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President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, March 11, 2021, in Washington. Federal officials estimate that local governments now have spending plans in place for most of the money they received under a prominent pandemic relief law. In some cases, it's hard to know exactly how the money is being used, because some governments haven't supplied details about their projects. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics

By DAVID A. LIEB AND KAVISH HARJAI DAVID A. LIEB AND KAVISH HARJAI - Associated Press
Fri,08/18/23-11:02PM, 553 Reads
Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the tornado-ravaged southwestern Missouri city received under a two-year-old federal law. Yet the latest federal records show none of the money has been spent — or even budgeted.
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The Nation's Weather

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun,01/08/23-3:30AM, 552 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Monday, January 9, 2023
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
As a disurbance in the Northeast moves offshore, some rain
and snow showers may move along the coast during the
morning tomorrow. A couple of slushy spots cannot be ruled
out. Dry conditions will be in place for most of the
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Residents of Red Lodge, Montana, are seen clearing mud, water and debris from the small city's main street on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, after flood waters courses through a residential area with hundreds of homes. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park

By MATTHEW BROWN AND LINDSAY WHITEHURST MATTHEW BROWN AND LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
Mon,06/13/22-11:03PM, 552 Reads
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — More than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of Yellowstone as unprecedented flooding tore through the northern half of the nation’s oldest national park, washing out bridges and roads and sweeping an employee bunkhouse miles downstream, officials said Tuesday. Remarkably, no one was reported injured or killed.
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Mitchell and the Jazz face the Pelicans

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,03/03/22-2:02AM, 552 Reads
Utah Jazz (39-22, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-36, 10th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Donovan Mitchell leads Utah into a matchup against New Orleans. He currently ranks eighth in the NBA scoring 26.1 points per game.
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Chance of Rain: 20%
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Feels Like: 76°F
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