic was the...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Politics, Baltimore Police Department, Harford County, Government
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Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit
Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very American pastime: football....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Misty May-Treanor, Imperial and Royal Matters, United Kingdom
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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: Bodies of Water, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pen pals reunited: Reservists from Afghanistan meet the sixth-graders who wrote them letters
South Florida reservists serving in Afghanistan got a dose of American culture every few weeks when they opened letters from sixth-grade students. Students told the reservists about the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, about a new popular song called...
Tags: Education, Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Afghanistan, Students
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Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy
The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which analyzed 117 storm-related deaths, comes amid a National Oceanic and...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes, Relief and Aid Organizations
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