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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2797 science Hurricane Katrina en-us Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:58 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2797 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090624/ap_on_go_co/us_fema_misspent_money ap/20090624/us_fema_misspent_money AP politics Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:58 GMT AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency ignored the law and misused millions of dollars to build two warehouses after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to government investigators. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090619/en_nm/us_toussaint nm/20090619/us_toussaint Reuters entertainment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:33:43 GMT Reuters - R&B legend Allen Toussaint has done with his music what America has been forced to do since Hurricane Katrina laid waste to his hometown -- take a new look at what is in danger of fading away. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_mayor_quarantined ap/20090611/us_mayor_quarantined AP us Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:55:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_mayor_quarantined"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090608/capt.59b53991f50842e4841f2756cb02a969.mayor_quarantined_ny108.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=6uPTV5ChCwnKAGA3krf3kw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="FILE - This Dec. 23, 2008 file photo shows New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin during an interview in his office at City Hall in New Orleans. Nagin is feeling well after he and his wife were quarantined in China because a passenger on their flight exhibited flu-like symptoms. Nagin's office said Sunday June 7, 2009, the couple and a security guard were quarantined at a hotel in Shanghai as a precaution and were exhibiting no swine flu symptoms. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin figured he could get through just about anything. But being held in quarantine in China amid swine flu concerns on what was supposed to be a simple economic development trip?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_mayor_quarantined"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090608/capt.59b53991f50842e4841f2756cb02a969.mayor_quarantined_ny108.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=6uPTV5ChCwnKAGA3krf3kw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="FILE - This Dec. 23, 2008 file photo shows New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin during an interview in his office at City Hall in New Orleans. Nagin is feeling well after he and his wife were quarantined in China because a passenger on their flight exhibited flu-like symptoms. Nagin's office said Sunday June 7, 2009, the couple and a security guard were quarantined at a hotel in Shanghai as a precaution and were exhibiting no swine flu symptoms. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090605/ts_alt_afp/uspolice afp/20090605/uspolice AFP us Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:11:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090605/ts_alt_afp/uspolice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090605/capt.photo_1244162182781-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=t8euHAiZQn8IKfwqawR1bA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Manuel Curry, seen here, the oldest active duty police officer in the United States, who battled the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy and the chaos which ravaged New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, has died at the age of 84(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The oldest active duty police officer in the United States, who battled the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy and the chaos which ravaged New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, has died at the age of 84.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090605/ts_alt_afp/uspolice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090605/capt.photo_1244162182781-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=t8euHAiZQn8IKfwqawR1bA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Manuel Curry, seen here, the oldest active duty police officer in the United States, who battled the Nazis on the beaches of Normandy and the chaos which ravaged New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, has died at the age of 84(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_corps ap/20090604/us_katrina_corps AP us Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:46:37 GMT AP - Top brass at the Army Corps of Engineers say the estimated price of a major project to build three floodgates and a 1.8-mile storm surge barrier to protect New Orleans from hurricanes is now $1.8 billion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_pet_reunions ap/20090604/us_katrina_pet_reunions AP us Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:01:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_pet_reunions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090604/capt.648dbd011c664c7ab04877bd945432f3.katrina_pet_reunions_lawh103.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=e1fyTENbSEfu6Am1n5lwSA--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="Jessie Pullins and his dog J.J. pose for a photograph on the steps of their home in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Pullins was reunited with J.J. after almost 4 year separation due to Hurricane Katrina. His fight to be reunited with his pet is portrayed in 'Mine,' a documentary that won an audience award at this year's South by Southwest film festival and is scheduled to be broadcast by PBS this spring. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jessie Pullins is certain J.J. recognized him when the door to his dog cage swung open, reuniting them for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck nearly four years ago.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090604/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_pet_reunions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090604/capt.648dbd011c664c7ab04877bd945432f3.katrina_pet_reunions_lawh103.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=e1fyTENbSEfu6Am1n5lwSA--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jessie Pullins and his dog J.J. pose for a photograph on the steps of their home in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Pullins was reunited with J.J. after almost 4 year separation due to Hurricane Katrina. His fight to be reunited with his pet is portrayed in 'Mine,' a documentary that won an audience award at this year's South by Southwest film festival and is scheduled to be broadcast by PBS this spring. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_trailer_deadline ap/20090603/us_katrina_trailer_deadline AP us Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:43:41 GMT AP - Thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims who have missed deadline after deadline to leave their federal housing are being offered additional help and the chance to buy trailers for as little as $1 as the government seeks to avoid mass evictions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_us/us_fema_foreclosed_homes ap/20090603/us_fema_foreclosed_homes AP business Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:43:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_us/us_fema_foreclosed_homes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090603/capt.6050c98e45824893a2ab840d8c2d5ce9.fema_foreclosed_homes_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=ijZtIB4gC1AjWYoO4W_8cw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="FILE - In this March 24, 2009 file photo, a sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates the region and shelters, hotels and other housing options are full, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Trying to make the best of a bad situation, federal officials might use foreclosed homes as temporary housing for hurricane evacuees in Florida as soon as this summer.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_us/us_fema_foreclosed_homes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090603/capt.6050c98e45824893a2ab840d8c2d5ce9.fema_foreclosed_homes_ny115.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=ijZtIB4gC1AjWYoO4W_8cw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this March 24, 2009 file photo, a sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates the region and shelters, hotels and other housing options are full, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)