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Hurricane Irene 2011: 12 Survival Tips

Hurricane Irene: The Aftermath [PHOTOS]
As Hurricane Irene, currently a Category 3 hurricane, lurches up the East Coast, it's important to make a make and follow a disaster preparation plan, including an evacuation strategy.
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Hurricane Irene 2011: Mighty Storm Takes Aim; Evacuations Expand, Hurricane Warnings Posted to N.J.

Hurricane Irene 2011 is preparing to make a path of destruction and havoc up the U.S. East Coast beginning late Friday in North Carolina before hitting New York and Boston and other major cities on Sunday. Coastal regions were being evacuated in Delaware Friday, and states of emergency have been declared at states all along the coast line, from North Carolina and Virginia to New York and New Jersey as the potential storm of a lifetime gets ready to make landfall or come close on the U.S.
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Verizon Wireless Not to Offer Samsung Galaxy S2 Smartphone

Verizon Wireless has confirmed that it is not going to present the Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone together with AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile next week. This is certainly going to heat up competition between the Galaxy S2 and the iPhone 5.
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Irene Path: Hurricane Puts Northeast on High Alert; Major Storm Takes Aim; Residents Prepare

Ready or not residents of the Northeast, including Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, powerful Hurricane Irene is on a path your way, with extraordinary risk threat and potential of flooding rain, high winds, downed power lines and power outages. Irene is expected to reach the northeast by this weekend. Updated forecast models on Friday show that poses an extraordinary threat and is one that no one has yet experienced from North Carolina to the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast to New England...
Hurricane Irene Heads For U.S. Northeast

Hurricane Irene Path: U.S. Northeast on Alert, Preparations Under way

Latest reports show Hurricane Irene progressing northward at 14 mph and is expected to make landfall on Saturday with North Carolina and New York in the storm's path. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, declared a state of emergency on Thursday, activating all levels of state government to prepare for any situation that may be caused by Hurricane Irene.
Emergency Services Officer Luis Avila discusses plans for the landfall of Hurricane Irene in New York

Hurricane Irene Path Update: Boston, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, Washington Remain Targets

Hurricane Irene continued a path Friday toward creating havoc in the upper U.S. East Coast, striking or heavily impacting cities including Boston, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The storm poses an extraordinary threat and will begin impacting North Carolina coastal areas late Friday before ravaging the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England regions, likely assaulting major metropolitan areas including New York, Hartford, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia.
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Hurricane Irene 2011 Path, Evacuation: Five Most Critical Things to Know

The Category 1 storm with a wind speed of 90 mph coupled with heavy downpour is predicted to hit New York sometime Sunday. New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, said on Thursday that it was very conceivable that he will order a mandatory evacuation of all low-lying areas of the city by Saturday, reported the New York Daily News.
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Obesity to Worsen, Weigh Heavily on Healthcare Costs

Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world's leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned on Friday.
Yankees' Posada grins as he threw out Athletics' Recker for the final out in New York

Yankees Slam Athletics in Grand Fashion

The New York Yankees hit a Major League record three grand slam home runs in one game to overcome a six-run deficit and rout the Oakland Athletics 22-9 at Yankee Stadium Thursday.
Emergency Services Officer Luis Avila discusses plans for the landfall of Hurricane Irene in New York

Irene to Hit Cities, Resorts on East Coast

North Carolina braced on Friday for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, cities along the east coast were on alert and millions of beach goers cut short vacations to escape the powerful storm.

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