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Huge US child porn ring dismantled Officials have dismantled a huge international online child pornography ring - one of the largest such operations ever uncovered, American authorities...
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| Mar.11 |
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US death row man free after 25 years Glenn Ford, 64, has walked free from prison after his murder conviction for the 1983 killing of a jeweller was overturned
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| Feb.16 |
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East beats West in record-setting All-Star Game |
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| Jan.28 |
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Deep South in winter storm emergency |
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| Oct.15 |
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Ex-Halliburton manager pleads guilty |
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| Oct.3 |
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US Gulf Coast braces for storm |
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| Oct.1 |
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Man to be freed after 40 years in solitary |
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| Aug.13 |
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Gunman holds 2 employees hostage in rural bank |
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| Aug.5 |
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'Toxic' train derails in Louisiana |
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| Jul.25 |
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Halliburton to plead guilty on spill. Houston
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| Jun.13 |
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Blast at chemical plant |
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| May.12 |
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Shooting at US Mother's Day parade |
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| Apr.8 |
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Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean' |
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| Feb.3 |
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Ravens win Super Bowl over 49ers, 34-29 New Orleans: A power outage puts Super Bowl on hold for 34 minutes. The Ravens took a 22-point lead before the 49ers
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| Jan.18 |
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Former New Orleans mayor indicted |
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| Sep.3 |
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Louisiana still reeling from storm |
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| Sep.1 |
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Mitt Romney visits hurricane zone
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| Aug.29 |
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Isaac pummels sodden New Orleans
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| Aug.28 |
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Hurricane Isaac lashes Louisiana
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Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast 
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| Aug.27 |
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Isaac storm warning for Louisiana
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| Apr.4 |
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Katrina police jailed over shootings |
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| Mar.24 |
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Santorum wins Louisiana primary |
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| Mar.2 |
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BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal |
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| May.14 |
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Key Mississippi floodgates opened
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| Apr.20 |
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BP sues Gulf oil spill companies |
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| Jan.5 |
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Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
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| Dec.15 |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Washington
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| Nov.9 |
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent' |
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| Oct.6 |
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Oil spill probe raps White House |
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| Sep.19 |
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Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says Officials formally declared an end to the worst oil spill in U.S. history, afternearly five months of hopes and criticism of nearly everyone involved
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| Aug.29 |
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Obama hails spirit of New Orleans
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| Aug.16 |
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Gulf oil spreads east on sea floor |
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| Aug.4 |
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Majority of BP spill 'dealt with'
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| Aug.3 |
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BP starts 'static kill' on well BP has started the 'static kill' of its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, a step towards permanently sealing it
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BP ready to plug 'biggest leak' |
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| Jul.27 |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward  United Kingdom: Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley. Hayward will receive a year's salary amounting to $1.6 million. Dudley... | |
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| Jul.26 |
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BP set to announce record loss |
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| Jul.25 |
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BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
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| Jul.24 |
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Oil spill vessels return to site
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| Jul.23 |
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Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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| Jul.22 |
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Storm forces ships off spill site Dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to leave the site of the BP spill by the US government as Tropical Storm Bonnie gathers...
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| Jul.19 |
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Leaks near BP well may be natural |
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| Jul.18 |
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Seepage detected at oil spill site
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US seeks BP well cap release plan |
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Recapped Gulf oil well continues to hold |
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| Jul.17 |
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BP extends testing of capped oil well |
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BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
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| Jul.15 |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
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BP fixes leaking cap on oil well |
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| Jul.14 |
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Preparations for BP oil well test under way |
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| Jul.13 |
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BP delays pressure test on well |
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BP starting pressure test on well
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| Jul.12 |
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BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well
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| Jul.10 |
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BP in new attempt to plug oil leak |
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| Jul.9 |
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BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak
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| Jun.29 |
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Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up Oil clean-up activities like skimming and controlled burning are halted because of the arrival of Hurricane Alex in the Gulf of Mexico
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| Jun.22 |
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned |
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| Jun.20 |
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BP told rig safety gear 'broke earlier'
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| Jun.18 |
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BP 'strong despite spill setback' |
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| Jun.16 |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief. U.S. Congress
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| Jun.15 |
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US oil firms 'not ready' for leak |
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| Jun.10 |
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Oil leak was 'greater than estimated' Scientists estimate the leaking BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was releasing 20,000 to 40,000 barrels per day through last week
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| Jun.8 |
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Rig survivors: BP ordered shortcut |
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| Jun.4 |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf
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Obama cautious on new move to halt leak |
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| Jun.3 |
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BP set to lower US oil-spill cap |
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| May.30 |
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'Well control' problems reported in March |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' Washington: White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced
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| May.29 |
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'Top kill' BP operation to halt oil leak fails |
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| May.28 |
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Obama to triple oil response manpower |
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| May.27 |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well BP resumes its operation to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak as US President Barack Obama defends his handling of the disaster
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| May.26 |
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BP says 'top kill' plug going to plan |
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| May.24 |
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Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill |
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| May.17 |
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Obama to set up oil spill panel |
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| May.16 |
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BP: scheme to halt US oil leak working well |
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| May.12 |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'. House of Representatives
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| May.10 |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' |
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| May.8 |
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Setback in oil containment bid
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| May.4 |
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Funnel plan to battle Gulf spill |
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| May.2 |
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Obama's sombre oil leak warning |
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| May.1 |
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Weather hampers oil slick clean-up
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| Apr.30 |
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Air Force to spray chemicals on slick |
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| Apr.29 |
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Oil reaches coast in US disaster Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are spilling into the water. Oil has started washing ashore on the Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well
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| Apr.28 |
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New leak found in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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| Apr.25 |
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Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion Officials found oil was leaking from the well Deepwater Horizon. Rescuers suspended the search for 11 people missing
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames
| At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history and among the largest oil spills in history. The spill stemmed from a sea-floor oil gusher
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Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl |
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| Sep.8 |
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Mayor fears city too weary to flee Ike |
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| Sep.1 |
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Gustav evacuees urged to stay away. New Orleans
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Gustav slams into Gulf Coast. New Orleans
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| Aug.31 |
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Hundreds of thousands flee coast New Orleans: About 1.9 million of Louisiana's 2 million coastal residents had fled ahead of Hurricane Gustav in the largest evacuation in state history
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City declares storm curfew |
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| Aug.30 |
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New Orleaners told to flee Gustav. New Orleans
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| Sep.28 |
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Morgue boss: 'These are horrible times' |
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| Sep.27 |
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City police chief resigns |
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| Sep.26 |
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Rita search, rescue complete in Louisiana |
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| Sep.24 |
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Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita |
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| Sep.23 |
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Storm overcomes levee |
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| Sep.22 |
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Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita |
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| Sep.20 |
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Fresh storm threatens flood-hit city |
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| Sep.15 |
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Bush vows 'biggest relief effort' |
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| Sep.10 |
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Police hunt for dead |
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| Sep.9 |
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US emergency aid chief sidelined |
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| Sep.8 |
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Flood survivors expelled by force New Orleans: Police backed by troops have begun to use force to remove people from their homes
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| Sep.6 |
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Flood survivors 'must leave city' |
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| Sep.5 |
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Residents return |
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| Sep.4 |
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House-to-house rescues under way |
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Thousands of deaths predicted |
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| Sep.3 |
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Massive airlift rescues thousands| New Orleans: Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are being taken to safety in what is being called the largest-ever airlift in the country | |
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| Sep.1 |
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'Desperate SOS' for city New Orleans: Mayor Ray Nagin has issued a 'desperate SOS' for thousands of people stranded at the city's convention center
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Up to 60,000 trying to flee city |
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| Aug.31 |
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City evacuations under way |
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| Aug.30 |
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'Up to 80' dead in hurricane |
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| Aug.29 |
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Dozens feared dead after storm New Orleans: At least 50 people were killed in one county alone. The storm is causing up to $25bn of damage
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast New Orleans: 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
| The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
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| Aug.28 |
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City evacuated as storm nears. New Orleans
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Katrina now Category 5 New Orleans: New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city
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| Sep.17 |
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U.S. death toll at least 22 in Ivan's wake. Alabama
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