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Children Separated by Hurricanes Reunited
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AP - When 4-year-old Cortez Stewart was reunited with her mother and five siblings in Texas last week, it closed a happy chapter in the sad story of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Over 5,000 Kids Missing After Hurricanes
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AP - More than 5,000 children in four states were reported missing or displaced from their parents or guardians when hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast last summer. Here's a breakdown of the number of children reported in each state:
Gov. Orders Better Storm-Evacuation Plan
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AP - Gov. Rick Perry ordered state officials Tuesday to develop an improved hurricane-evacuation plan to prevent the kind of chaos and gridlock that occurred when millions of Houston-area residents tried to get out ahead of Hurricane Rita last summer.
Missing Children Cases From Storms Resolved
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AP - The largest child-recovery effort in U.S. history is complete after more than six months, with 5,192 children missing after hurricanes Katrina and Rita reunited with family members, officials said Tuesday.
Louisiana Faces an Exodus From the Coast
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AP - Once the salt water is in your veins, Louisiana's coastal folk say, it's hard to give up the lifestyle of moonlit shrimping trips, the town "fais do-do" dances and afternoons spent on the bayous angling for catfish. But since last year's catastrophic hurricanes, this swampy land defined by Cajuns, cypress and tupelo gum forests, bayou-side saloons and, more recently, subdivisions may have become too vulnerable for that lifestyle to continue.
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Louisiana Faces an Exodus From the Coast
YAHOO
AP - Once the salt water is in your veins, Louisiana's coastal folk say, it's hard to give up the lifestyle of moonlit shrimping trips, the town "fais do-do" dances and afternoons spent on the bayous angling for catfish.
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Congress Boosts Flood Insurance Agency
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AP - Congress has agreed to boost the borrowing power of the federal flood insurance agency, which is fast running out of money needed to meet some 225,000 claims from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Congress Boosts Flood Insurance Agency
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AP - Congress has agreed to boost the borrowing power of the federal flood insurance agency, which is fast running out of money needed to meet some 225,000 claims from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Woman can't claim two 'opposing' defences for killing husband, Crown argues
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Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Rita Graveline can't argue that she was both in a robotic state and acting in self-defence when she shot her husband to death, says a Crown lawyer who wants the Quebec woman retried.
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Rookie Scores Two Goals in Penguins Win
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AP - Pittsburgh rookie Colby Armstrong had a career-high two goals, and the Penguins killed a late 7-minute power play to win their second game in two nights, 2-0 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
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Texas Governor Demands More Hurricane Funds
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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Gov. Rick Perry says the federal government has turned its back on Texas. Speaking before Congress, Mr. Perry demanded an additional $2 billion for damage caused by Hurricane Rita. Perry tells the Senate Appropriations Committee,...
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Governors urge quick action on hurricane money
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Reuters - Governors of Gulf Coast states devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita urged the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to quickly pass $19.8 billion in additional storm aid requested by President George W. Bush, urging federal lawmakers not to shortchange them.
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13 Die During Communist Rebel Attack in Nepal
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AP - Hundreds of communist rebels attacked security bases and bombed government buildings in a mountain town in eastern Nepal, sparking battles that left at 13 people dead, officials said Monday.
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Senate Backs Extended Katrina Benefits
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AP - The Senate passed a bill Friday to extend unemployment insurance benefits for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita for another 13 weeks.
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Hurricane Victims Get Extended Benefits
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AP - Congress acted Thursday to give people thrown out of work by hurricanes Katrina and Rita an extra 13 weeks of disaster unemployment benefits.
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Platinum Underwriters has loss on hurricane claims
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Reuters - Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. , a Bermuda-based reinsurer, on Sunday reported a fourth-quarter loss after a year-ago profit due to the impact of Hurricanes Wilma, Katrina and Rita.
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Task Force: Gov Should Oversee Evacuations
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AP - The governor should be in charge of ordering hurricane evacuations and ensuring gas and other supplies are available to avoid a repeat of the chaos that hit Texans fleeing Hurricane Rita, a task force recommended Monday.
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Hurricane Victims Losing Hotel Rooms
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AP - Twelve thousand families left homeless by hurricanes Katrina and Rita will lose their federally funded hotel privileges Monday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Saturday.
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Katrina Evacuees Face Hotel Deadlines Anew
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AP - Thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have been staying in hotels at FEMA's expense will have to pay their own way beginning Tuesday unless they were able to arrange extensions from federal officials.
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No New Katrina Aid in Bush Budget
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AP - The Bush administration offered no new aid for Hurricane Katrina victims in the budget it released Monday, instead putting modest amounts of money into preparedness and response plans for future disasters.
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Rita death bus owner pleads not guilty
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Shell 4Q Profit Drops on Storm Impact
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AP - Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday fourth-quarter earnings dropped 4 percent and sales dipped 2 percent, as the impact from hurricanes Katrina and Rita outweighed the high price of oil.
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Shell 4Q Earnings Fall 4 Percent to $4.37B
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AP - Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 4 percent drop in fourth quarter net profit and a 2 percent decline in sales Thursday, as the impact from hurricanes Katrina and Rita outweighed the high price of oil.
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Owner indicted in Rita bus fire case
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Operator of Bus in Katrina Blast Charged
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AP - A tour company has been charged with conspiracy and other crimes in the deaths of 23 nursing home residents whose bus caught fire and exploded as they were trying to flee Hurricane Rita.
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