Hesco is becoming a household name in flood-prone areas along the Mississippi River — and for good reason. So-called Hesco baskets are holding back the high water from hospitals, power substations and residential areas.
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When the gentlemen (and women) start their engines for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, 82-year-old Robert Joss will be there, just as he has ever since Harry Truman was president.
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The group Dogs Deserve Better of Tipton, Pa., bought the five-bedroom home for about $600,000. They plan to turn it into a rehabilitation center for chained and penned dogs.
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Morris Kaunda Michael was five-years-old when his family fled war-torn Sudan for a refugee camp in Kenya. He braved the camp, came to the U.S. and got accepted at Columbia University. Michael, who recently completed his degree in biomedical engineering, shares his journey from refugee to graduate.
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Congress passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the Senate and House came after lawmakers rejected attempts to temper the law enforcement powers to ensure that individual liberties are not abused.
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On Wednesday, the Senate defeated the House GOP Medicare plan. Host Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Mary Agnes Carey about what Medicare does, why some have objected to Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan, and why five Republicans joined Democrats to vote down the GOP Medicare proposal.
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The decision to tell most nonessential personnel and the families of all American staff at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa to leave was a sign of Washington’s increasing concern about the situation in Yemen. Street battles between supporters and opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh raged for a third day, killing at least 41 people.
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There are nearly 100,000 trade and professional groups in the U.S. Some of the oldest — stonecutters and tailors, for example — have been around since the 19th century. But in this age of teleconferencing and social networking, experts say, associations need to adapt to stay relevant.
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