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President Trump Mulls Letting US States Handle Own Disasters
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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Hawaii Fires Officer Who Triggered Mass Panic With False Missile Alert
The administrator of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HEMA) has resigned and an officer with a track record of "poor performance" has been fired after triggering mass panic with a false alert of a ballistic missile headed for the Pacific islands, officials said Tuesday.
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No Ballistic Missile Threat To Hawaii: Officials After False Alarm
Social media ignited Saturday after apparent screenshots of cell phone emergency alerts warning of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" began circulating, which US officials quickly dismissed as "false."
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30 Killed In Double Suicide Attack On Nigeria Market
Two female suicide bombers struck at a busy market in Nigeria on Friday, killing at least 30 people, the military said, in the latest bloodshed to hit the country's restive northeast.
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Hurricane Matthew Tests US Response Lessons From Katrina
Acting on lessons learned from the botched response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, government authorities this week rushed to get aid to states in Hurricane Matthew's path, from drinking water and generators to helicopters and emergency planning experts.
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Barack Obama Says US Government Prepared To Respond To Hurricane Matthew
President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the US government has teams and supplies positioned to respond to Hurricane Matthew as the storm barrels toward Florida and other southeastern states.
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Mobile Homes Returning To Louisiana After Deadly Flooding
Mobile homes will fill front yards across southern Louisiana again, just like after Hurricane Katrina, as federal authorities bring in temporary housing for thousands of people displaced by catastrophic flooding.
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6 Die As Building Collapses In Lagos: Rescue Agency
At least six people were killed today when a five-storey building under construction collapsed in an upmarket area of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said.
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35 Dead In North East Nigeria Suicide Attacks: State Government
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 35 people at a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a state official said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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Barack Obama Declares Emergency Over Foul Water In Michigan
US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday, freeing up federal aid to help an area affected by contaminated water, the White House said.
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Southern Illinois Battles Flooding As Mississippi River Builds Downstream
Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters.
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Over 410 Births in Camps for Boko Haram Displaced: Relief Agency
More than 410 babies were born in the space of two months in camps for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the country's main relief agency said today.
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27 Dead in Mosque Blast in Yola, Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
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Indonesia Asks 4 Countries for Help to Fight Fires
Indonesia's president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
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Boko Haram Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts
At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.
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President Trump Mulls Letting US States Handle Own Disasters
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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Hawaii Fires Officer Who Triggered Mass Panic With False Missile Alert
The administrator of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HEMA) has resigned and an officer with a track record of "poor performance" has been fired after triggering mass panic with a false alert of a ballistic missile headed for the Pacific islands, officials said Tuesday.
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No Ballistic Missile Threat To Hawaii: Officials After False Alarm
Social media ignited Saturday after apparent screenshots of cell phone emergency alerts warning of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" began circulating, which US officials quickly dismissed as "false."
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30 Killed In Double Suicide Attack On Nigeria Market
Two female suicide bombers struck at a busy market in Nigeria on Friday, killing at least 30 people, the military said, in the latest bloodshed to hit the country's restive northeast.
-
Hurricane Matthew Tests US Response Lessons From Katrina
Acting on lessons learned from the botched response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, government authorities this week rushed to get aid to states in Hurricane Matthew's path, from drinking water and generators to helicopters and emergency planning experts.
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Barack Obama Says US Government Prepared To Respond To Hurricane Matthew
President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the US government has teams and supplies positioned to respond to Hurricane Matthew as the storm barrels toward Florida and other southeastern states.
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Mobile Homes Returning To Louisiana After Deadly Flooding
Mobile homes will fill front yards across southern Louisiana again, just like after Hurricane Katrina, as federal authorities bring in temporary housing for thousands of people displaced by catastrophic flooding.
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6 Die As Building Collapses In Lagos: Rescue Agency
At least six people were killed today when a five-storey building under construction collapsed in an upmarket area of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos, a rescue official said.
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35 Dead In North East Nigeria Suicide Attacks: State Government
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 35 people at a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a state official said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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Barack Obama Declares Emergency Over Foul Water In Michigan
US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday, freeing up federal aid to help an area affected by contaminated water, the White House said.
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Southern Illinois Battles Flooding As Mississippi River Builds Downstream
Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters.
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Over 410 Births in Camps for Boko Haram Displaced: Relief Agency
More than 410 babies were born in the space of two months in camps for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the country's main relief agency said today.
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27 Dead in Mosque Blast in Yola, Nigeria
At least 27 people were killed in a bomb blast at a newly-inaugurated mosque in Yola, northeast Nigeria, today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
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Indonesia Asks 4 Countries for Help to Fight Fires
Indonesia's president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
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Boko Haram Suspected After 14 Killed in Northeast Nigeria Suicide Blasts
At least 14 people were killed in three separate suicide bomb attacks in northeast Nigeria today, with suspicion falling on radical Islamist group Boko Haram after a string of similar strikes in recent months.
