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CNN Top Stories, 04.10.08 10:02 UTC

Storms' death toll in Haiti rises to nearly 800

(CNN) -- The death toll from a string of hurricanes and tropical storms in Haiti has risen to nearly 800 people, an official with the Haitian Red Cross says.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 23.09.08 04:31 UTC

Florida Keys clean up from storms and start planning for the next party

KEY WEST, Fla. -- The Florida Keys have cleaned up from the recent spate of storms and are proceeding with plans for several events this fall, including the Halloween-themed Fantasy Fest and a party ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18.09.08 04:34 UTC

Officials trying to lure visitors, tourist dollars back to storm-raked Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Caribbean tourism officials are working overtime to reassure reluctant travelers that plenty of sun-soaked islands were untouched by a recent spate of deadly tropical ...

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Seattle Times, 16.09.08 09:08 UTC

Ike: From rescue to relief

HOUSTON After the largest search-and-rescue mission in Texas history pulled out some 2,000 people stranded by Hurricane Ike's 500-mile-wide storm surge, an equally massive humanitarian relief effort ...

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BBC World News, 13.09.08 09:00 UTC

'One million homeless' in Haiti

Haiti's Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis has said that a series of storms may have left as many as one million Haitians without a home.

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BBC World News, 12.09.08 22:00 UTC

Texas faces 'catastrophic' storm

Texas faces "potentially catastrophic" damage when Hurricane Ike hits in the next few hours, US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has warned.

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BBC World News, 12.09.08 10:30 UTC

'Certain death' warning over Ike

Residents in one area of the Texas coastline have been warned they must evacuate before the arrival of Hurricane Ike or "face certain death".

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Houston Chronicle - World, 11.09.08 10:03 UTC

Raul Castro keeps out of sight as storms hit Cuba

HAVANA The day after Hurricane Gustav roared through western Cuba, families were salvaging belongings from their flattened homes when state-television cameras turned up. Storm victims posing among ...

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BBC World News, 11.09.08 10:00 UTC

Evacuations as Ike approaches US

Residents in the US state of Texas have begun to evacuate as Hurricane Ike churns through the Gulf of Mexico.

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International Herald Tribune, 11.09.08 08:03 UTC

Facebook for the kindergarten set

IT would be easy to assume that the first month of Cameron Chase's life followed the monotonous cycle of eat-sleep-poop familiar to any new parent. But anyone who has read his oft-updated ...