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NY warned to prepare for hurricane like Katrina (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Manhattan could be flooded and New York could suffer as much damage as New Orleans if it were hit by a catastrophic hurricane like one that passed just north of the city in 1938, experts warned on Monday.
Couple stunned by hurricane damage (Cushing Daily Citizen)
ENID NEWS AND EAGLE (ENID, Okla.) ENID, Okla. As soon as they are able, an Enid couple is heading back to the Gulf Coast to areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Littlefield's Mobile bingo hall to open after hurricane closure (BizJournals)
Littlefield Corp., a charity bingo operator based in Austin, has weathered Hurricane Katrina's storm without its bingo halls sustaining much damage.
DuPont Declares Force Majeure for Titanium Dioxide and Aniline Businesses Due to Hurricane Damage (ChemPoint)
WILMINGTON -- August 31, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina caused extensive flooding at two DuPont facilities in Mississippi the titanium dioxide plant at DeLisle and the First Chemical Corporation aniline plant at Pascagoula.
Virginia congressman discusses tour of hurricane damage (KATC3)
WASHINGTON The congressman in charge of investigating the response to Hurricane Katrina is back from taking a firsthand look at the damage. Northern Virginia Republican Tom Davis was one of more than a dozen lawmakers to take the trip to New Orleans and Mississippi.
Initial agricultural damage from Hurricane Ophelia estimated at more than 19 million (Bladen Journal)
Initial estimates of damage to North Carolina's agricultural industry from Hurricane Ophelia total $19.6 million, based on reports from 13 North Carolina counties.
NY warned to prepare for hurricane like Katrina (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Manhattan could be flooded and New York could suffer as much damage as New Orleans if it were hit by a catastrophic hurricane like one that passed just north of the city in 1938, experts warned on Monday.
Movie Gallery says hurricane not likely to hurt finances (BizJournals)
Movie Gallery Inc. has resumed normal operations at 12 of its 21 stores that closed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina due to power outages or damage and said Tuesday damages from Katrina are not expected to have a material impact on the company's financial results. .
Possible Fed candidate proposes hurricane relief plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Economic damage inflicted on the U.S. economy by Hurricane Katrina is likely to be modest, making the case for huge government aid questionable, said Glenn Hubbard, who is cited as a possible candidate to head the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Possible Fed candidate proposes hurricane relief plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Economic damage inflicted on the U.S. economy by Hurricane Katrina is likely to be modest, making the case for huge government aid questionable, said Glenn Hubbard, who is cited as a possible candidate to head the U.S. Federal Reserve.