Isidore strengthening prompts Gulf Coast evacuations
Tropical Storm Isidore intensified as it neared the Gulf, threats of hurricane force winds aimed at Louisiana and Mississippi. Isidore forced evacuations in Cajun towns and Grand Isle while navy ships pulled out and hotels filled. Mexico had already suffered deaths and homelessness from the storm.
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Texas
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Barrier Island
United States
Wildfire near Los Angeles threatens hundreds of homes and cabins
A San Gabriel foothills fire jumped from 8000 to 12000 acres driving voluntary evacuations for 500 homes and 1000 people and a mandatory evacuation for 77 cabins in San Dimas Canyon. Firefighters fought rugged terrain with aircraft dropping water and retardant amid triple-digit temperatures as Angeles National Forest closed. Authorities investigated the blaze’s Sunday start.
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Darren Drake
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Alligator bites arm off at Gainesville garden
Wildlife officials said an 11 foot alligator bit off Don Goodman's right forearm while he weeded a water lily garden at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Authorities shot the gator and opened its stomach, finding the arm, which could not be reattached at Shands Hospital.
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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Gainesville
Justin Lagotic
Alachua County
University of Florida
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Justine Pasek Crowned Miss Universe After Dethronement
Miss Universe 23 year old Justine Pasek of Panama was crowned after the original winner Oxana Fedorova of Russia was dethroned for not fulfilling duties. Paula Shugart said Fedorova missed photoshoots and charity events and needed time in Russia, with her mother reportedly ill.
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Panama
Oxana Fedorova
Paula Shugart
Fedorova
Russia
Shugart
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