Most of the time, the windowless building with the dome-shaped roof will be a typical high school gymnasium filled with cheering fans watching basketball and volleyball games.

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No natural disaster is complete until it touches off a debate among economists.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin electric generator manufacturer has employees working the weekend to ensure a steady flow of products to the East Coast where Hurricane Irene is bearing down. Forklifts are humming and trucks are on the move ...

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By ALEX KENNEDY Associated Press Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices climbed toward $79 a barrel Monday in Asia as Hurricane Ida threatened oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico. Benchmark crude for December delivery was up $1.32 to $78.75 ...

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Emily Wagster Pettus AP Writer Jackson, MS — On the morning the Walmart reopened last week in Pass Christian, rain canceled a small parade Mayor Chipper McDermott had planned, so folks stood inside the store and handed out gaudy Mardi ...

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Cain Burdeau AP Writer Caminada Headland, LA — One of the nation’s most important economic assets — the booming oil hub called Port Fourchon — is turning into a sitting duck for hurricanes as the beach that protects it from ...

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Alan Sayre AP Business Writer New Orleans (AP) — A deal approved this week to fill up an empty skyscraper and keep the city’s pro football team raises the bill of taxpayer-paid-for redevelopment projects in downtown New Orleans to $300 ...

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Lisa Orkin Emmanuel AP Writer Miami — The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates the region and shelters, hotels and other housing options are full. Officials on Tuesday ...

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