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The eye of hurricane Ike has powered onto land in Galveston, Texas, and the storm is punishing the shoreline with 110 mph winds.
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Residents of Galveston Island, Texas, were returning to their homes Wednesday, almost three weeks after Hurricane Ike devastated Texas' Gulf Coast.
But living conditions will remain rough, city officials stressed ...
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“We’re at emergency status, only essential personnel remain at the hospital,” Marsha Canright, director ...
READ MORE(CBS/AP) Cars and trucks streamed inland and chemical companies buttoned up their plants Thursday as a gigantic Hurricane Ike took aim at the heart of the U.S. refining industry and ...
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READ MOREHurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and may become a Category 3 storm before hitting Cuba, which is still recovering from hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
Paloma's maximum sustained winds increased to ...
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