U.S. still unprepared for disaster: report
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The United States remains unprepared for disasters ranging from biological attacks to a flu pandemic, and funding for preparedness is falling, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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You never know when disaster will strike.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday it did not expect tropical cyclone formation over the next 48 hours.
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Hobbled by inadequate funding, unclear priorities, continuing reorganizations and the absence of an overarching strategy, the Department of Homeland Security is failing to achieve its mission of preventing and responding to terrorist attacks or natural disasters, according to a comprehensive report...
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Massachusetts is the least-prepared among all states to handle a bioterrorist attack, according to a new study released yesterday.
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WASHINGTON A new federal report says Virginia is among the top six states best prepared to handle bioterrorism. But it also says most states still don&#39;t have statewide response plans.
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Is the country better prepared to prevent a repeat of last August's deadly crisis?
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The number of hurricanes churning through  the Caribbean toward the United States this year is likely to  be less than once feared and may even be less than normal, a  noted U.S. hurricane research team said on Friday.
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The American-trained police force in Afghanistan is not effectively prepared and is incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement duties, a U.S. government report found.
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The Pentagon is not prepared to respond to a catastrophic chemical, biological or nuclear attack within the United States, placing Americans at risk, an independent panel reported to Congress on Thursday.
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Despite some progress, armor for vehicles and parts for repairs still fall short, leaders say. BY JOHN HENDREN AND MARK MAZZETTI. WASHINGTON - Prewar forecasts that failed to account for a lengthy and bloody
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The federal disaster exercises taking place this week are supposed to prepare us for a real dirty bomb attack. So something is missing
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Most states, including Utah, are not braced for a bioterror attack or disease pandemic, a report said Tuesday, focusing attention on what will be a key challenge for Mike Leavitt
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Five years after the September 11   attacks, the United States is safer but "we are not yet safe"   from a significantly degraded yet still dangerous al Qaeda   threat, the White House said in a report on Tuesday.
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U.S. aviation officials failed to  respond to dozens of warnings of a possible terrorist threat  months before Sept. 11, 2001, according to a previously  undisclosed report by the panel that probed the attacks.
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WASHINGTON &#151; The federal response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed that medical personnel deployed to emergencies need more hands-on training rather than relying on computers to prepare, federal investigators say.
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Five years after the September 11   attacks, the United States is safer but "we are not yet safe"   from a significantly degraded but still dangerous al Qaeda   threat, the White House said in a report on Tuesday.