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Fire danger, economic woes cancel fireworks shows
Those seeking the oohs and aahs of traditional Fourth of July fireworks could be sadly disappointed this year: Public displays and sales of boxed firecrackers are being canceled or scaled back across the nation, victims of a sluggish economy, wildfire fears and product shortages caused by a warehouse fire in China.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-07-02
Midwest floods spotlight decrepit infrastructure
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The latest U.S. natural disaster is triggering fresh rounds of concern and debate about how to repair America's aging infrastructure.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood 2005 Hurricane Katrina Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-01
Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements
The oil, gasoline, fertilizers, and herbicides swept away by floodwaters in June pose an environmental challenge to the rain-soaked Midwest. But some of the most serious pollution problems may not lie outdoors. Instead, they could well lurk indoors in waterlogged basements and first floors of homes and businesses, where everything from cleaning agents to toxic metals accumulate in silt and mold.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Midwest Flood 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-07-01
Attorney who took on big tobacco faces sentencing
JACKSON, Miss. - Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, a prominent attorney who took on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday for his role in a high-profile judicial bribery case.
Nations:U.S. People:Trent Lott Alec Baldwin Russell Crowe Al Pacino Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-06-27
More rains hit flooded Midwest
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - More storms dumped crop-drowning rains on parts of the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, threatening strained levees and slowing recovery from a multibillion-dollar flood disaster in the heart of the world's biggest grain and food exporter.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 U.S. Midwest Flood Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-26
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