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3 hrs ago | Hispanic Business

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va., Charles Owens column

June 19--As of this writing, "Man of Steel" is soaring high at the box office, helping to revitalize a once struggling franchise for the Warner Bros.

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Related Topix: McDowell County, WV, Bluefield, WV, Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Family, Superman, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Christopher Reeve, Theater, Arts

7 hrs ago | Hawkes Bay Today

Weather Warning: Icy blast on the way

Clouds loom ominously over Hawke's Bay with the Antarctic blast expected to bring snow, heavy rain and strong winds.

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Related Topix: Weather, New Zealand, World News,

12 hrs ago | RollingStone

The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Global Warming

A list of the dumbest things ever said about global warming is, sadly, almost impossible to curate in any comprehensive fashion.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, US Politics, James Inhofe, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Jim Inhofe, US House of Representatives, John Shimkus, Representative Steve Scalise

19 hrs ago | Daily Mail

We're stuck in the middle of a decade of wet summers but do we really ...

These amazing pictures prove no matter how wet and overcast it gets in the UK summertime, the traditionally miserable weather can provide moments of beauty too.

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Related Topix: Weather, United Kingdom, Cumbria County, England

23 hrs ago | Scoop

Coordinated winter resilience programme rolled out

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a group of companies and agencies involved in the recovery have combined to share knowledge and create a winter resilience campaign, ensuring all parties know what each is doing and promising to refer those who need help on to their partners as required.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Ynetnews

India: Israelis stranded in village due to flood

A group of 12 Israeli travelers have been stranded in a small village in India since Sunday, after a snow storm reached the area.

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The Hartford Courant

Utilities, Malloy Say State Is Ready For Damaging Weather

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy summoned the heads of the state's power and communications companies to Hartford on Tuesday for a closed-door, hour-long meeting on preparations for the next big storm.

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Related Topix: Hartford, CT, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, New Haven, CT

The Press On-Line

Residents get ready for heavy snowfalls

CALM BEFORE THE STORM: Christchurch at it's misty, frosty winter peak as a cyclist makes his way through Hagley Park.

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Related Topix: Weather

Scoop

Civil defence information about snow and other storms

In a snowstorm, the primary concerns are the potential loss of heat, power and telephone service, and a shortage of supplies if storm conditions continue for more than a day.

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Related Topix: Weather

InformationWeek

Big Data Reveals Weather-Related Shopping Patterns

If you're a retailer, how do you plan for the unplanned? A sudden winter snowstorm, for instance, can cause a spike in demand for batteries, canned foods and snow shovels.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Startups, Tableau Software

Southland Times

Snow-storm warning

OVER THE BANKS: Gordon Shapiro, 4, of Waltham, beside the Heathcote River in Beckenham.

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Related Topix: New Zealand Travel, Travel, Oceania, New Zealand, World News, Pacific Travel, Weather

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Scoop

Otago people urged to be prepared for snowstorm

Otago people are being urged to take emergency precautions and be prepared for a snowstorm which is forecast to hit the region as part of a significant cold outbreak MetService has predicted to hit much of the country.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Flood

Anchorage Daily News

Mosquito invasion in Southcentral Alaska leads to run on supplies

Each spring, it seems, the air of Alaska is filled with the buzz of mosquitoes and the whines of people declaring that this is undoubtedly the worst bug season they've ever experienced in their umpteen years in the far north.

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Related Topix: Alaska, Kenai, AK, Anchorage, AK

WHNT-TV Huntsville

50 Years of WHNT Weather

Modern-day meteorology was in its infancy when WHNT signed on the air in 1963, and it's unlikely anyone at the time realized the important role television weather would play in years to come.

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Related Topix: Meteorology, Science, Weather, New Market, AL, Madison County, AL, Redstone Arsenal, AL

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Local TV Station KTVZ

PD: Drunk man wanders into wrong Bend apartment

It was a rude awakening early Friday morning for one Bend family, as a drunk man stumbled into their apartment and later was tracked down by police.

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Related Topix: Bend, OR

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Journal-Advocate

No fire ban yet, but Logan County prepped for tornado threats

In response to this week's wildfires across Colorado, at least five Colorado counties have enacted Stage II or open burn bans, including Adams, Arapahoe, Park and Boulder.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Logan County, CO, Weather, Peetz, CO, Crook, CO

The Marion Star

Warnings help us no matter the outcome

So, we shouldn't be shocked by the forecast derecho that for most amounted to nothing more than a noisy night.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Ananova

Siberia: Scorching Sun To Snow Storm In A Day

Just one day after basking in temperatures of 30C, residents of a Siberian town were shocked to suddenly find themselves in the middle of a snow storm.

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Reuters

UPDATE 2-North Dakota oil output hits high, seen exceeding forecast

Oil production in North Dakota, home to much of the Bakken shale formation, will surge during the summer months and could exceed the state's forecast of 850,000 barrels per day by the end of the year, state regulators said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Weather, World News, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), West, TX

Tama News-Herald

A sad swan song

The triplet Trumpeter Swans born on Kupka's pond on Tama's north side are gone and all are presumed dead according to Deet Kupka.

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Related Topix: Tama, IA, Tama County, IA