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Soles to help needy souls
When some think of natural disasters, a lack of food, clean water and safe shelter sometimes come to mind. But when Angela Edgerly thought of how she could help those affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, she thought of people's feet.
The Hoag...Tags: Charity, Youth Organizations, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest, Haiti
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'When you find a pet, there's hope to go on'
For Valerie Schomburg, animals are more than a job. She has worked with the Newport Beach Police Department's animal control unit for 10 years, but often uses vacation days to help animals who have been separated from their families because of natural...Tags: Disasters, Animals, Disasters and Accidents, Condos and Houses, Human Interest
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Chicago-area dogs comfort tornado victims
Money, personnel and supplies have poured into Oklahoma from across the country after Monday's devastating tornado, but one Chicago-area church is sending a different kind of assistance — a team of golden retrievers. Lutheran Church Charities,...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Christianity, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), University of Oklahoma
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Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead
MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...
Tags: Barack Obama, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, FEMA, Renovation
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Joplin family watches Moore, OK, with horror and understanding
Reporter and PhotographerThe city of Joplin knows all too well what the people in Moore, Oklahoma, are going through Monday night, from the fear to the tremendous heartbreak. Emotions were already running high leading up to the two year anniversary of the EF5 tornado that killed...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Tornado safety zones
It may be too soon to know what all the lessons from the Moore, Oklahoma tornado will be, but important lessons always come from these disasters. Several were learned just 2 years ago tomorrow. That's when an EF-5 tornado hit Joplin Missouri,...Tags: Weather, National Weather Service, Weather Warnings, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: Chris Christie, Relief and Aid Organizations, James Lankford, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Tornadoes
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Wichita schools first in nation with safe rooms for storms
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe tornado in Moore, Oklahoma has many parents in Wichita worried about their child's safety at school. Wichita is actually the first district in the nation to build safe rooms inside of schools. The project started at Jefferson elementary in 2000,...Tags: Tornadoes, FEMA, Natural Disasters
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Huge tornado ravages Oklahoma town of Moore
MOORE, Oklahoma - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Branch, National Weather Service, Government, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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City of Joplin sending assistance to Moore, OK tornado victims
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin City officials have organized a support team of public safety employees and deployed them to Moore, Oklahoma to arrive later tonight. The team included approximately a dozen members from the police and fire departments. This...
Tags: Government, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Public Officials, Politics
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At least 51 dead as huge tornado strikes Oklahoma town
ReutersA massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. Rescue...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Weather Service, NBC (tv network), Healthplex Incorporated, Tornadoes
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Two people plead guilty to wire theft after Joplin tornado
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Two men admit they stole copper wire from utility poles while the city of Joplin recovered from a devastating tornado in May 2011. Forty-five-year-old Timothy M. Silveria of Joplin and 32-year-old Nycoa K. Kracht of Laurel, Ind.,...Tags: Trials, Prisons, Tornadoes, Theft, Natural Disasters
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