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Nationwide wants 10% hike in Florida insurance rates
South Florida Sun-SentinelNationwide Insurance Co. of Florida wants to raise residential property insurance prices by a statewide average of 10 percent. The increase is needed primarily to beef up reserves to pay for non-hurricane weather damage, including sinkhole claims,...Tags: Hurricanes, Insurance, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricane Damage
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Heavy rain, light spirits on roads
After driving more than 14 hours on a return trip from visiting relatives in Athens, Ga., the Daniel family got out of the rain and sat down to a table of fried seafood dinners yesterday afternoon at an Interstate 95 rest stop in Harford County.
They...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Disasters, Holiday Vacations, Trips and Vacations, Petroleum Industry
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Niedermayer scores twice in Ducks' 4-1 victory over Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Rob Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne scored in a 1:09 span of the third period, and Niedermayer added another goal to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Sunday night. The Ducks, 13-3-3 since a 3-1 loss to...Tags: Teemu Selanne, Disasters, Carolina Hurricanes, Rob Niedermayer, Meteorological Disasters
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Retired Teacher's Book A Photo History Of State
Associated PressConsider it Connecticut's family album. There is a photo of the legendary Charter Oak toppled by a storm; a picture of a car wreck on the Merritt Parkway about the time the road was completed in the early 1940s, and a rare view of the Leatherman, a...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Stratford, Disasters, Storrs, Stafford (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Panthers shut out Rangers 4-0
Stephen Weiss and Gregory Campbell scored 12 seconds apart in the second period and Craig Anderson made 37 saves for his sixth NHL shutout to lift the visiting Florida Panthers to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. With Florida leading 1-...Tags: Tomas Vokoun, Keith Tkachuk, Hurricanes, Brendan Morrison, Brad Richards
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Ed Azzam has Westchester ready again
On High SchoolsWith eight City Section championships, four state titles and a 610-201 record in 29 years of coaching, Ed Azzam has built the Westchester High boys' basketball program into a Southern California powerhouse. But this season, Westchester alumni get to walk...Tags: National Basketball Association, Boston Celtics, Teaching and Learning, Bobby Brown, Disasters
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Millenium-old cypress tree Big Mama dies in Va.
An ancient bald cypress dating back 1,000 years or more has died in a remote swamp 80 miles southeast of Richmond. Dubbed Big Mama, the largest tree in Virginia towered over Cypress Bridge, a swamp in the Nottoway River. The 40 acres of virgin...Tags: Natural Resources, Wetlands, Disasters, Tom Smith, Bedford County (Virginia)
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Bush: Iraq war 'a do-over I can't do'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush, who has occasionally lamented that he regrets some of the tough talk he uttered in the war on terror - terms such as "dead or alive'' or "bring 'em on'' - also allows that the......Tags: Death and Dying, Heads of State, Terrorism, The White House, Government
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2008 Atlantic hurricane season sets records
Maryland WeatherThe 2008 Atlantic hurricane season won't end officially until Sunday, but meteorologists are already taking stock of what turned out to be one of the most active seasons in the 64 years since 'comprehensive' record-keeping began. That's Ike in the...Tags: Hurricanes, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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2008 Hurricane season comes to end
The Associated PressSunday marks the final official day of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. This year's season saw 16 named storms, eight of which were hurricanes. Five of those hurricanes reached Category 3 strength or higher. State officials say the most devastating...Tags: Hurricanes, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Storms
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