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Never before has an online news outlet won a Pulitzer Prize. That is, until this week when ProPublica scooped the award for investigative reporting on the controversial deaths at a New Orleans medical center following Hurricane Katrina.
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Who would have guessed that just five years after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, ripping open its levees and leaving its residents traumatized, the Big Easy’s football team would be playing in the Super Bowl?
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In the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the U.S. federal government looks to Dutch water management systems as inspiration for future development.
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It doesn't matter though that FEMA programs meant to house those in the trailers have failed to do what they have been funded to do. May 31 is the last day the trailers will be allowed for the still homeless Katrina victims.
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In late January, the ice storm in Kentucky crippled parts of the state. But President Barack Obama declared the state a major disaster area this week, even though hundreds of thousands people lost power and 24 people died weeks ago. What took him so long?
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New Orleans’ racial violence became a serious issue following Hurricane Katrina. Images in newspapers and on television showed black folk looting and armed with guns.
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Gustav, a tropical storm at present, may become an extremely dangerous hurricane next week as the storm enters Gulf of Mexico. Latest forecasts predict Gustav will grow into a Category 3 hurricane by Sunday.
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Amidst the looting and chaos in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, seven police officers killed two people and wounded four on the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans. Today, a judge dismissed all murder and attempted murder charges against the officers involved.
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It has been revealed today that $85 million worth of supplies meant for victims of Hurricane Katrina have instead been given to other agencies.
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In the case of those that have been affected by Hurricane Katrina back in 2005, it would look as if thousands of those victims will have to pay back federal grants given to them which can amount to thousands of dollars a piece.
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Ex-New Orleans officers sentenced to decades in prison for Katrina bridge killings, cover-up
Five former policemen convicted of shooting six people, two fatally, in New Orleans in the chaotic wake of Hurricane Katrina are jailed for decades.
Though “30 Rock” actress Katrina Bowden didn’t go home with a Screen Actors Guild award Sunday night, she’s got something bigger to celebrate: Her engagement to boyfriend Benjamin Jorgensen. “He proposed and showed me the ring and I was so shocked I just said ‘Oh my god,’...
Ten years ago, Robin Roberts took her seat as news anchor on “Good Morning America,” and what a decade it’s been. She has traveled the world, covered tragedies like Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake to celebrations like the royal wedding, and been there to...
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Gun owners in Canada have no rights. Over the past few decades, legislation had become increasingly restrictive for...
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Just as ranking the top players on the field is no easy gig, ranking the top five players in the upcoming NFL Draft for...
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A few weeks ago, a Facebook post circulated for a short amount of time that listed out the accomplishments of the Obama...
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In recent years the bacteria killing properties of honey have been reported. In particular, Manuka honey, from the...
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Hurricane Irene: A mini Katrina? By Doshon Farad It has been reported that the city of Paterson, N.J., specifically...
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