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Metro

Drop, cover and hold on: Utahns to practice earthquake safety

By Lindsey Reese
April 13, 2021 12:00 AM
Utahns will participate in an event designed to promote earthquake safety on Thursday, April 15.
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World

World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks

By Associated Press
November 28, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, a passenger airliner flies past steam and white smoke emitted from China Huaneng Group's Beijing power plant that was the last coal-fired plant to shut down on March 18, 2017 as the Chinese capital convert to clean energy like thermal power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Featured

Provo officials emphasize disaster preparation

By Erin Tapahe
October 29, 2018 12:00 AM
Community Emergency Response Team participants are practicing lift techniques for preparation in emergency situations. (Erin Tapahe)
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World

Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city

By Associated Press
October 05, 2018 12:00 AM
A man is silhouetted as he scavenges for usable items at a tsunami-ravaged area in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the city on Sept. 28, triggering a tsunami and mud slides that killed a large number of people and displaced tens of thousands others. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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Nation

Emergency kits provide 'safety and peace'

By Camille Baker
January 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Rescue boats fill a flooded street as flood victims are evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston on Aug. 28. BYU alumna Kate Fults said her family was stranded for three days when the hurricane hit Houston, but was totally fine due to their emergency preparation beforehand. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Campus

How BYU students can prepare for natural disasters

By Jillian Argento
December 15, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU student Christopher Bradshaw organizes food storage in his pantry. (Dani Jardine)
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