Tropical Storm Jeanne heads to Bahamas
Tropical Storm Jeanne battered the Dominican Republic before churning toward the Bahamas as a tropical storm. It killed at least nine people, forced thousands from homes, and produced heavy rains and flooding. Forecasters could not rule out a Florida strike, though prediction remained uncertain.
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San Pedro DE Macoris
Dominican Republic
Jeanne
Bahamas
United States
Brian Jarvinen
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Florida
Puerto Rico
Man shoots wife and sister in park then flees with kids
In Mamaroneck New York a 41 year old man shot and killed his estranged wife outside Columbus Park on Van Ranst Place and wounded her sister then fled with the three children who had been in the car. Police issued an Amber Alert as they searched for Bonner and the kids.
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Mamaroneck
Clifford Bonner
Columbus Park
van Ranst Place
Edward Flynn
Mamaroneck Village
Bonner
Tommy
Earthquake swarm rattles eastern Sierra Nevada region
A sequence of about 70 quakes near the California Nevada line 30 miles northeast of Mammoth Lakes began at 12:02 a.m. Saturday. A 5.5 quake hit at 4:02 p.m. followed by a 5.4 at 4:43 p.m. No injuries or damage were reported. Seismologist David Oppenheimer noted most shocks were magnitude 2 or less, the largest on the fault in over ten years.
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Mammoth Lakes
Calif
Sierra Nevada
Mono County
California-Nevada
David Oppenheimer
U.S. Geological Survey
Menlo Park
Louisiana voters approve constitutional ban on same sex marriage
In a statewide vote 79 percent supported a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriages and civil unions, with New Orleans the only area showing notable opposition due to late voting machines. Critics promised legal challenges while proponents cite protection of existing law.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gene Mills
Louisiana Family Forum
Forum For Equality
John Rawls
Frances Sims
Green
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