Emergency Management News

Emergency Management News

Campus Under Siege As Hong Kong Police Battle Protesters

November 18, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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Police tightened their siege of a university campus where hundreds of protesters remained trapped Monday night in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against growing Chinese control over the semi-autonomous city.

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Police Search For Suspects In California Shooting, 4 Killed

November 18, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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Police in Fresno, Calif., were searching Monday for suspects and trying to determine a motive for the killing of four people at a backyard party.

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Walmart Where Man Killed 22 Reopens Amid Increased Security

November 18, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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About 50 shoppers lined up early ahead of the reopening of a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that had been closed since August, when a gunman opened fire in the store and killed 22 people.

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EDM Monday Briefing: Weather Blamed for Crash That Injured 20 on I-64 in Virginia

November 18, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for November 18, 2019: Icy roads and heavy fog are being blamed for a crash that injured at least 19 on I-64 early Sunday.

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Historic Flooding Highlights Venice's Vulnerability

November 15, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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Venice at risk: The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise – causing historic flooding.

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Doorbell Cameras Captured Final Seconds Of Doomed Flight

November 15, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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Two doorbell cameras captured the final seconds of the flight of a small plane that crashed into a house last month in New Jersey and burst into flames.

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Man Convicted In 3 Deaths; Bodies Were Burned In Pig Roaster

November 15, 2019 EDM Digest Staff

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A jury on Friday convicted a man in the slayings of three young men whose bodies were found buried at a suburban Philadelphia farm.

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EDM Friday Briefing: CDC Adds Two Superbugs to List of Drug-Resistant Infections

November 15, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for November 15, 2019: A new CDC report increases the number of drug-resistant superbugs to five – and other news.

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Arctic Blast Spreads Shivers from Maine to Deep South

November 13, 2019 EDM Digest

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An arctic blast that sent shivers across the Midwest spread to the eastern U.S. on Wednesday, with bitter weather establishing new records from Mississippi to Maine.

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EDM Wednesday Briefing: Paramedics Four Times More Likely to Be Injured on the Job

November 13, 2019 Kimberly Arsenault

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for November 13, 2019: Data reveals ambulance workers have the highest injury rate on the job – and other news.

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