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'We can’t lose our momentum:' Louisiana vows to rebuild

'We can’t lose our momentum:' Louisiana vows to rebuild

Back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled metal and downed power lines — but not necessarily despair.
by The Associated Press

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Smokey skies are the new normal. Are they making us sick?

Smokey skies are the new normal. Are they making us sick?

Scientists know that tiny particles from smoke can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream. But the long-term health effects of this are not fully understood.
by Nathan Rott

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Minnesota firefighters find new challenges in confronting Oregon wildfire

Minnesota firefighters find new challenges in confronting Oregon wildfire

Twenty-nine firefighters from all over Minnesota are back home after battling wildfires for two weeks in southern Oregon. The crews worked 12-hour days and spent their nights in camps with hundreds of colleagues. Wilderness firefighting was quite a change of pace for most of the Minnesotans.
by Matt Sepic

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Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana

Tropical Storm Beta churns slowly toward Texas and Louisiana

Tropical Storm Beta trudged toward the coasts of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, threatening to bring more rain, wind and stress to a part of the country that has already been drenched and battered during this year's unusually busy hurricane season.
by The Associated Press

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Bodies of all 3 plane crash victims recovered from quarry

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the bodies of all three victims on board a single-engine plane that crashed last weekend have been recovered from a water-filled quarry.
by The Associated Press

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