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Parties doing their bit for flood relief

hindu.com     42 mins ago   4 related          

People turning up in large numbers to donate, both in cash and kind Photo: V.V. Krishnan SHOWING SOLIDARITY: Bollywood star and politician Shatrughan Sinha, helping in loading relief materials being sent for the flood...                    

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Pinkney, East Carolina surprise again

charlotte.com     9 hrs ago   50 related          

Tropical Storm Hanna was long gone. West Virginia's Mountaineers also had vanished.Still lingering, still cheering, still celebrating in the twilight Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium was a Pirate Nation understandably...                    

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Owner wants car that killed Diana back

hindustantimes.com     1 hr ago   2 related          

Eleven years after Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris, the company which owns the ill-fated Mercedes has demanded it back in a bid to exploit the vehicle’s history. The wreckage of the black S280 Mercedes,...                    

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Another upset for E Carolina, 24-3 over WVU

iht.com     11 hrs ago   15 related          

Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one as the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 in college football Saturday. No. 3 Ohio State 26, Ohio 14 In Columbus,...                    

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Floods still critical, first casualty reported

thestar.com.my     8 hrs ago   1 related          

At least 12 villages in Kedah and eight places in Penang were still flooded on Sunday night, some up to knee-level, while 384 families are still putting up in relief centres in both states following a 10-hour downpour on...                    

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Gaya's eunuchs raising funds for Bihar's flood victims

newstrackindia.com     9 hrs ago   1 related          

Gaya (Bihar), Sept. 7 (ANI): With the breach in the Kosi river embankment in Kusaha, Nepal, leaving millions of people in north Bihar homeless and marooned, it is people's help that seems to be making the difference to...                    

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newslookup.com: Sgt. Prescott (Scott) Shipway was killed after his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a security patrol in the Panjwaii district of southern Afghanistan. newslookup.com

Canadian soldier dies, 7 wounded in Afghanistan explosion

newslookup.com     3 hrs ago   8 related          

Canadian soldier killed, 7 wounded in Afghanistan One Canadian soldier was killed and seven others wounded Sunday during a roadside bomb explosion in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, a military official said....                    

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Three months after massive tornado,town begins to feel like home again

desmoinesregister.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

In a place where the high school is the heart of the town, and the football team the heart of the school, tonight wasn’t just a game. Three months after so much had been taken away, things finally would be the same as they...                    

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unionleader.com: Heavy rains caused a sinkhole that trapped this car in front of the JFK Coliseum in Manchester tonight. (COURTESY SCOTT MANNING) unionleader.com

Manchester Hit Hard By Tropical Storm Hanna

cbs4boston.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Send Us Your Storm Damage Photos MANCHESTER, N.H. (WBZ) ― While the greater Boston area seemed to escape the worst of Tropical Storm Hanna, some of the hardest hit places were up north in New Hampshire. A lot of rain fell...                    

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Summit tallies up wildfire project costs

aspentimes.com     10 hrs ago   1 related          

Limited efforts to be about $13.3 million Civic leader Howard Hallman checks the progress on the 10-acre Straight Creek forest-health project, where state funding is paying for removal of beetle-killed lodgepoles in a...                    

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