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Battered Women's Shelter In Gettysburg Facing Threat
Multi-media JournalistA women's shelter for the abused could face another danger, closure, if they don't raise enough money. Survivors Inc. in Gettysburg needs to raise $23, 000 before the end of August to prevent the threat of shutting down. The shelter has been serving the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest, Social Issues, Abusive Behavior
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education; and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Maryland, Regional Authority, Washington (U.S. state), Ethics, Disasters and Accidents
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National 9/11 Flag leaves mark at Martinsburg VA Center
The Associated PressBrian Tolstyka stood at the edge of a giant American flag spread across several tables in the Veterans Affairs hospital gym. Wearing a leather vest with a flag patch and a hat with a flag pin, Tolstyka was about to stitch his place in history. Gently...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest, University of Pennsylvania, New York City
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1 charged in Millennium Park package scare
Tribune reporterA man has been charged in connection with a suspicious package left near the Cloud Gate sculpture Saturday evening in Millennium Park that prompted an evacuation and an hours-long disruption of downtown traffic. Emmett DeFrisco, 18, was charged with...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Disasters and Accidents, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, Millennium Park
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How to buy homeowner's insurance
Kiplinger's Money PowerQ. We are about to settle on our first home, and we don't know the first thing about buying homeowners insurance. How do we get started? A. Congratulations! Before you start getting price quotes, you'll need to decide how much coverage to buy. A home's...Tags: Vehicles, Floods, Homes, Building Material, Disasters and Accidents
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Civil War's carnage led to medical advances
The carnage that was caused by weapons introduced during the American Civil War forced doctors to make advances in medicine that might have taken another 25 years to develop had the conflict not been fought.
“In many ways, the battlefield was the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Injuries and Wounds
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Breaking: McKinney train wreck
Around 1 p.m. Monday a southbound Norfolk-Southern train left the tracks parallel to the Geneva- McKinney Road in McKinney, spilling an estimated 40 cars onto the embankment and piling several on top of each other. No one was injured in the wreck, but...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Hypothermic Man Rescued from Folsom Canal
FOX40 NewsAnother half hour and he easily could have died. That's what Sac Metro firefighters are saying about a man they pulled from a cold, slippery canal. He spent four to five hours in the water before a passing jogger heard his cries for help. Ropes and...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hypothermia, Physical Conditions, Health
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Smoke from brakes blamed for Blue Line emergency response
Tribune reporterSmoking brakes on a Blue Line train were blamed for an emergency response at a West Town CTA station this afternoon. No injuries were reported in the incident. A still and box alarm and Emergency Medical Services Plan 1 were called about 12:45 p.m....Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Chicago Transit Authority, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, West Town
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Bronx Residents Protest Another Homeless Shelter
pix11.comBronx residents angry over a 200-bed homeless shelter to open on Clay St., across the street from a school with 1500 students, will protest this week. "It's the absolutely worst place to have a shelter. Parents are calling me scared about after-school...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Homelessness, Social Issues, Family, Bronx (New York City)
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Mother Nature's handiwork brings ruin to Dickey County, N.D.
swaltman@aberdeennews.comOAKES, N.D. — A severe thunderstorm that roared through Dickey County late Sunday afternoon, uprooted trees and damaged buildings, but left the region's residents unscathed. While winds might have reached 130 mph, local officials said there were...Tags: Tornadoes, Disasters and Accidents, Industrial Accidents, Natural Resources, Josh Miller
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NYC Cooling Centers Open For Hottest Day Of The Summer
From the Office of Emergency Management:
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City through 9 PM Tuesday, July 12. While temperatures are expected to reach into the low 90s, the combination of heat and humidity will make it...Tags: Asthma, Disasters and Accidents, New York, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology
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