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As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning
With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.
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Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna has formed northeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic.
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Critics say huge NYC water plant soaking taxpayers
It requires enough concrete to build a sidewalk from New York to Miami and enough pipe to reach the top of the Empire State Building 140 times over. Workers carved out enough dirt from the ground to fill more than 100,000 dump trucks.
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Small GPS devices help prosecutors win convictions
Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too - to help convict him of killing four family members.
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Prosecutor: Ohio mother put baby girl in microwave
A mother intentionally put her month-old daughter in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death after a fight with her boyfriend, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.
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Detroit mayor's lawyer says she's losing witnesses
Three lawyers are refusing to testify next week at a removal hearing for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, possibly harming his ability to defend himself, the mayor's attorney says.
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Defense contractor accused of human trafficking
The families of 12 Nepali men killed by Iraqi insurgents have filed a federal lawsuit accusing defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor of human trafficking, saying the men were sent to work in Iraq against their will after being promised jobs in a posh hotel in Jordan.
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Man accused of Obama threat to appear in fed court
A Colorado man suspected of making racist threats against Barack Obama is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday on a charge of methamphetamine possession.
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Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy
In the end, killer pedophile Joseph Edward Duncan III couldn't - or wouldn't - offer a reason why he should live.
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Poll: California voters oppose ban on gay marriage
A majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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Tropical Storm Fay's remnants bring floodingThe remnants of Tropical Storm Fay moved into North Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and continued to dump heavy rains and cause flooding the next day.
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N.C. Drought Maps Time Lapse AnimationView a time lapse animation of drought conditions since April of 2007.
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Mohammed Taheri-Azar caseImages from the UNC 'Pit' attacker's case
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Your back-to-school photosViewers submit their back-to-school photos.
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Lazy Daze in CaryPhotos from the annual Lazy Dazes event in Cary on Aug. 23, 2008.
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