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SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS HOLDS A HEARING ON THE NOMINATIONS OF IVAN FONG, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL AT TH...
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PORTLAND Gov. Paul LePage declared a statewide emergency Friday afternoon to enable state, county and municipal governments to respond effectively to the impact of Hurricane Irene, which is expected to hit Maine on Sunday and Monday.
I urge all Maine Citizens to take necessary steps to prepare and heed all warnings issued in connection with this event, said LePage. We continue to have daily updates with Maine Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service. We will continue to monitor this changing situation statewide and plan for all possible emergencies.
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Susan M. Weis, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellants.
Lonnie F. Bryan, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellees.
Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, and HEANEY and ...
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Bruce Thiemann, Peoria, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.
L. Lee Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Peoria, Ill., Gerald D. Fines, U.S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., ...
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RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- September is National Preparedness Month and Dominion Virginia Power is calling on its customers to make plans for dealing with emergencies, such as the approaching Hurricane Earl, that can affect their homes, businesses, and communities.
Having an emergency plan and preparedness kit ready is crucial to ensuring you and your family are able to weather any storm," said Rodney Blevins, vice president - Distribution Operations for Dominion Virginia Power. "Dominion's team constantly practices and refines its restoration response plan so we can engage quickly for our customers in an emergency. We encourage our customers to make preparations for their families as well, to keep them safe during a significant event.
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Christopher P. Simms, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.
Eric Tyrone Tolen, St. Louis, MO, argued. In addition the names of (Edward L. Dowd, Jr. a...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners by pushing the sale of flood insurance policies that might not cover damage from the river flooding that began this month.
The insurance companies say that officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the national flood insurance program, are still urging private agents to sell the insurance even though the policies contain deadlines that appear to exclude the Missouri River flood damage. The federal officials explain that some of the damage along the river might still be covered under the program's highly complicated rules, but how much won't be known until after the flooding is over.
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Rivada Networks in Colorado Springs is getting people talking.
Firefighters are talking to police. The National Guard is talking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Army is talking to the local sheriff, the Coast Guard and the Drug Enforcement Agency.
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BLOOMINGTON - A heat advisory is in effect through 8 p.m. today and possibly through the weekend holiday, the county emergency agency said.
The temperature and humidity are expected to make it feel like 105 degrees or higher. The warning was issued by the National Weather Service and McLean County Emergency Management Agency.