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Monstrous hurricane heads for New Orleans
Aug 28 2005 11:49PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A monstrous Hurricane Katrina barreled toward New Orleans on Sunday with 160-mph wind and a threat of a 28-foot storm surge, forcing a mandatory evacuation of the below-sea-level city and prayers for those who remained to face a doomsday scenario.
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States brace for onslaught of Katrina
Aug 28 2005 11:36PM (CT)
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi's Gulf Coast rapidly emptied of even storm-hardened locals Sunday, leaving mostly deserted beaches, darkened casinos and boarded-up homes to face Hurricane Katrina.
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Southern Calif. fire forces evacuations
Aug 28 2005 11:29PM (CT)
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire believed to have been started by hikers spread to 4,980 acres Sunday, forcing a temporary evacuation of 100 homes west of Palm Springs.
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Coast Guard rescues 13 surfers off Texas
Aug 28 2005 11:02PM (CT)
SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) - Thirteen surfers had to be pulled to safety Sunday after becoming fatigued in 15-foot seas created by Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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French Quarter dead as Katrina approaches
Aug 28 2005 10:30PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tip Andrews knew it was time to leave when he saw the green shutters on the mustard-colored Cafe Lafitte, one of the French Quarter's most legendary bars.
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Many Texas crime labs can't meet laws
Aug 28 2005 9:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Only about one-third of the state's unaccredited crime labs are expected to meet a Thursday deadline for achieving the standards required for accreditation.
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Former Aryan Nations HQ up for auction
Aug 28 2005 9:26PM (CT)
HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) - The former headquarters of a white supremacist group is headed for the auction block because no one picked up the mortgage payments after the group's founder died in September.
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Al Sharpton speaks at Texas anti-war camp
Aug 28 2005 9:08PM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of war protesters outside President Bush's ranch for an interfaith service Sunday, saying he felt compelled to meet Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother who started the rally three weeks earlier.
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Superdome shelters 35,000 from hurricane
Aug 28 2005 8:24PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For as many as 35,000 of this city's poor, homeless and frail, just getting into the massive Louisiana Superdome and hunkering down was the hardest part.
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Chicago radio executive Nordstrand dies
Aug 28 2005 6:30PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Ray Nordstrand, who rose from part-time announcer at Chicago's WFMT-FM to serve a long stint as the respected classical music station's general manager and president, had died. He was 72.
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Colleges try to deal with hovering parents
Aug 28 2005 5:09PM (CT)
HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - They're called "helicopter parents," for their habit of hovering _ hyper-involved _ over their children's lives. Here at Colgate University, as elsewhere, they have become increasingly bold in recent years, telephoning administrators to complain about their children's housing assignments, roommates and grades.
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Poll: Ohio split on governor resignation
Aug 28 2005 5:05PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A majority of Ohio voters believe Gov. Bob Taft's ethics violations were serious, but the state is split on whether he should resign, according to a poll released Sunday.
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Nation of Islam leader argued with LAPD
Aug 28 2005 4:12PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Nation of Islam leader suspected of assaulting a police officer disobeyed orders during a vigil for a shooting victim, according to a transcript of the incident.
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Man accused of sex assault becomes father
Aug 28 2005 4:06PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl whose 22-year-old husband is charged with sexually assaulting a minor has given birth to their daughter, and the man said he plans to plead not guilty in the case.
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Calif. marijuana seizures up 20 percent
Aug 28 2005 3:54PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Agents have seized more than $2.6 billion worth of marijuana plants this year, already surpassing last year's season total by 20 percent, authorities said.
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Mob turncoat testifies against John Gotti
Aug 28 2005 2:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The seeds for betrayal were sown in a secret induction ceremony on Christmas Eve 1988, when close friends John A. "Junior" Gotti and Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo swore to uphold the mob's code of silence.
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Almanac warns of 'polar coaster' winter
Aug 28 2005 1:49PM (CT)
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Get your sweaters, mittens and hats ready. The Farmers' Almanac warns that the coming winter will bring unusually sharp fluctuations in temperature, and says readers "may be reminded of riding a roller, or in this case, 'polar' coaster."
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Immigration hearing set for Cuban militant
Aug 28 2005 12:55PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A 77-year-old anti-Castro militant accused of orchestrating the deadly 1976 bombing of a Cuban jetliner faces a deportation hearing that will also consider whether the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion was an act of U.S. terrorism.
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Debt load makes Americans vulnerable
Aug 28 2005 11:18AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Buy now, pay later: It's been the mantra of American consumers for decades. The results are obvious in the ballooning balances on credit cards and mortgage loans, and in the mushrooming U.S. trade deficit, which reflects the nation's nearly insatiable appetite for cheap, imported goods.
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Church: God punishing GIs over gays
Aug 28 2005 9:16AM (CT)
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their anti-gay message to the funerals Saturday of two Tennessee soldiers killed in Iraq.
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Floridians wait for food after storm hits
Aug 28 2005 9:05AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Hungry, thirsty and sweaty South Floridians waited for hours in lines that sometimes stretched for miles to get food, ice and water Saturday, two days after Hurricane Katrina knocked out power and flooded hundreds of streets and homes.
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Katrina heads for Gulf Coast at 160 mph
Aug 28 2005 6:52AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Coastal residents jammed freeways and gas stations as they rushed to get out of the way of Hurricane Katrina, which was upgraded to a Category 4 storm Sunday, with sustained winds of 160 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Martha Stewart confinement set to end
Aug 28 2005 12:22AM (CT)
KATONAH, N.Y. (AP) - Unless she gets into trouble with her probation officer again, Martha Stewart will gain her freedom this week from her "hideous" home confinement sentence and that bothersome, unstylish electronic anklet.
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