June 20, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Hurricane Andrew

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The Most Expensive Hurricanes in US History

CNBC | Brian Beers | Posted 10.29.2012 | Business

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The hurricane season in 2012 started off with relatively light storm damage for U.S. landfalls. But with Hurricane Sandy providing a powerful late-sea...

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"Acts of God" and Medicaid Block Grants Do Not Mix

Bruce Lesley | Posted 10.30.2012 | Politics

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Fortunately, when it comes to the medical needs for people in crisis, Medicaid is immediately responsive to these needs without the need for a plea or request from states.

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What We Haven't Learned

Time | Tim Padgett | Posted 10.24.2012 | Miami

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Hurricane Andrew, which slammed into South Florida on Aug. 24, 1992, was the second costliest storm in modern U.S. history. Here in Miami-Dade County,...

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20 Facts About Hurricane Andrew

Posted 08.24.2012 | Miami

Hurricane seasons come and go every year, and have for quite some time, without much incident. Hurricane Andrew, which made landfall in Miami-Dade 20 ...

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WATCH: FIU Creates A Hurricane

Posted 08.22.2012 | Miami

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At the push of a button, researchers at Florida International University can have a hurricane on their hands: the school's massive new Wall of Wind ma...

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Miami Herald Reporters Remember Hurricane Andrew

| Chuck Strouse, Miami New Times | Posted 08.22.2012 | Miami

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This article courtesy of Miami New Times. By Chuck Strouse Hours after Hurricane Andrew leveled Miami 20 years ago this Friday, the farmland of ...

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PHOTOS: The Day That Changed Us

Posted 08.23.2012 | Miami

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Like someone we know on a first-name basis, Aug. 24, 1992 is known to Floridians simply as “Andrew.” The third time in recorded history that a ...

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Miami's Wild Man Talks Cocaine Cowboys' Exotic Pets

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 09.13.2012 | Miami

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When slick-haired, smarmy drug lords appeared with black panthers and snakes in 'Miami Vice,' Ron Magill was there to make sure the animals both behav...

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Children Of Andrew Still Recall 1992 Hurricane

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 07.31.2012 | Miami

MIAMI — When Hurricane Andrew roared across South Florida 20 years ago this August, it flattened homes, uprooted trees and destroyed surburban b...

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20 Years Later: The Children Of Hurricane Andrew

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 08.25.2012 | Miami

MIAMI (AP) — When Hurricane Andrew roared across South Florida 20 years ago this August, it flattened homes, uprooted trees and destroyed surburban ...

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