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Flash Flooding: Maryland Getting Additional 2 Inches of Rain Fall Per Hour

Tropical Storm Lee flooding
More heavy rainfall of up to two inches per hour is falling on parts of Maryland as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee continue across the northeast of the United States. The National Weather Service on Thursday said a flash flood warning still remains in effect until 4 p.m. for Montgomery County, Md., as the heavy rainfall is being felt from Gaithersburg to the American Legion Bridge, which will cause even more flooding.
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California Street Has Costliest Office Rentals: Report

Forget Park Avenue or Fifth Avenue. Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, is the most expensive street in North America for office renters, according to a report released by real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc on Wednesday.
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Tropical Storm Lee Remnants Bring New Flood Worries to East Coast

The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are bringing about new flood worries for East Coast residents who are still recovering from a the effects of Hurricane Irene. Flood warnings have been issued for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and a flood watch is in effect for Eastern New York.
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Pennsylvania Flooding: Waters Continue to Rise, More Heavy Rain Expected

Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee will continue dropping heavy rainfall from Virginia to New England through Thursday, possibly resulting in some record river flooding from Southern New York to Eastern Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch early Wednesday morning for Northeast Pennsylvania to include Lackawanna, Wayne, Pike, Luzerne and Wyoming counties.
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9/11 Reflections: The Sky is Falling

I remember how bizarre the ride down the elevator was – packed like sardines with more than a dozen frightened people. Nerves were on edge – fears of what the attacks meant spiraled. Since we were on the 42nd floor, the elevator doors would periodically open at other floors below us with other people desperate to escape.
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Time for a Flu-shot in the Arm to Keep You Kicking

It can appear that it is too early to take the flu-shot but experts have announced that it should be taken as soon as possible. The bulk of the immunizations should be arriving in most area doctors' offices in the next couple weeks.
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New Swine Flu Strain Infects Two Kids in U.S.

Federal and state health officials have said that a new swine flu strain recently sickened two pre-school children in Pennsylvania and Indiana, but they cautioned that the cases appeared to be isolated.
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Job Growth Grinds to a Halt in August

Employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish U.S. businesses from hiring, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the economy.
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Kids of 9/11 Get a Voice on TV as 10th Anniversary Looms

Lucas Brody was just 10 years-old when he watched the Twin Towers fall to the ground one block from his New York home on September 11, 2001; Caitlin Langone was 12 when her police officer dad died that day trying to rescue people from the scene.

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