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Websites, apps to help you through hurricane season
Social media, mobile applications and the Internet served as lifelines to millions of residents in the U.S. Northeast in 2012 when superstorm Sandy knocked out power and most other lines of communication. As hurricane season 2013 approaches, here is a...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Bright House Networks, Natural Disasters, Cell Phones
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Michiana Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma
WSBT-TVMore than a dozen Red Cross volunteers from Michiana will board planes this weekend and head to Oklahoma, where so many families have been displaced after the devastating tornado that hit earlier this week. It’s exactly the kind of relief work the...Tags: Hurricane Isaac (2012), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Robin Williams, Tornadoes
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Oklahoma tornado survivors salvage what's left
OKLAHOMA CITY — She had to pause several times. She needed to collect herself. But then Amy Simpson opened up and memories of a harrowing day poured out. "In God's name, go away!" Simpson said she yelled as Monday's tornado approached Plaza Towers...
Tags: Natural Disasters, FEMA, Tornadoes
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Report: Automakers donating money, vehicles and supplies to Oklahoma tornado relief effort
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen Judging by the destruction the Oklahoma City area experienced earlier this week, residents are going to need a lot of help in coming months. Fortunately, a number of automakers - including... -
Davie collecting money to help tornado victims in Oklahoma
Davie wants to help Oklahoma victims of Monday's deadly tornado. The town's fire stations will be accepting financial donations through June 28. Those donations will go to the American Red Cross to help with the relief effort. It's the town's way of...
Tags: Human Interest
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Oklahoma singer Shelton to headline May 29 tornado relief benefit
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton said on Friday that he will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Oklahoma tornado that swept through the city of Moore earlier this week, leaving 24 dead and thousands homeless....Tags: The Voice (tv program), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Chesapeake Energy Arena, ABC (tv network), NBC (tv network)
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Carrie Underwood Donates $1 Million to Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief
ReutersMay 24 (TheWrap.com) - Carrie Underwood is making sure she sends support to her native Oklahoma in the wake of this week's devastating tornado. The hit country star and "American Idol" winner donated $1 million from the proceeds of her "Blown Away Tour"...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, NBCUniversal, Natural Disasters, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton
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Blood drives: Week of May 27
- Wednesday, May 29 —Bethel Assembly of God, 2010 Tavern Road, Martinsburg, W.Va., 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Friday, May 31 — City Hospital, Dry Run Road, Martinsburg, W.Va., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Friday, May 31 — Walmart, 800...Tags: Reformed, Religion and Belief, Relief and Aid Organizations, Christianity, American Legion
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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Need more blood donors? Economists have a suggestion: Pay them. For nearly 40 years, efforts to compensate people for donating blood have been discouraged by the World Health Organization. In the United States, the American Red Cross says “all...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, HIV, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Human Interest, Health Organizations
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Frances M. Finney, educator
Frances M. Finney, who overcame poverty, earned a college degree and became a city school teacher, died April 19 from heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Guilford resident was 82. Frances Mae Hopkins was born in Baltimore and was...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Charles Street, Justice and Rights, Schools, Rentals
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Kevin Durant gets Nike to donate apparel to Oklahoma tornado victims
Kevin Durant donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to go toward Oklahoma tornado relief, then went to Moore on Wednesday to meet with the people who were affected by the devastation, shake their hands, pose for photos and sign autographs. A day...Tags: Oklahoma City Thunder, National Basketball Association, Kevin Durant
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Delray Beach boutique donating May 31 profits to help Oklahoma tornado victims
A Delray Beach women's clothing boutique has pledged to donate profits from May 31 sales to the American Red Cross to help people in Oklahoma affected by a massive tornado earlier this week. The owner of Wish Apparel, Rachel Gottfried, said a minimum...Tags: Fashion Trends, Delray Beach, Natural Disasters, Human Interest, Tornadoes
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