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Sharper forecasts may help avert repeat of Katrina disaster
By
David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - The science of predicting hurricanes has
come a long way since Katrina caught New Orleans officials off guard 10
years ago. A range of technological advances, from a new generation of
satellites to supercomputers and unmanned drones, promises more-accurate
forecasts that would increase public officials' confidence in weather
experts' advice. If authorities were quicker to heed warnings about the
devastating potential of Katrina before it made landfall in Louisiana on
Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, some of the nearly 1,800 lives that were lost
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Arizona mother accused of drowning twin sons in bathtub
An Arizona woman was arrested for murder on Sunday on suspicion of drowning her two-year-old twin sons in a bathtub and attempting to do the same with another child, authorities said. Mireya Lopez, 22, was taken into custody at the suburban residence west of Phoenix facing two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, police said. "She was very open and honest with our investigators that she did it," said Sergeant Brandon Busse, an Avondale, Arizona, police spokesman.
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Fred becomes second hurricane of 2015 Atlantic season
(Reuters) - Fred, formerly a tropical storm, has strengthened into the second hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. Fred, now a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, is located about 70 miles (115 km) east-northeast of Praia, Cape Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 kph), the NHC said. Fred will move through the Cape Verde Islands this afternoon and tonight, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Hurricanes range in severity from Category 1 to catastrophic Category 5. ...
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Director Wes Craven dies at 76
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'Awakenings' author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
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Americans are 'cutting the cord'
Dozens
of apps, subscription services and devices can help you ditch your
cable company without facing any FOMO. Cable companies are scrambling to
catch up by building better bundles and providing more options to their
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Walker says wall along Canadian border worth reviewing
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is putting a new twist on the topic
of securing the border, a staple among the GOP candidates running for
president, by pointing north.Read More ...
Katrina anniversary brings tears, gratitude to tiny Mississippi town
While the narrative for New Orleans after a decade has become one of rebirth and renewal, the same cannot be said for small Pearlington, Miss., which saw just as much devastation. Many here acknowledge that Pearlington may physically never be the same. But townspeople say one unexpected positive note is that the unity required for recovery also broke a longstanding racial divide.
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Fan dies after falling from upper deck at Turner Field
This is the second major incident involving a fan falling from the upper deck at Turner Field in the last three years.Read More ...
Police investigate motive in ambush of Houston area deputy
HOUSTON
(AP) — The man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a
uniformed suburban Houston sheriff's deputy had a lengthy criminal
record going back a decade, but never spent more than short stints in
jail.Read More ...
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