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Of you may know the Coleman Center with those preeminent scholars where they receive an office while they make their own work. So then gerald wrote the Coleman Center gave me the freedom to read that was nothing immediately clear to me to do with what i thought i was doing. One day i would read history of 19th century paris that i try to decipher the gothic script i kept reading wild things. In a new exhibition you will find add why pl the products of 34 writers and you will see the new and lasting book they made through their research displayed alongside some of those Collection Items that informed them including the 2016 novel alongside the 19 sixties era and that will stay up through june of next year. We welcome you on the occasion of the new collection of busted in new york. Where we have that questioning mind of recent history of the million man march to katrina to ferguson and always informed by the readers steeped in history and scholarship to bring centuries of the past on tod
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Their homes arent finished. 24 months coverage is the minimum required by law, and thats all Insurance Companies are offering. Homeowners say theyve requested extensions individually and have been rejected. So, now theyre banning together to tell Insurance Companies as a group that it takes longer than 24 months to rebuild a community. 5,300 homes burns. We are rebuilding at an unprecedented rate and weve only rebuilt 18 . So, how are they not getting that it takes more than 24 months . We dont understand. Thats why were having this rally today. The state insurance commissioner has written to Insurance Companies once in may and again this week asking them to extend benefits for families who were still rebuilding beyond the twoyear period stated in their policy. But thats all he can do. The commissioner does not have the power to make Insurance Companies cover policies longer than the minimum set in state law. We reached out to the Insurance Information institute a spokesperson told us
Race . All that, plus banned, the major move by one state against flavored ecigarettes to combat americas vaping epidemic. Celebrating a pioneer, tributes pour in for legendary journalist and author, Cokie Roberts. This morning well remember our friend and colleague. And voice of change, pop superstar celine dion opens up in an exclusive interview about love, loss, and the exciting new chapter in her life. I know that this is what i was meant to do in life. Today, wednesday, september 18th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Thank you for joining us. Savannah still under the weather. This bug will not let her go. If shes watching, get better, get well. Our top story, parts of the south braced for rain and heavy flooding after a system that developed into a Tropical Storm made landfall in texas. Dylan is tracking that, and also theres some other trou