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7.6 Quake Damages Buildings in Indonesia, Felt in Australia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early Tuesday and was widely felt in northern Australia. Two school buildings and 124 houses were damaged in Indonesia’s Tanimbar …

Storms Injure 15 in Western North Carolina

At least 15 people were injured and at least 60 buildings damaged when a possible tornado struck in western North Carolina, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The storms struck in Rutherford and Burke counties late Wednesday afternoon as a …

Mississippi City Goes After More Blighted Buildings

Owners of eight more Hurricane Katrina-damaged properties in Biloxi have two weeks to present the city with a plan for making them habitable, or at least restoring their exteriors. The Sun Herald reports the city is exercising its power under …