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Flooding possible in U.S. Southwest where wildfires scorch earth
Reuters 16 June 2018 By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Heavy thunderstorms and widespread rains expected on Saturday in the U.S. Southwest could help douse the numerous unrelenting wildfires crews are battling in the parched […]

Why so many older couples get divorced
May 16, 2018 By GARYM. STERN A couple are in their early 50s, live in Los Angeles, work in the entertainment industry and were married for 26 years. Their two children are now grown and […]

Climate change adversely affecting Virginians’ health, study says
By Patricia Sullivan April 17,2018 The klaxon sound of a government alert went off on cellphones all over Northern Virginia at 3:35 a.m. Monday; the National Weather Service had issued a flash-flood warning for the […]

Capital Weather Gang Southwest fire threat called ‘extreme to historic’ amid brutally hot and dry conditions
By Angela Fritz April 17,2018 The air is dry and the winds are strong Tuesday over a large portion of the central and southern United States. The vegetation is bone dry, and the U.S. Drought […]

Spring storm keeps central US in icy grip, hampering travel
2018/04/16 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled and roadways are treacherous in several Midwestern states as a deadly storm system stretching from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes rolls across the central U.S., […]

Has Flu Season, In Full Swing, Reached Its Height?
Flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii, but the good news is the season appears to already be peaking. It’s been a rough few weeks: Hospitals have set up tents to handle patient […]