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New York-Area Airports Will Close To Arriving Flights Saturday At Noon Because Of Hurricane Irene « CBS New York

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Three earthquakes in three days. More than coincidence?

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U.S. on high alert as Hurricane Irene closes in | Reuters

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Perry Surging in Republican US Presidential Race | USA | English

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McDonnell: Tomorrow will be ‘too late’ to prepare for Irene – Washington Times

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Live blog: Hurricane warning issued for New York, surrounding coastal areas – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs

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Gas-price spike seen in wake of Hurricane Irene

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Carolinas Begin To Feel Hurricane Irene’s Wrath : NPR

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Hurricane Irene likely to cause ‘horrendous’ travel conditions

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Hurricane Irene weakens, but could strengthen again before slamming N.C.

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New cookbook gives recipes of the South MS homeless – WLOX-TV and WLOX.com – The News for South Mississippi

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) –

South Mississippians who once lived on the streets are sharing their stories of survival in a new cookbook called Mailbox Muffins and Other Recipes From the Gulf Coast Homeless.

The cookbook includes dishes like tuna surprise, pork and beans salad, and hot pork and crackers. The former homeless people also write [...]

Jumio Comes To WordPress, Turns Blog Readers’ Webcams Into Credit Card Readers | TechCrunch

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RIM announces BBM Music service, new versions of BlackBerry Curve

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No Samsung Galaxy S II for Verizon Wireless | News & Opinion

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Evacuations Begin Off North Carolina as Irene Strengthens

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AppleInsider | Sprint predicted to sell 1.2M iPhones in Apple’s largest holiday quarter ever

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BofA has No Urgent Capital Need: Whitney – Bloomberg

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Earthquake-damaged Washington Monument closes indefinitely

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Hurricane Irene: Category 3 Storm Moves Toward East Coast – ABC News

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BBC News – Earthquake leaves Washington schools and monuments shut

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Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt diagnosed with early onset dementia » The Commercial Appeal

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Eastern Earthquake Provides Useful Warning

It’s great to see the widespread coverage of the eastern earthquake, despite its modest strength (although I’m not sure some of the underwhelming video coverage was worthwhile).

The 5.8-magnitude quake, centered in Virginia 83 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., is a reminder of the importance of factoring in shaking in the design of buildings and important [...]

Earthquake disrupts East Coast cell phone service – Aug. 23, 2011

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Cell service along the East Coast was spotty for about a half hour following a Virginia-based earthquake that was felt as far away as New England.

There were no reports of downed cell towers or wires, but mobile providers said the fact that millions of people tried to make cell phone calls [...]

Cheaper Apple iPhone 4 with less memory rumored to be on the way

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UPDATE: 5.9 earthquake rocks Virginia, other parts of East Coast | Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 5.9 earthquake in Virginia was felt in Washington, New York City and North Carolina this afternoon. Buildings swayed, and damage reports began trickling in within minutes of the largest quake in Virginia in more than a century.

The quake rocked Virginia at 1:51 p.m., and authorities said the epicenter appeared to be in Louisa County, about 40 [...]