Indian villagers told to stay away from their homes as floods recede but river menace remains (Newsday)
PATNA, India (AP) _ Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India on Friday not to return to their homes because an unpredictable river that burst its banks could overflow again. But thousands ignored the warning and took the receding waters as a sign that the danger had passed, officials said.
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Two homes damaged in A.F. fire (Provo Daily Herald)
Two American Fork homes were badly damaged Thursday morning in a fire that began in an abandoned home.
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Some evacuees return to burglarized homes in N.O. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Sixty-three burglaries were reported to the New Orleans Police Department on Thursday as people coming back after evacuating for Hurricane Gustav found their homes had been broken into.
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Homes without water after burst (BBC News)
Up to 4,000 homes in Lancashire could be without water as work is carried out to repair a burst water main.
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FEMA to cover hotels for those with damaged homes (WLBT 3 Jackson)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Federal Emergency Management Agency official says Hurricane Gustav evacuees whose homes remain uninhabitable can have their hotel costs paid by FEMA.
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Fitch lowers Beazer Homes issuer default rating (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Fitch Ratings lowered its issuer default rating for Beazer Homes USA Inc. Thursday, citing current housing market conditions.
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Sacramento plans 15,000 homes on former rail yard (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Sacramento is planning for 15,000 homes north of its downtown, most of them on the site of a former railyard. The homes, condominiums and townhouses will be built in anticipation of future housing needs.
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Woman’s Club Tour of Homes set for Tuesday (The Globe Gazette)
MASON CITY — The Mason City Woman’s Club will feature three homes in its “Tour of Homes” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
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Man accused of breaking into homes, stealing lingerie to undergo mental exam (Pioneer Press)
OSHKOSH, Wis. — A man accused of breaking into women's homes, stealing their underwear and sending them threatening letters will now undergo a psychiatric exam.
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Upscale homes get government money for renovations (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
A FEMA program to protect homes that have been repeadedly flooded is paying millions of dollars to homeowners to renovate their houses.
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