Lee douses Gulf Coast with rain as its center lingers
Lee dumped well over a foot of rain on New Orleans and spinoff tornadoes as it crawled ashore northward in a slow advance. The storm weakened to a tropical low with winds near 35 mph, but forecasters warn heavy rain could trigger inland flash flooding from Alabama and Mississippi to the Appalachians, while levees around New Orleans remain intact six years after Katrina.
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New Orleans
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Gulf
Appalachians
Typhoon Talas Dumps Record Rain Across Japan
Typhoon Talas dumped record amounts of rain across western and central Japan causing floods, mudslides, and road washouts. At least 20 people are dead with about 50 missing as 460,000 people were evacuated and 3,600 stranded by flooded rivers and collapsed bridges. The storm was downgraded to a tropical storm by Sunday.
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Talas
Japan
Kyodo
Strauss-Kahn Returns to France Amid Mixed Reception
Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives in Paris four months after being removed from a New York flight as prosecutors drop charges. A mixed reception greets him with fellow Socialist candidates distancing themselves and French voters seeking a break from the high profile figure once tipped as a presidential contender.
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Paris
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
New York
IMF
Strauss-Kahn
DSK
Jerry Lewis retires from Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon
The 46th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon opened with confirmation that Jerry Lewis retired from the organization and from its fundraising efforts after a six-decade association. Co hosts noted Lewis retirement during the live event and his publicist declined to comment.
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Jerry Lewis
Lewis
Candi Cazan
Associated Press
Nigel Lythgoe
Lythgoe
Jann Carl
MDA
Health literacy project aids parents in medical decision actions
Kansas Head Start program trains six thousand parents to use the book What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick. The guide covers 50 common issues and asks five questions for each, guiding home care and when to seek medical help.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
WIC
Jennifer Church
Lawrence-Douglas County
Tamika Sellars
Topeka
Malachi Gamble
Kansas Head Start Association
Mary Baskett
Kansas
Sellars
Animal control visits North Lawrence dog owner confrontation
Animal control officer Linda Durkes checks a pit bull chained outside with little water in North Lawrence. The owner erupts, storms out, and drags the dog inside while berating Durkes. See ANIMAL, page 4A.
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Linda Durkes
North Lawrence
Durkes
Richard Gwin
Journal World Photo
Lawrence Animal Control Officer
Group to discuss closing schools in Lawrence district
The Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group opens 11 meetings to map a plan for closing some of the district's 14 remaining elementary schools and consolidating to 11 or 12 within two to three years. Members from Cordley Hillcrest Kennedy New York Pinckney Sunset Hill Woodlawn plus KU administrators and teachers will seek a consensus backed by the Lawrence school board. Rick Ingram urges a true consensus as the panel, with two dozen volunteers, weighs the future of K 5 education.
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East Lawrence
Lawrence
Rick Ingram
Ingram
Lawrence School Board
Vision Task Force
Cordley
Hillcrest
Kennedy
New York
Pinckney
Sunset Hill
Woodlawn
Kansas University
Marilu Goodyear
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