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Texans raise $2.45M for Hurricane Ike victims

Oct. 5, 2008
A charitable campaign set up by the Houston Texans to benefit victims of Hurricane Ike has raised $2.45 million.
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Tight credit hampers Ike recovery efforts

Tight credit hampers Ike recovery efforts

GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A sour economy is hampering recovery efforts in Galveston, Texas, two months after Hurricane Ike caused 17 deaths and damaged most of its houses, observers say.

Galveston hospital struggles after Ike

GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas, may never fully recover from damage caused by Hurricane Ike, officials say.

Hurricane season typical -- except for Ike

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Storm watchers say this year's U.S. hurricane season was typical with one exception: Hurricane Ike, which showed how misleading labeling hurricanes can be.

Financial woes sock Ike recovery effort

HOUSTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- It's unlikely charitable contributions for Hurricane Ike relief will even come close to providing what's needed, U.S. organizers say.

Hurricane Ike victims awaiting help

HOUSTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- More than two months after Hurricane Ike hit Texas's coastal communities, thousands of residents have yet to see any federal aid, local officials say.

Tropical Depression Paloma Bahamas-bound

MIAMI, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Tropical Depression Paloma, which battered Cuba as a hurricane, was weakening early Monday and moving north on a track for the Bahamas.
Months still ahead for Ike debris clean-up

Months still ahead for Ike debris clean-up

MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- An official with the company hired to clean up debris created by Hurricane Ike says it may take months to complete the effort in the southern United States.
Hurricane Ike's underwater damage studied

Hurricane Ike's underwater damage studied

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists who conducted a rapid response research mission after Hurricane Ike have concluded the hurricane significantly reshaped the seafloor.

Texas fuming at FEMA over Ike relief

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Texas officials say the U.S. government needs to step up assistance to families still displaced by Hurricane Ike, particularly energy industry workers.

FEMA criticized for Ike aid in Texas

HOUSTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency is mishandling the distribution of emergency aid to Hurricane Ike victims in Texas, officials say.
Beyonce donates $100K to Ike relief fund

Beyonce donates $100K to Ike relief fund

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Singer Beyonce Knowles has made a personal donation of $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund, Music World Music and Columbia Records announced.

Galveston girl first born since Ike

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Hospital officials in Galveston, Texas, say Jennifer Hernandez Ramirez became the first baby born on the island since Hurricane Ike hit.

Search for Ike missing slows to crawl

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Officials say it will be another 10 days before they can recover the bodies of nearly two dozen people presumed dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

Ike damage might disrupt Galveston voting

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Damage left by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, could affect the county's 187,000 registered voters when they go to the polls next month, officials said.

Report: Ike costs Houston $6 billion

HOUSTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Power outages that kept parts of Houston in the dark for more than two weeks after Hurricane Ike could cost billions of dollars, a newspaper analysis shows.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler