Severe storms injure eight in Upper Midwest twisters
Severe storms and tornadoes struck Minnesota and Wisconsin, damaging dozens of homes and businesses, cutting power to thousands, and injuring eight people sheltering in a ditch. The Benson tornado damaged 12 or more structures. trees fell in Litchfield and Grove City. Gov. Ventura sent National Guard. Power outages affected 200000 in Wisconsin and 31000 in Michigan as flights and grids faced disruption.
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Paul Kittelson
Litchfield
Grove City
la Crosse County
Minneapolis- St. Paul
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Xcel Energy
Flooding stretches through Louisiana and Texas after Allison
Floodwaters surround a home and barn near French Settlement Louisiana after Allison. Texas reports nearly 3 feet of rain in a week swamping areas of Houston, flooding about 20,000 homes and 5,000 other buildings. A stranded motorist is aided by the Tallahassee Fire Department in a washed-out city street in Florida.
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French Settlement
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Houston
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Burglar Steals Jewelry From Courtney Love Hotel Suite
The theft in Vancouver reportedly netted more than 100000 in jewels and other items from Courtney Love’s hotel suite while she filmed 24 Hours. Items missing include a Kurt Cobain wedding ring and Frances Bean Toys. Police confirm an ongoing investigation.
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Kurt Cobain
Seattle
Love
Vancouver
British Columbia
Kevin Bacon
Charlize Theron
Lisa Shaw
Cobain
Frances Bean
Shaw
Scott Driemel
Palance Hosts Western Style Charity Golf Event
Actor Jack Palance hosts a charity golf tournament honoring his late son Cody Palance at Stallion Springs Resort Tehachapi California on June 30. The event features a Western theme with a Buffalo Bill Cody impersonator and proceeds go to the cancer center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Cody Palance died at age 43 from melanoma three years ago.
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Associated Press
Jack Palance
Oscar
Children's Hospital
Los Angeles
Cody Palance
Tom Hanks Filming Arrives in Port Sheldon Michigan
Port Sheldon Michigan residents watch for Tom Hanks as he shoots scenes for Road to Perdition. The star plays Michael O'Sullivan in a 1930s drama about a mob hit man and his son. Filming centers on a Lake Michigan cottage with Coast Guard waterway clearance.
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Port Sheldon
Mich
Tom Hanks
Philadelphia
Forrest Gump
Amanda Brand
Hanks
al Capone
Michael O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
America
Lake Michigan
U.S. Coast Guard
Murray Brothers Open Caddyshack Themed Eatery in St Augustine
Bill Murray and his five brothers opened the Murray Bros Caddyshack barbecue restaurant at the World of Golf Village in St Augustine Florida. A launch party featured Peter Bonerz Tim Meadows and Emmylou Harris while the brothers film a new Comedy Central show The Sweet Spot debuting in January.
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St. Augustine
Fla
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Peter Bonerz
Tim Meadows
Emmylou Harris
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Murray Brothers
Turlington Plans Perfect Wedding With Ed Burns
Model Kristy Turlington aims for a private fall wedding with actor director Ed Burns, avoiding a media spectacle. She and Burns, 33, are ready to settle down and start a family, hoping for four children but acknowledging pregnancy can be difficult. If she has a daughter, she would not push a modeling career, citing concerns about the industry's emphasis on appearance and the fragile ages 12 to 18.
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Associated Press
Kristy Turlington
Ed Burns
W Magazine
Turlington
Burns
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