Tensions rise in Houston over evacuees
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A gun shop is running a radio commercial advising Houstonians to arm themselves against Katrina evacuees, contributing to rising tensions between longtime residents and the storm refugees who have been blamed for the city's rising crime rate.
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Anxious Palestinians turned their anger on Yasser Arafat&#39;s wife, Suha, after she made an emotional outburst early yesterday, accusing her of keeping information about the health
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  HOUSTON - Space became a tad more crowded Monday morning, but the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis prepared to ease that congestion and go home after one last inspection of its critical heat shield.
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About one in three people living in Southern coastal areas said they would ignore hurricane evacuation orders if a storm threatened their community, up from about one in four last year, according to a new poll.
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Viewpoint: Amid one of the biggest civilian evacuations since the Civil War, San Diegans are getting over their shock and rediscovering civility
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Authorities were trying to negotiate Wednesday evening with a man suspected of shooting and wounding at least three people in an apparent domestic dispute, then holing himself up in a home, possibly with a child hostage, officials and residents said.
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A few hours after the Brazos River subsided enough to allow residents to return to their homes, a new threat of flooding on Saturday may force them to leave again.
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CALGARY (CP) - Police and firefighters were searching floor-to-floor in a  homeless shelter Sunday after more than 200 people developed a mysterious illness during the night.
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When the mood became tense between Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited her guests onto the balcony of her hotel suite overlooking Jerusalem's disputed Old City.
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A U.S. alert about violence along the border in Mexico created unexpected friction with a crucial neighbor Thursday, just as new Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other new members of President Bush's team are starting to take office.
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An accidental chemical release from Valero Energy Corp.'s Houston refinery on Wednesday sickened dozens of workers and triggered a warning for nearby residents to evacuate.
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The State Department Tuesday expressed outrage over reports that Sudanese forces may be trying to evict refugees from displaced persons camps in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region.
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An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Immigration officials raided a trash hauling company northeast of Houston on Wednesday, and local media said dozens of workers were rounded up.
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A placid protest outside the Cumberland Theatre last night erupted in a row when the subject of the protesters&#39; ire, cat killer Jesse Powers, made an impromptu appearance outside the theatre.
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A man arrested on suspicion of rape may be a suspect in the rapes of several men in the Houston area over the past year, police said Wednesday.
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By Janet Elliott and Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 3--AUSTIN -- Acting on an issue that is stirring controversy in the Legislature, Gov.