Posts Tagged Disaster planning and response

Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden comes off the field after an off-season workout at the NFL football team's practice facility in Berea, Ohio Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is heading home to help his cherished Oklahoma heal.

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Texans give $100,000 to tornado relief efforts

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have donated $100,000 to help in relief efforts in the wake of this week’s devastating and deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009

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School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Communities in the tornado-prone Midwest are increasingly building “safe rooms” in public schools. But this week’s deadly tornado near Oklahoma City highlights how storm protection in the nation’s schools is inconsistent.

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Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oklahoma City isn’t just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It’s home.

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