Brewery Switches To Drinking Water To Aid Firefighters
Firefighters made progress against Western fires as the largest blaze in Tuolumne County neared containment. A California brewery converted its canning line to water to supply drinking water for more than 20 000 firefighters. Total Western fires reach about 588 000 acres for the week with 1 877 fires statewide and ongoing forecasts of warm weather and storms.
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Boise
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Stanislaus National Forest
California Department of Forestry
Norman Cook
Philadelphia Bicentennial Parade Sparks Big City Celebration
Philadelphia rides a revived Bicentennial for the Constitution's 200th anniversary with record crowds at Independence National Historical Park sites. Officials credit funding fixes and renewed momentum as July visitors topped 1.05 million, setting the stage for a September 17 parade drawing up to a million spectators.
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We the People
Hobart Cawood
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Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Stein
Tropical low mood forms in eastern Atlantic near Cape Verde
A new tropical low mood formed Saturday in the far eastern Atlantic about 400 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. At 6 p.m. EDT it lay about 450 miles west of the islands, centered near 12.5N 62.0W, moving west northwest at 10 to 15 mph with top winds around 35 mph. Conditions favored strengthening.
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Atlantic
Cape Verde Islands
National Hurricane Center
Warm Springs Pool Discovery Turns Out To Leaky Sewer
Workers at Warm Springs, site of Roosevelt's Little White House, opened a small pool for visitors two years ago, but landscaping revealed the feature was a leaky sewer pipe. Little White House superintendent Charles Barnes explains the warm water came from the pipe.
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Warm Springs
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Charles Barnes
Labor Day Celebrates Two-Toed Tom Legend and Holiday Festivities
Thousands in Florida Panhandle mark Labor Day with gator lore honoring Two-Toed Tom, a bull alligator famed for his whistled chase. Vermont hosts Milk Bowl, state fair, and Old-Time Fiddlers Contest. Michigan's Montreaux Detroit Jazz Festival opens amid free music. Spokane couple advances eight-year visa effort as Matvey Finkel to join Susan Graham and their daughter Emily in Spokane.
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Spokane
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America
Esto
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Panhandle
Tom
Alabama
Florida
Alabama-Florida Lumber Co
E.W
Carswell
Beast
Barre
Rutland
Bellows Falls
Rockingham Motor Lodge
Weiser
Idaho
Michigan
Montreaux Detroit
Susan Graham
Matvey Finkel
United States
Emily
Labor Day optimism as unemployment hits decade low
American workers celebrate Labor Day with unemployment at 6 percent and rising job numbers. AFL-CIO leader Lane Kirkland cites renewal in the labor movement amid some analysts predicting only a modest union rebound as the economy strengthens and profits rise.
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U.S
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Sinai
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