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17 Apps To Help You Get Through The Hurricane
In addition to getting flashlights, bottled water and food, hurricane preparation these days includes stockpiling apps on your phone. For those in the path of Hurricane Florence in North and South...
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On The Anniversary of Sept. 11, FDNY Deploys To Hurricane Florence
On September 11, 2001, Thomas Traynor, an officer with the New York Police Department, ran towards the World Trade Center to conduct search and rescues after the deadly terror attack. Seventeen years...
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Why They Chose To Stay In The Path Of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane-force winds roared through the cracks around Randy Wood's garage door, shook his house, and stripped his property's pine trees, strewing one limb after the next in his yard. Accompanying the...
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How To Help Those Affected By Hurricane Florence
Floodwaters keep rising in the Carolinas as post-Tropical Storm Florence continues to dump rain on the region. The dangerous storm has already left more than 30 dead and displaced thousands of others,...
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'We'll Have It All Taken Care Of': Trump Promises Support To Flood-Soaked...
Updated at 5 p.m. ETPresident Trump is in the flood-soaked Carolinas Wednesday where, under sunny skies, he is getting a firsthand look at the devastation that has killed dozens of people and displaced...
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Florence Floodwaters Total Thousands Of Cars, Stranding Locals
The first thing that hit Ashley Simpson when she opened her car door was the smell: a rotten, stale, mold smell, leftover from the sewage-contaminated floodwaters that engulfed her silver 2010...
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They Were Rescued During Hurricane Florence. But Now, 'Everything Is Gone'
Everything seemed okay when Elizabeth Coleman went to bed on Sunday, September 16. After evacuating three days prior to escape Hurricane Florence, her family of four and parents-in-law had just...
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How Are You Coping With Hurricane Michael?
Hurricane Michael is the most powerful storm on record to hit the Florida Panhandle region. Flooding and massive power outages remain major concerns as governors across the region declare states of...
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#HimToo: Left And Right Embrace Opposing Takes On Same Hashtag
In the aftermath of the Kavanaugh hearings, Pieter Hanson's mother took to Twitter. In a viral tweet, she claimed that he wouldn't go on solo dates with women because of "the current climate of false...
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'It Will Be Years' Before Life At Tyndall Air Force Base Returns To Normal
Swimming in St. Andrew Bay was the first thing Jillian Arrowood wanted to do when she moved into her new home on Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida on October 8. She and her two daughters had just...
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Florida Could Be Headed For Recounts: Here's How They Would Work
Updated at 1:40 p.m. ETAs ballots are still being counted in Florida, the state is likely headed toward recounts in three races, including those for Senate and governor. Florida's first-ever statewide...
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Understaffed And Overworked: Firefighters Exhausted By Severe California Fires
Firefighters from the Los Angeles city fire department had just returned to their station after responding to the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. when they saw...
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It's Easy For Migrants To Get Sick; Harder To Get Treatment
Tucked in the corner of an old school gym, adults and children regularly line up in front of Dr. Bert Johansson. They are migrants, waiting for treatment at a pop-up clinic in El Paso, Texas.The clinic...
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An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback
The path to innovation is not always a smooth, straight line. In some cases, it's U-shaped. In September, a 2,000-foot-long floating barrier, shaped like a U, was dispatched to the Great Pacific...
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After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy
Uncle Sam may want Generation Z, but the feeling doesn't seem to be mutual. That's the conclusion recruiters relayed to General Frank Muth, the head of Army Recruiting Command, last July when he spoke...
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National Park Service Plans To Expand Operations Amid Government Shutdown
In an unprecedented move, the National Park Service has decided to dip into entrance fee funds to pay for expanded operations during a government shutdown that has furloughed many of its workers.The...
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Deaf And Unemployed: 1,000+ Applications But Still No Full-Time Job
Amanda Koller is getting her second master's degree. She has applied for more than 1,100 jobs in the past year. She hasn't gotten any full-time, permanent job offers.She is also profoundly deaf.The...
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Gospel And Black Church Communities Grapple With The Allegations Against R....
For years, despite multiple sexual abuse allegations against him, singer R. Kelly managed to stay a powerful, popular figure in both R&B and black gospel music. This appears to be changing in the...
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Furloughed Workers In Hard-Hit Community Organize Potluck During Shutdown
The cafeteria in Montgomery Blair High School was packed last Friday, but not with high schoolers. After enduring more than three weeks of the ongoing partial government shutdown, hundreds of...
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Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
The clock was ticking when Angie Bedoya held up a pair of inside-out jeans to five judges, exposing the different sizes of each pocket. She pushed her phone deep into the left pocket — almost down to...
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U.K. Bridal Boutique Celebrates Wedding Dresses And Wheelchairs
Bridal shop co-owner Laura Allen didn't think it was a big deal when she had the idea to put a window display mannequin in a wheelchair.The mannequin, affectionately named Prunella, sits in one of the...
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Could The 10-Year Challenge Be Putting Your Data At Risk?
In the latest social media craze, people are sharing photos comparing how they looked 10 years ago with how they look today. Dubbed the "10-Year Challenge," the viral fad has attracted everyone from...
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A Slimy Discovery: New Fossil Found Of Jawless, Backless Hagfish
The wriggly, pinkish gray, spineless bottom dweller known as a hagfish is both amazing and disgusting. It's a two-foot long creature that looks a bit like an eel but unlike eels, the hagfish lacks a...
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Journalists Raise Money, Post Jobs And Buy Beers For Peers After A Week Of...
It's been a tough week in the journalism industry.On Wednesday, BuzzFeed announced plans to lay off 15 percent of its overall workforce. The layoffs are expected to affect around 200 employees — many...
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Baltimore State's Attorney Will No Longer Prosecute Marijuana Possession Cases
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced she will no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases, regardless of amount or a person's prior criminal record. In her announcement Tuesday, Mosby...
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Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns
Fears of brain injuries has deterred many parents and their children from choosing to play football. After years of publicity about how dangerous football can be, football enrollment has declined 6.6...
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Dogs Have Their Day: AKC Dog Museum Opens In New York City
Staying away from New York City's newest museum could be ruff. The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog reopened in New York City on Friday, after spending decades on the outskirts of St. Louis....
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Defying Parents, A Teen Decides To Get Vaccinated
Ethan Lindenberger is getting vaccinated for well, just about everything. He's 18 years old, but had never received vaccines for diseases like hepatitis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, or the...
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U.Va. Students Investigate Their Yearbook's Racist History — Starting With...
After hearing about the recent discovery of a racist photo on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page, student journalists at the University of Virginia started combing through their...
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Talkin' Birds: The Great Backyard Bird Count
As birds flitted on and off colorful feeders in a flicker of flapping feathers, and chattered in chirps — punctuated by the occasional trill — a band of birdwatchers offered a cacophony of their own."I...
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Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.'s 'This Land'
A small moment of anger pushed Grammy-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. to create the unapologetic, seething song "This Land."The singer and guitar prodigy grew up in a place he describes as "right in the...
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'Here's The Story Of Bonnie And Clyde': Gangster Duo's Poems Go Up For Auction
In between robbing banks, fleeing the law and killing, Bonnie and Clyde had a hobby: poetry.After a roughly two-year crime rampage, the infamous duo — Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow — died in a...
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Underdiagnosed Male Eating Disorders Are Becoming Increasingly Identified
In a recent episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, journalist Soledad O'Brien introduces viewers to 24-year-old Logan Davis.Davis sports a classic hockey helmet haircut: his brown hair is...
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Instead Of Wrestling A Girl, High Schooler Chooses To Forfeit State Wrestling...
When high school senior and wrestler Brendan Johnston realized he had to face Jaslynn Gallegos, a high school senior, and Angel Rios, a high school junior, in last month's Colorado state wrestling...
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3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer
Jennifer Carrieri was born two minutes after her twin, Jody LeCornu. From that point on, the two sisters were inseparable.They shared the same room growing up. They hung out with the same friends. As...
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'Strands Of Love' Connects Generations Of An African-American Family
When you walk into Collin's Barber & Beauty Shop, it feels like home.There are family photos hanging on the walls, football helmets sitting on the shelves and relics from past generations on...
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Peter Kaiser Takes First In Iditarod — Marking A Win For Alaskan Natives
Snow whipped past Peter Kaiser and his eight-dog team as they passed under the famous Burled Arch at the end of the grueling, 1,000-mile Iditarod sled dog race, cinching a first place win. After racing...
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Feeling Lucky? 7 Stories Of Good Luck For St. Patrick's Day
This St. Patrick's Day, it's good to remember that you don't have to be Irish to be lucky.In the past year, we've covered numerous stories of extremely fortunate people — many of whom don't come from...
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Karen O And Danger Mouse Join Forces For 'Lux Prima'
Karen Lee Orzolek, or Karen O, is the stage-stomping frontwoman for the rock trio the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. But her latest work wasn't with the American indie rock band. Instead, Karen O teamed up with...
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'This Has Rocked Us To Our Knees:' Christchurch Mourns After Shooting
Residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, are trying to recover and heal following Friday's attack on two mosques, which claimed the lives of 50 people and left more than 30 others in the hospital....
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Viking Cruise Ship Reaches Port Safely After Mayday Signal And Daring Rescues...
Updated at 2:12 p.m. ETA luxury cruise ship has safely arrived at port in Norway after a harrowing ordeal that started when the ship's engines failed during a storm off the country's western coast on...
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One Woman Wants To Create This: *Insert Afro Emoji Here*
For almost a year now, New York-based freelance writer Rhianna Jones has been signing a lot of her emails with, "insert Afro emoji here."That's because there is no Afro hair emoji. Jones, 28, hopes to...
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Police Are Investing In New Technology. 'Thin Blue Lie' Asks, 'Does It Work?'
Updated at 10:23 p.m. ETIn 2014, Michael Brown, an 18-year old unarmed black man, was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo.In the four months that followed, the stock price of the...
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For Some Quidditch Players, The Magic Wears Off As Injury Risks Grow Clearer
It happened in a split second, and Vanessa Barker doesn't remember any of it. She doesn't remember dropping to the field, nor does she remember how she got hit. When she came to, she was sitting on the...
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Teachers Use Mystery Skype To Give Students A Window On The World
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Classes Take Trips Around The World Through This Game
The rules for playing Mystery Skype are simple: Students can only ask "yes" or "no" questions, and whichever class guesses the other's location first wins. At Glasgow Middle School in Alexandria, Va.,...
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A look at the tentative deal between freight railroads and rail workers' unions
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