Tornadoes roil Southeast as Alberto weakens inland
Remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto churned northward across the Southeast bringing heavy rain and tornadoes. In South Carolina six small tornadoes were reported, one in downtown Charleston, with winds gusting over 40 mph felling trees and flooding roads. By midday the center moved north of Raleigh where up to 5 inches of rain fell and a downtown mall closed due to flooding.
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National News Roundup Highlights Katrina Aid Waste
A congressional audit finds up to 14 to 16 percent of post Katrina Rita assistance misused for bogus reasons including season Saints tickets a Caribbean vacation and sex change surgery. Fraud cases involve inmates a cemetery address and a hotel stay with items like Dom Perignon and Girls Gone Wild videos cited. The Institute of Medicine warns emergency care is at a breaking point due to rising demand and limited capacity with wide regional variance in outcomes. In Florida a former day care director Joshua Palin is sentenced to 17 years in prison and 10 years probation for molesting children linked to the Kids Palace centers and church.
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