Katrina Hits Florida South Coast with Fatal Tree Falls
Katrina strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane slamming Florida's southeast coast with 80 mph winds and 10 inches of rain. Two deaths occurred from falling trees in Fort Lauderdale and Plantation as authorities warned residents to stay indoors.
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Panel votes to close Walter Reed hospital
The base closing commission approves key elements of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld’s plan including shuttering Walter Reed Medical Center and moving 20,000 defense jobs to more distant bases. It also endorses consolidations and nearby base closures such as Ellsworth Cannon and Onizuka while keeping Eielson AFB open.
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Brooks City
Texas
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U.S
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Army Hospital
Virginia
Paris blaze kills 17 in immigrant housing building
A fast moving fire in a southeast Paris apartment complex killed 17 and wounded 22. Many residents were African immigrants, with reports naming Senegal and Mali. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at the scene in Paris' 13th district.
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