Mr. T sheds gold after Katrina destruction
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Mr. T has given himself a makeover. The former television action star shed the piles of gold chains that were his signature look after witnessing the destruction from Hurricane Katrina.
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Louisiana's grant program for rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes is giving money to thousands who weren't supposed to be eligible, the White House's hurricane recovery czar testified Thursday.
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Newly re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin expressed confidence that political opponents and business leaders would unite to rebuild this hurricane-stricken city.
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By FELICIA THOMAS-LYNN  The Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. is on a crusade.  Standing amid the rubble and the thick stench permeating the air of New Orleans' lower ninth ward a year after Hurricane Katrina, the Milwaukee central city minister made a vow.
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As Floridians pick up the pieces from the second devastating hurricane in less than a month, many are discovering the full effects of a decade of maneuvering
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Two years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005, and much of the region is still recovering from the damage done to homes and communities.
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By Vicki L. Friedman, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 12--SUFFOLK -- Andrew Cospelich packed a few bags a year ago for a trip to Alabama, never dreaming it would be the last time he would set foot in his house.   But home was Gulfport, Miss., devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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Before South Mississippi residents assessed the damage from Hurricane Ivan, they counted their blessings. The Category 3 storm, which devastated south Alabama and the Florida
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Ticket sales have been far from spectacular, but Ivan Neville says performing at the same Hurricane Katrina anniversary concert Tuesday night as Stevie Wonder is going to be incredible no matter how many people are there.
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For years, the piece of paper has been tucked into Paul Carson&#39;s insurance policy that outlined his hurricane deductible. He never thought about it until Hurricane Frances destroyed the garage roof of his Tamarac home.
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NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue toured the hurricane-damaged Superdome on Tuesday with Saints owner Tom Benson and Gov. Kathleen Blanco, and was encouraged with the progress that has been made.
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The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans Â and the detour couldn't come at a better time in the city's struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 -- President Bush marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by trying to reassure the people of the Gulf Coast that they are not forgotten, declaring that "the town is coming back" at an appearance Wednesday in the devastated Lower Ninth Ward.
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The ranks of Americans filing for initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought by Hurricane
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Microsoft said Monday that it donated $1.7 million to support rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, with the money  being awarded to non-profit partners in Louisiana and Texas.
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Taye Diggs spent his down time from the writers' strike caroling Monday night in a place where the Christmas spirit is coming back: St. Bernard Parish, hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.
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The Times-Picayune went from being an average metropolitan daily to a vital must-read resource in an unlikely post-Katrina success story.