The federal government has approved funding to start a $50 million flood-mitigation project along the Queens waterfront to better protect...
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Hours before Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, authorities had evacuated 800,000 people and sent them to sturdy evacuation centers —...

Hours before Typhoon Haiyan hit, Philippine authorities moved 800,000 people to sturdy evacuation centers – churches, schools and public buildings....

Officials with the East Jefferson Levee District are warning members of the public not to use rocks placed along the...