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Houston Non-Profit Races to Save Florida’s Bees after Hurricane Michael

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 19, 2018 · Rescue Bank is sending tanker trucks full of high fructose corn syrup to the Florida Panhandle to replace natural forage destroyed by the storm. The state’s bees play a major role in American agriculture.

Tags agriculture beekeeping Florida Hurricane Michael Rescue Bank

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Report Projects Texas Has Over 500,000 Homes At Risk Of Flooding Due To Storm Surge

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on May 31, 2018 · Data company CoreLogic releases its Storm Surge Report for the 2018 hurricane season

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Alberto’s Rains Bring Dangerous Floods, Mudslides To Central And Eastern U.S.

Bill Chappell, NPR / Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on May 30, 2018 · In western North Carolina, emergency officials have rescinded an evacuation order that was triggered by fears about the dam at Lake Tahoma. But high water levels continue to pose perilous risks.

Tags Alabama Florida georgia North Carolina weather

Weather

Alberto Moves Up The Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Coast Braces For Impact

Associated Press

Posted on May 27, 2018 · Gusty showers were to begin lashing parts of Florida on Sunday, and authorities were warning of the possibility of flash flooding. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday that a tropical storm warning was in effect from Bonita Beach, Florida, to the Mississippi-Alabama border.

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Parkland Students On Cover Of Time Magazine

Associated Press

Posted on March 22, 2018 · Parkland students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School made the cover of the next issue of TIME magazine

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Music And Protest, Hand In Hand: Songs Of The Student Walkouts

Katherine Meizel, NPR

Posted on March 16, 2018 · As students across the country walked out of their schools in a show of solidarity and a demonstration for gun control reform, music — as always — was a constant presence.

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WATCH: Deputy Never Entered Building During Florida School Massacre

Associated Press

Posted on March 15, 2018 · Police and school officials had resisted the release, saying it was evidence in an active investigation

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Parkland Shooting Suspect Cruz Appears In Court, Remains Silent When Asked About Plea

CURT ANDERSON, AP / PBS NewsHour

Posted on March 14, 2018 · Cruz is accused of carrying out the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida

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FBI Official: ‘We Clearly Should Have Done More’ In Florida Shooting

Matthew Daly, Associated Press / KEVIN FREKING, AP / PBS NewsHour

Posted on March 14, 2018 · The FBI has acknowledged it receive separate tips related to the accused shooter, Nikolas Cruz

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UPDATE: Bus Driver’s Autopsy Report Could Help Explain Deadly Bus Crash Involving Students From Channelview ISD

Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Posted on March 14, 2018 · Investigators on Wednesday will try to determine what caused a charter bus carrying band students from a Houston-area high school to veer off Interstate 10 in Alabama

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UPDATE: Thousands Of Students Rally Nationwide In Solidarity To End Gun Violence, Houston Students Protest Despite Closed Schools

Associated Press / Laura Isensee / Adrienne St. Clair, NPR / HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 14, 2018 · The National Rifle Association has sent out a defiant tweet that included a picture of an assault-style rifle and a comment saying: "I'll control my own guns, thank you."

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After Mishandling Parkland Shooter Tip, FBI To Answer Questions From Congress

HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 14, 2018 · The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on school safety following the mass shooting at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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UPDATE: Driver Killed, Channelview Students Hurt In Disney Trip Bus Plunge; District Is Working To Get Students Home

Laura Isensee / Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 13, 2018 · One person died, driver Harry Caligone, and about three dozen others were hurt, six seriously. Governors from Alabama, Texas speak after crash

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Trump’s Plan To Secure Schools Calls For Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

Scott Horsley, NPR

Posted on March 12, 2018 · The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

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NRA Files Lawsuit Over Florida Gun Control Law

Associated Press

Posted on March 9, 2018 · Lawyers for the NRA want a federal judge to block the new age restriction from taking effect

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