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SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out the water-logged wood flooring, tear down the old plaster walls and install new, flood-resistant materials. It’s a hurried approach that’s …

MORROW, Ga. (AP) _ Arson has destroyed three adjacent historic homes owned by a city near Atlanta, officials said. Mayor John Lampl wept as he looked over the wreckage in Morrow on Saturday evening, WXIA-TV reported. “What leads the investigators …