National Guard on alert for Ernesto
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Hundreds of National Guard troops were on alert and officials in the Carolinas warned residents to be ready for anything Wednesday as Ernesto &#151; upgraded late Wednesday to a tropical storm &#151; moved north away from Florida.
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A management warning has just been posted for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, often regarded as one of the government's most prestigious agencies.
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More than 100,000 Afghan and foreign security forces were on high alert Friday, the day before the country&#39;s first direct presidential election after more than two decades of war.
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A hurricane watch is issued for part of the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength over the Atlantic.
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Though it probably won't become a hurricane again, Ernesto has picked up strength and will bring heavy rains to south Florida and the Carolinas, forecasters say.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday, dumping   heavy rain on both Carolina states and forecasters warned it   could trigger life-threatening floods and tornadoes.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane  strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,  threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large  waves.
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Security vendors are trying to make it easier for emergency personnel to ID themselves at the scene of a disaster.
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Officials in Bermuda were poised to issue a tropical storm watch or warning within the next 24 hours as Tropical Storm Florence chugged through the open Atlantic Friday, forecasters said.
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HARARE, ZIMBABWE - The government of Robert Mugabe has put Zimbabwe&#39;s security forces on high alert in anticipation of violent protests on Friday.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--Due to heavy rainfall in the area on Wednesday, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control issued numerous precautionary beach advisories for the region.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto formed Friday over the Caribbean as it moved toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and could develop into the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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MIAMI, Aug. 28 -- Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines for gasoline, food and other supplies Monday as officials warned people not to wait for Tropical Storm Ernesto to become a hurricane again before taking precautions.
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Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines for gasoline, food and other supplies Monday as officials warned people not to wait for Tropical Storm Ernesto to become a hurricane again before taking precautions.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto  hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday, dumping  heavy rain on both Carolina states and forecasters warned it  could trigger life-threatening floods and tornadoes.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto sloshed rather than slammed ashore &#151; surprising forecasters by failing to strengthen Tuesday as it approached Florida and providing relief to hurricane-weary residents.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops scattered across Florida Monday to dig out victims of Hurricane Charley and deliver water and other supplies to thousands of people left homeless...