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That optimism helps explain why construction along the Gulf Coast of Mexico and both coasts of Florida continues to boom, even though hurricane season is an annual affair. Keep in mind that dense coastal construction is the main reason storms are causing more and more damage every year in the U.S. More than 50% of Americans live in coastal areas, which means heavy weather increasingly runs into people and property. Also, the elimination of wetlands to make room for development means there's less and less of a buffer zone to absorb storm surges and mitigate damage. So our biggest...
...course, Karr's putative pedophilia would not make him guilty of murder. Nor would it explain why Karr might have killed JonBenet. "A child molester who abducts and kills his victim is the rarest kind of molester," says Ken Lanning, a former FBI agent who has spent more than three decades studying crimes against children, and currently operates his own consulting company. Questions and inconsistencies in Karr's story make Lanning cautious about believing Karr's claims. "My reaction to all of this is that until [the police] independently corroborate what he's confessing to, it doesn't mean anything...
...that tonight’s dinner had been cancelled due to the dust leak, and saying that “the dust must be tested as a precaution to rule out any hazardous substances.” He also asked proctors to go to Annenberg at 5 p.m. to explain the situation to students...
...mail to proctors at 4:40 p.m. alerting them to the situation and saying that “the dust must be tested as a precaution to rule out any hazardous substances.” He also asked proctors to go to Annenberg at 5 p.m. to explain the situation to students...
...That kind of social welfare helps explain much of the support that Hizballah still commands in Lebanon, where a war sparked by its capturing of two Israeli soldiers has left more than 1,000 dead and billions of dollars in damage to Lebanese homes and infrastructure. By most accounts, the schools run by Hizballah were clean and well-prepared. Volunteers made sure hot meals and blankets were available to all who came, and when it came time to leave, they provided the refugees with pocket money...