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1 Democrats Want to Nationalize Hurricane Insurance
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2 Should Insurance Rates Be Raised With Climate Change Risk?
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3 Front Page: Hurricane Dolly Hits Texas, China to Allow Protests, Iran Says No Concessions
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4 Texas Says Hello (Hurricane) Dolly!
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5 Front Page: Bush Arrives in Seoul, Storm Hits Coast, Food Shortages for Nepal
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6 Front Page: Haiti Faces Weather Catastrophe, Ice Sheet Breaks Loose, Gas Explosion Kills Miners in China
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7 Haitian-American Wyclef and All-American Matt Help Haiti
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9 Picture It: Sign of the Times
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10 Michele Bachmann Calls Hurricane Irene a Warning From God
There's a new quote to add to the always-growing list of crazy things Michele Bachmann has said. This time she's saying the earthquake and hurricane on the East Coast are warnings from God. "I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?'" Michele's spokesperson has Read more
A woman carries her baby past a boarded-up restaurant in North Carolina as the state braces for Hurricane Irene. Millions of residents on the East Coast are preparing for the worst as officials from North Carolina to New York declared states of emergency ahead of the expected flooding and dangerous weather conditions along the US coast. See more photos of the calm before the storm now. Read more
As Hurricane Irene moves up the East Coast, stay safe and aware with live updates on the storm's progress. Download, bookmark, or follow these media resources for up-to-the-minute news, maps, and video throughout the weekend. New York Times Irene Twitter List — With real-time Twitter updates from a variety of media sources, government officials, and organizations like the Red Cross, watch Read more
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Happy Shrove Tuesday! Hope you're enjoying a piece of the Carnival celebration with a festive New Orleanian drink, like the whiskey-based sazerac or its sweeter, fruitier cocktail cousin, the hurricane. Which would you rather imbibe? Would You Rather Drink a Sazerac or a Hurricane? Sazerac Hurricane Read more
If you're hosting a Mardi Gras brunch, there's only one drink to serve, and no, it's not a bloody Mary, it's Ramos gin fizz. However, if the soirée is on Saturday night, you've got to make a huge round of hurricanes! This classic recipe comes from Dale Degroff and features two kinds of rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, and passion fruit nectar. To batch it, multiply the ingredient amounts by Read more
Kanye West and Jared Leto's 30 Seconds to Mars may seem like an odd pairing. The two artists had some beef in the past after West took a dig at Leto when the front man won an award, but it appears they've become friends since then. (They even sat next to each other at Fashion Week earlier this year.) Now they've collaborated on a new tune, and what's even more surprising is that I'm actually kind Read more
If you live in an Atlantic coastal area, chances are your mind's on hurricane season. Today marks the official start of hurricane season, which runs from today through November. Gerry Bell, lead hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, says residents should "[p]repare for each and every season regardless of the seasonal outlook. Even a near- or below-normal season can produce Read more
Bring a little Mardi Gras spirit into your kitchen this weekend by mixing up a classic hurricane cocktail. Created at Pat O'Brien's bar in New Orleans, this drink is potent, yet incredibly tasty — almost like fruit punch. Made with rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, and passion fruit nectar, it's a tropical breath of fresh air, especially delicious in the dead of Winter. Although Read more
Fallout from Hurricane Ike and Gustav has spiraled into massive gas shortages in the Southeast. Drivers in Nashville, TN, where the problem is the worst, wait in long lines and some follow tankers around in hopes of being the first to fill up before a station goes dry. In western North Carolina local governments have been forced to cancel programs, since there's not much gas to travel to Read more
