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"Hero For His Community": How Sikh Cop Killed In US Touched Many Lives
Sandeep Dhaliwal, the Indian-American Sikh police officer who was shot dead in US on Friday during a traffic stop, was a "hero for his community" during Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas in 2017, the New York Police Department said today. He touched many lives during his 10 years of service, according to his colleague.
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This NASA Spacecraft Will Probe One Of Earth's Scariest Threats - The Sun
The source of all light and life on Earth is also the source of one of its biggest natural threats: space weather. The sun's atmosphere regularly erupts with fast-moving flashes of protons and explosions of energetic particles that can hit Earth within minutes and disrupt radio communication, interfere with GPS and fry the electric grid. A "worst c...
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Six Important Ways That Luxury Travel Changed In 2017
A lot can happen in a year-but 2017 was particularly eventful when it came to how we travel the world. Mother Nature rewrote the travel map: Three hurricanes of extraordinary strength crashed into Texas, Florida, the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico this year; the effects of Harvey, Irma, and Maria continue in nearly every place that they were felt.
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10 Stories Of Hope That Got Us Through 2017
As the year winds up, let's look back at some viral stories that gave us hope that humanity still exists. These are the people who made 2017 a bit more bearable.
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Former United States Presidents Take Stage At Hurricane Benefit Concert
All five of America's living former presidents took the stage Saturday at a benefit concert in Texas to raise money for victims of the hurricane-ravaged southern United States and Caribbean.
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People Love To Live In Places That Are At Risk For Disasters, 'And This Is What Happens'
California was burning and emergency management officials in Sacramento, Calif., were listing the latest statistics about the fires, the firefighters, the acres burned, the fatalities, the missing people, the number of tanker planes and helicopters deployed, and so on.
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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma Cause Record Drop In Employment In The US
US employment fell in September for the first time in seven years as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left displaced workers temporarily unemployed and delayed hiring, the latest indication that the storms undercut economic activity in the third quarter.
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Spent A Lot Of Money On Puerto Rico, But Happy Lives Saved: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump expressed satisfaction on Tuesday with the federal response to Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico, despite criticism that the government was slow to address the crisis and two weeks later much of the island's residents are still without basic necessities
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Health, Safety Rules Targeted As Donald Trump Begins To Slash Red Tape
When disaster hits the chemical plants in Port Arthur, Texas, triggering fires like those that flared in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hilton Kelley is the man fielding panicked calls from neighbors unsure whether they should evacuate their homes
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She Survived Fall Into Floodwaters, Only To Die Of Flesh-Eating Infection
A Texas woman died earlier this month after contracting a flesh-eating infection from floodwaters brought by Hurricane Harvey, according to health officials in Houston.
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Brent Oil Near 26-Month High Amid Supply Concerns
US crude supplies have been rising as imports and production recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, while refineries have been slower to restart.
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Harvey. Irma. Maria. Why Is This Hurricane Season So Bad?
The 2017 hurricane season has been a full-on assault from Mother Nature. We are under siege, and our attackers have benign names like Harvey and Irma and Maria. But they are callous, powerful, indiscriminate, terrifying, destructive, merciless and relentless.
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Trump Defends Melania For Wearing Stilettos To Hurricane Area
US President Donald Trump defended his wife Melania Trump after she faced criticism for wearing sky-high stilettos while going to hurricane Harvey-hit Texas last month, the media reported
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Silent Killer: Sweltering Planet Braces For Deadly Heat Shocks
When Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore in August, drowning south Texas in a year's worth of rain in just a few days, it left behind an estimated $150 billion in damage to sodden homes and inundated factories, and claimed about 60 lives.
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The Fanged, Faceless Sea Creature That Washed Ashore During Harvey Has Been Identified
After high winds and heavy rains brought by Hurricane Harvey, a mysterious sea creature with fangs and no face washed up on the shoreline in southwest Texas - giving the Internet a challenging task: to identify it.
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"Hero For His Community": How Sikh Cop Killed In US Touched Many Lives
Sandeep Dhaliwal, the Indian-American Sikh police officer who was shot dead in US on Friday during a traffic stop, was a "hero for his community" during Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas in 2017, the New York Police Department said today. He touched many lives during his 10 years of service, according to his colleague.
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This NASA Spacecraft Will Probe One Of Earth's Scariest Threats - The Sun
The source of all light and life on Earth is also the source of one of its biggest natural threats: space weather. The sun's atmosphere regularly erupts with fast-moving flashes of protons and explosions of energetic particles that can hit Earth within minutes and disrupt radio communication, interfere with GPS and fry the electric grid. A "worst c...
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Six Important Ways That Luxury Travel Changed In 2017
A lot can happen in a year-but 2017 was particularly eventful when it came to how we travel the world. Mother Nature rewrote the travel map: Three hurricanes of extraordinary strength crashed into Texas, Florida, the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico this year; the effects of Harvey, Irma, and Maria continue in nearly every place that they were felt.
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10 Stories Of Hope That Got Us Through 2017
As the year winds up, let's look back at some viral stories that gave us hope that humanity still exists. These are the people who made 2017 a bit more bearable.
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Former United States Presidents Take Stage At Hurricane Benefit Concert
All five of America's living former presidents took the stage Saturday at a benefit concert in Texas to raise money for victims of the hurricane-ravaged southern United States and Caribbean.
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People Love To Live In Places That Are At Risk For Disasters, 'And This Is What Happens'
California was burning and emergency management officials in Sacramento, Calif., were listing the latest statistics about the fires, the firefighters, the acres burned, the fatalities, the missing people, the number of tanker planes and helicopters deployed, and so on.
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Hurricanes Harvey, Irma Cause Record Drop In Employment In The US
US employment fell in September for the first time in seven years as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left displaced workers temporarily unemployed and delayed hiring, the latest indication that the storms undercut economic activity in the third quarter.
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Spent A Lot Of Money On Puerto Rico, But Happy Lives Saved: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump expressed satisfaction on Tuesday with the federal response to Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico, despite criticism that the government was slow to address the crisis and two weeks later much of the island's residents are still without basic necessities
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Health, Safety Rules Targeted As Donald Trump Begins To Slash Red Tape
When disaster hits the chemical plants in Port Arthur, Texas, triggering fires like those that flared in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Hilton Kelley is the man fielding panicked calls from neighbors unsure whether they should evacuate their homes
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She Survived Fall Into Floodwaters, Only To Die Of Flesh-Eating Infection
A Texas woman died earlier this month after contracting a flesh-eating infection from floodwaters brought by Hurricane Harvey, according to health officials in Houston.
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Brent Oil Near 26-Month High Amid Supply Concerns
US crude supplies have been rising as imports and production recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, while refineries have been slower to restart.
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Harvey. Irma. Maria. Why Is This Hurricane Season So Bad?
The 2017 hurricane season has been a full-on assault from Mother Nature. We are under siege, and our attackers have benign names like Harvey and Irma and Maria. But they are callous, powerful, indiscriminate, terrifying, destructive, merciless and relentless.
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Trump Defends Melania For Wearing Stilettos To Hurricane Area
US President Donald Trump defended his wife Melania Trump after she faced criticism for wearing sky-high stilettos while going to hurricane Harvey-hit Texas last month, the media reported
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Silent Killer: Sweltering Planet Braces For Deadly Heat Shocks
When Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore in August, drowning south Texas in a year's worth of rain in just a few days, it left behind an estimated $150 billion in damage to sodden homes and inundated factories, and claimed about 60 lives.
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The Fanged, Faceless Sea Creature That Washed Ashore During Harvey Has Been Identified
After high winds and heavy rains brought by Hurricane Harvey, a mysterious sea creature with fangs and no face washed up on the shoreline in southwest Texas - giving the Internet a challenging task: to identify it.
