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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
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But bill supporters say more work needs to be done to protect communities from any more railway disasters.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Jim's stock market commentary , market analysis , stock pick breakdowns , and Club Members' Mailbag offer an MBA-caliber finance education that is easy to absorb and apply to your personal investing strategies.—
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CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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India and Pakistan have fought four wars since Partition in 1947 — in 1947–48, 1965, 1971 and 1999 — with the territory of Kashmir remaining the central flashpoint in a relationship marked by military confrontation, diplomatic breakdowns and periodic escalations.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the new study, Bruzzone and his team focused on localized surface collapses that occur when sections of rock give way, creating skylight-like openings that can expose underground voids.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Building collapses are not uncommon in Tripoli because of poor building standards.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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What Trump is most certainly reviewing is the viability of Noem as a Cabinet secretary, who has rapidly become a scapegoat for the predictable calamities of the high-visibility deployment of border guards as SWAT troops in urban centers.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
27 Jan. 2026
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The calamities of war shuttered many of the earliest kissa, as entire collections of jazz records were lost.—
Nneka M. Okona,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Jan. 2026
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Any negotiation that is seen as overly rewarding aggression will set in motion catastrophes all over the world.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, within resources available, countries can build disaster and health response capabilities to mitigate physical and biological catastrophes.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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Ensuring safe separation between aircraft is vital to preventing tragedies like the collision over the Potomac River, and reports of serious safety concerns from airline pilots paint a troubling picture of safety over Burbank in particular.—
Marc Scribner,
Oc Register,
8 Feb. 2026
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After many tragedies, the UK’s National Health Service is doing precisely the opposite.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Sonically, nothing jumps out and thrills, excites, or alarms.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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Firefighters will talk to residents, share fire safety information and install smoke alarms in homes for free, according to the fire department.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Meltdowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meltdowns. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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