Tag Archives: Victims
Where will housing be found for Sandy’s victims?
NEW YORK (AP) — Government leaders are turning their attention to the next crisis unfolding in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: finding housing for potentially tens of thousands of people left homeless.
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N.J. lets Sandy victims vote via e-mail
New Jersey residents displaced by Superstorm Sandy will be allowed to vote in Tuesday’s elections via e-mail or fax, the first time civilians in the state have been allowed to vote remotely.
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Storm victims face housing crisis as cold snap hits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A housing crisis loomed in New York City as victims of superstorm Sandy struggled without heat in near-freezing temperatures on Sunday and nearly 1 million people in neighboring New Jersey shivered in the dark without power.…
Cold weather and new storm add to victims’ misery
NEW YORK (AP) — Shivering victims of Superstorm Sandy went to church Sunday to pray for deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan region — and another powerful storm forecast for the middle of the week…
Brewery cans water for victims
A brewery outside Atlanta began canning water to send as relief to Sandy victims in the Northeast. WSB reports.
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Cold hits storm victims ahead of election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Victims of superstorm Sandy on the East Coast struggled against the cold on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages, two days ahead of an election that polls suggest is a dead heat between President Barack…
Who are the victims?
Across the Northeast, victims’ stories from Superstorm Sandy were reported. Another tree, another town, another broken home.
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Women among victims of Afghanistan attacks
Seven women said to be among eight civilians killed in Helmand bombing while seven policemen die at Zabul checkpoint.
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Obama vows relief for Sandy victims
President Barack Obama vows that the country will support victims of Sandy and will help them get back on their feet.
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Fresh fears for care home victims
There are fresh fears for the safety of some of the vulnerable patients moved from a Bristol care home which closed down after a BBC investigation.
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Families of Doha mall fire victims seek trial
Families of 13 children killed in May use open letter to complain bitterly about alleged delays in the trial process.
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ICC prosecutor visits Kenya violence victims
Fatou Bensouda hears tales of victims of the post-election riots which left 1,300 dead and thousands displaced in 2007.
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Savile victims ‘approaching 300′
The number of possible sexual abuse victims of Jimmy Savile is understood to be “fast approaching” 300.
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Lebanon set to bury bomb victims
Lebanese opposition leader Saad Hariri calls for all citizens to attend a funeral for security chief Wissam al-Hassan, who was killed by a car bomb on Friday.
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Prayers for hit-and-run victims
Prayers are being said for victims of a series of hit-and-runs in Cardiff which killed one woman and injured 13 other people.
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Flat arson death victims named
A woman and her young nephew and niece who died in a fatal fire in a flat in Denbighshire are named by the fire service.
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Cops seek help to ID ‘Sleeper’ victims
Los Angeles police have posted the images of 42 women culled from the photo collection of the “Grim Sleeper” serial murder suspect on social media and the department website, officials announced Thursday.
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Victims of FARC violence demand rights
Tens of thousands of people have lost their lives, and millions more have been displaced, during decades of conflict.
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Locked doors trap factory fire victims
During a factory fire that left more than 250 people dead in Karachi, one of the workers, Abdul Ghani, struggled to find his wife, who also worked there.
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Prop. 114 Targets Lawsuits vs. Victims
Arizona is considering amending its constitution to prevent criminals from suing victims if they are injured while committing felonies. While the Arizona Crime Victims Protection Act would be a great step forward for victims rights, many wonder if it warrens…