Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return _ even if he had to sneak behind bushes.
“Once I’m in there, I’m not coming out unless they have handcuffs and leg shackles,” he pledged Sunday at a checkpoint where authorities [...]

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The American Red Cross said on Monday that its Disaster Relief Fund is wiped out and it’s being forced to borrow money to help flood victims throughout the Midwest.
Jeff Towers, the organization’s chief development officer, said the balance for domestic disaster relief efforts is zero. He said the American Red Cross would borrow to keep [...]

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