Frances Drenches Florida As Storm Weakened Inland
Hurricane Frances battered Florida from Fort Pierce toward Tampa with wind and rain damaging rooftops and roads. The storm knocked out power to over five million people and dropped more than 13 inches of rain along the central east coast, leaving toppled trees, wrecked traffic signals, and damaged shelters. The roof of a school housing evacuees was partially blown off as the storm weakened inland.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Florida
Tampa
Gulf of Mexico
Diane Wright
Frightening losses from Frances collide with Charley tolls
A Florida man died when his car struck a tree near Gainesville as Frances caused widespread damage in the Bahamas forcing thousands from homes. Frances damaged mobile homes marinas and dozens of boats while Charley had already left $7.4 billion in insured losses and 27 dead in southwest Florida.
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Florida
Gainesville
Bahamas
Frances
Charley
Young car lover attends Aiken Cruise-In with 1973 Grand Prix
Ten year old Zachary Seaburn from Augusta joins the Aiken Horsepower Association Cruise-In at the Aiken Mall in a showable 1973 Grand Prix. He aims to learn from the event and improve his own ride while admiring a 1941 Willys owned by Ed Kowalczyk of Gilbert and noting its chrome motor and rims.
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Zachary Seaburn
Aiken Horsepower Association
Aiken Mall
Seaburn
Augusta
Association
Ed Kowalczyk
Gilbert
Kowalczyk
Shottz
Georgia
Mark Hull
Sumter
Ginny Southworn
Yesteryear
Labor Day signals job worries amid mixed hiring data
Washington report notes a spotty job market and rising costs cloud the holiday as voters rank jobs and the economy high among election concerns. August added 144 000 jobs signaling possible hiring gains while outsourcing and benefits costs challenge payrolls. Analysts say the economy is gaining steam but slack remains before full recovery.
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Washington, D.C
Ken Mayland
ClearView Economics
America
U.S
John Challenger
Challenger, Gray and Christmas
Bush
Martin Regalia
US Chamber of Commerce
Lifelong search ends with family reunion
Joyce Gamm, a financial planner from Aiken, meets her birth mother and extended family in Canada after 14 years of searching. The reunion with her former birth mother Karen Horn, who gave Joyce up at 15, sparks a new beginning as Joyce enjoys a joyous, overwhelming sense of closure and family reconnection.
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Joyce Gamm
Wal-Mart
Karen Horn
Leslie
Joyce
Karen
Canada
Debra Lynn
American Express
Aiken
Quebec
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Sce&g
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Cocoa Beach First Baptist Church
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