Eight Die At Florida Nursing Home After Irma
Eight residents at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died after Hurricane Irma knocked out air conditioning and power. Officials say the deaths are being investigated as heat related while Gov. Scott orders checks on all nursing homes. The victims ranged from 70 to 99 years old.
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Florida
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Hollywood Hills
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Sanchez
Dallas Area Gunman Kills 8 at Plano Home
Meredith Hight hosted a backyard gathering in Plano when her estranged husband Spencer Hight, 32, arrived and opened fire, killing eight people before an officer fatally shot him. Victims include groom’s friend Rian Morgan and seven others. one wounded died later. Hight had a drinking problem and was described as increasingly unstable.
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Dallas
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Rian Morgan
Dallas Morning News
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Tony” Cross
Olivia Deffner
James Dunlop
Darryl Hawkins
Myah Bass
Caleb Edwards
Debbie Lane
Collin County
Lane
Texas Instruments
Plano House
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Fort Worth
Longest serving New Mexico senator Domenici dies at 85
Pete Domenici, New Mexico’s longest serving U S senator, died at 85 in Albuquerque after a recent surgery. The Republican, known for fiscal restraint and bipartisanship, led energy policy and budget work as chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee while backing military installations and national labs. Domenici announced in 2007 he would not seek another term due to an incurable brain disorder.
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Senate
New Mexico
Domenici
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U.S
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Louisiana
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Min
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Stewart Udall
Ari
Zona
Kennedy
Johnson
Pete
Sen
Udall
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
County seeks 17 million for flood risk buyouts in Harris County
Harris County Commissioners apply for a FEMA grant to purchase and demolish 104 homes at least two feet below flood level across the county. More than 1,000 residents have requested buyouts since Harvey, with officials aiming to speed the process though the grant may cover only part of the cost.
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Houston County
Houston
Harris County Commissioners Court
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Houston Chronicle
Harvey
Russ Poppe
James Wade
Harris County
FEMA
Wade
Purdue to Lead New Fuel Research Center
West Lafayette Indiana Purdue University will oversee a new fuel research center called CISTAR funded by the National Science Foundation with nearly 20 million dollars over five years. The center will develop technologies to produce fuels from shale gas with additional support from industry and university partners.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Cistar
National Science Foundation
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