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*Tornado strikes area of Habitat for Humanity homes. GRANBURY, Texas, May 16- At least six people were killed when a powerful tornado ripped through a neighborhood including a Habitat for Humanity low income housing area in the north Texas town of Granbury on Wednesday, marking the deadliest severe storm outbreak in the United States this year.
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DALLAS, May 16- At least six people were killed and seven were missing after as many as 10 tornadoes ripped through north-central Texas Wednesday evening, leaving a trail of destruction from the worst severe storm outbreak in the United States so far this year.
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May 16- Six people were killed and seven are missing after tornadoes slammed into north-central Texas after dark, Hood County spokesman Tye Bell said on Thursday. About 30 people were taken to Hood County hospitals and 15 to hospitals in Fort Worth, Bell said. He added that 250 people were evacuated from the area hit by the storms and described damage as "extensive."
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DALLAS, May 16- At least six people were killed and 100 injured when tornadoes ripped through north-central Texas after dark and authorities said the death toll could rise as rescuers search through the rubble of destroyed homes. The worst damage was reported in Granbury, a town of 8,000 people about 35 miles southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth.
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*Neighborbood of 110 homes in Granbury bears brunt of damage. DALLAS, May 15- At least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near Dallas-Fort Worth after dark on Wednesday, destroying homes and uprooting trees, authorities said.
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DALLAS, May 15- At least six people were killed and scores injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near the Dallas-Fort Worth area after dark on Wednesday, destroying homes and uprooting trees, authorities said.
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Fred Upton says inspectors have found the source of a water leak that forced the shutdown of Entergy Corp.' s Palisades Nuclear Power Plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline and are making repairs to prevent a repeat. The St. Joseph Republican spoke Monday after touring the plant in Van Buren County's Covert Township, 80 miles east-northeast of Chicago,.
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MAJURO, Marshall Islands-- About 6,000 people who live on the remote northern atolls of the Marshall Islands are facing an acute shortage of fresh water as a severe drought worsens. Australia announced it would provide 100,000 Australian dollars for the emergency supply of desalination units.
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Pence requested the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide disaster loans for Grant, Howard and Tipton counties because of severe storms and flooding April 17-23. So would those affected by flooding in the contiguous counties of Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Delaware, Hamilton, Huntington, Madison, Miami, Wabash and Wells.
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WASHINGTON, May 7- President Barack Obama will meet with chief executives of electric utility companies on Wednesday to discuss how prepared they are for another storm like Sandy, which knocked out power to 8.6 million customers in the U.S. northeast last year.
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LOS ANGELES, May 6- Cool winds and rain helped firefighters mop up the remains of a fast-burning California wildfire on Monday that had threatened 4,000 homes in an early start to an expected busy wildfire season.
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COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich.-- Entergy Corp. removed its Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan from service Sunday morning because of a water leak from a tank, which last year caused seepage into the control room. The plant is along Lake Michigan in Van Buren County's Covert Township, about 80 miles east-northeast of Chicago.
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JAY, N.Y., May 5- Rebecca Hoskins poked through the debris in her flood-wrecked house: a TV here, a light fixture there.
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JAY, N.Y., May 5- Rebecca Hoskins poked through the debris in her flood-wrecked house: a TV here, a light fixture there.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 4- A remote but long-restless Alaska volcano rumbled to life on Saturday with three explosions and started emitting a continuous plume of ash, steam and gas in an area important to air traffic, scientists said.
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May 4- A fierce wildfire threatening 4,000 homes northwest of Los Angeles was about 30 percent contained on Saturday as higher humidity and cooler temperatures helped firefighters, fire department spokesmen said. It was not expected to be under control until May 13, Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Tom Kruschke said.
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May 4- A fierce wildfire threatening 4,000 homes northwest of Los Angeles was about 30 percent contained on Saturday as higher humidity and cooler temperatures helped firefighters, fire department spokesmen said.
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CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-driven wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed.
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CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed.
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CAMARILLO, Calif., May 3- A fierce, wind-whipped brush fire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening several thousand homes and a military base as more than 1,100 dwellings were ordered evacuated and a university campus was closed.