Montana wildfire may burn six weeks
Seeley Lake Montana fire crews Brace for extended burn as rain remains unlikely. Gov Schweitzer cautioned the worst while 1,500 homes face threat and hundreds evacuated. Firefighters report progress but a mid September deadline looms with 10 percent containment. Michigan crews outline aggressive line defense near Newberry as a separate blaze grows.
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Glen McNitt
Missoula
Brian Schweitzer
Seeley
Fewer Mexican migrants remit money home in new destinations
The Inter American Development Bank reports one in three Mexican migrants in new destination states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina stopped sending remittances this year. Remittance rates fell to 56 percent from 80 percent last year, while overall Mexicans sending money remained around 64 percent.
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Texas
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New Mexico
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Census Bureau
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Central Bank of Mexico
Inter-American Bank
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Latin America
New Orleans population nears 274000 after Katrina
New Orleans population reached about 273600, roughly 60 percent of pre Katrina levels. Greg Rigamer based on utility hookups says growth aligns with Census estimates, with higher recovery in connected areas and slower repopulation in the Lower 9th Ward where just 917 residents lived in July.
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Lawsuit: FEMA trailers exposed Katrina Rita victims to formaldehyde
More than 500 hurricane survivors in government issued trailers allege 14 manufacturers cut corners to rush units after Katrina and Rita. The federal suit, filed in New Orleans, cites dangerous formaldehyde exposure and seeks monetary damages. FEMA not named as a defendant. air testing planned in some units.
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