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May 1, 2006
Condominium owner, Ken McCrillis has been sleeping in his car since Hurricane Wilma damaged his home at the Sunrise Lakes condo building. McCrillis, age 77, hangs out on the balcony of his condo during the day and uses the pool's shower and sink with running hot and cold water for hygiene.
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April 27, 2006
Lightening struck and instantly killed a 65-year-old man named Harold Bennett outside his home of 30 years on Wednesday. He stood in the street talking with his neighbor and friend, Judy Thompson, when the incident occurred. According to Thompson, they were just standing outside in the early evening discussing the upcoming hurricane season when she witnessed the electricity from the lightening bolt strike Bennett's head from the rear and pass through his body striking him dead. Thompson even saw yellow sparks in his mouth.
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March 24, 2006
Music channel VH1 Classic will play Nena's 1984 hit 99 Red Balloons non-stop for an hour after a viewer pledged $35,000 for charity. The channel has been running a charity jukebox to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Viewers could pay per track or by the hour to request their favorite videos. One person has paid for 60 minutes of the song, to be screened in its English and German versions on Sunday.
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February 24, 2006
A barge that landed in the middle of the Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city of New Orleans is finally being cut in pieces and removed. The barge, which became somewhat of a symbol of the destruction that Hurricane Katrina brought to the region, was being cut apart Friday by workers wielding torches. The 200-foot barge sat on a row of houses that were located opposite of the Industrial Canal wall after the storm.
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January 17, 2006
An Arkansas court convicted a couple who ran an animal shelter of 20 counts of cruelty to animals. Some of the animals abused were sent to Tammy and William Hanson's shelter from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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