Astronauts prep for early shuttle re entry ahead of Dean
NASA aims for a Tuesday landing after Endavour's early departure from the space station. Mission managers rate Houston risk as low and crews inspect the shuttle for micrometeoroid damage using a laser boom. A planned student downlink was canceled as Hurricane Dean looms.
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Canada asserts Arctic claim at Bush meetings in Montebello
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will push Canada’s claim to the Northwest Passage during talks with President Bush in Montebello, as warming Arctic conditions spur competition. Canada plans to build an army training center and port in the passage while global interest grows in new shipping lanes and energy, amid Russia’s recent North Pole flag activity.
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Arctic
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Russia
North Pole
Stephen Harper
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Felipe Calderon
Navy pulls YouTube video from aircraft carrier CVN 76
The Navy removed a video shot aboard the Ronald Reagan after sailors used safety gear inappropriately. The clip titled Women of CVN76 That Dont Impress Me Much was filmed without authorization and shows a nuclear plant door and a sailor in a full radiation suit. Navy officials cited concerns over propriety and still warned images of the plant cannot be shown to foreign nationals.
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Floods kill at least four in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Severe storms drenched the upper Midwest washing out bridges and roads and killing four in Minnesota. Evacuations occurred in Winona County and surrounding towns as floodwaters rose, with National Guard help and a state of emergency in six counties. In Wisconsin, a mudslide near Vernon County and widespread evacuations followed as dams prompted closures.
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Wisconsin
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Mississippi
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Richland County
Pine Valley Health and Rehabilitation
Donna Gilson
Emergency Management
Madison
Jamaica is Pounded by Hurricane Dean as Storm Aims for Mexico
Jamaica faces brutal winds and heavy rains as Hurricane Dean blasts the island. Prime Minister urged evacuations. many residents stayed. Dean already killed eight and now threatens the Yucatan while Texas prepares mass evacuations and emergency operations amid flooding remnants from Erin.
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Eye of the Storm Strikes Iowa Honeymoon and Texas Death Toll
Hurricane Dean nears direct hit on Iowa and Texas coasts. In Cameron County Texas officials warn of severe impact while South Padre Island declares emergency. About 3,300 inmates to be moved as the storm nears. FEMA chief warns up to 100,000 evacuees may be required along the Southeast coast.
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Yucatan Peninsula
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Washington
R. David Paulison
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