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East Coast braces for Tropical Storm Hanna
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Beach vacationers in the Carolinas prepared to pack up and head inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward ...
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Social Life
Private, Christian school enrollment drops with economy
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
In a souring economy, enrollment in private schools is dropping. South Hampton Roads, with dozens of Roman Catholic, Jewish ...
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Social Life
Pa. dentist dumped medical waste overboard
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Medical waste that washed up on the Jersey shore last month, closing beaches used by thousands of vacationers, came from a dentist ...
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Social Life
Fla. court tosses ballot attempts to allow public religion funding
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Florida's Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out two statewide ballot initiatives aimed at ending a longstanding ban on public ...
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FEMA fields complaints as evacuees return to Big Easy
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
The Union Passenger Terminal on Friday morning was jammed with volunteers, city workers and state officials awaiting the arrival ...
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Remains of 3 sailors from Pearl Harbor identified
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
Two-thirds of a century ago, Kathleen Wyman drove her brother to California to join the Navy. From there, he shipped out to the ...
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At least three killed in Coast Guard helicopter crash
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has crashed in waters five miles (8 kilometers) south of Honolulu, and officials say three crewmembers ...
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Social Life
Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias
05.09.2008 10:30
usatoday.com
U.S. researchers warn that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless ...
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Open House Picks
05.09.2008 10:27
brownstoner.com
Park Slope 555 1st Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 1-3 $3,748,000 GMAP P*Shark Windsor Terrace 80 Windsor Place Corcoran Sunday 12-2 $1,599,000 GMAP P*Shark Beverley Square West 335 Rugby Road Mary Kay Gallagher Sunday 2-4 $1,375,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts Gardens 70 Rutland Road Graves/Rogers Sunday 3-6 $1,275,000 GMAP P*Shark
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Co-op of the Day: 422 State Street, #20
05.09.2008 10:27
brownstoner.com
This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath FSBO looks like a nice apartment for a couple with one small child. The apartment's not particularly big (about 700 square feet by our guesstimate) but the space is laid out well and it looks like the current occupants created some efficient built-ins. For the size, the maintenance of $860 a month looks a little pricey for a non-doorman building, but there is a small common roof deck thrown into the bargain. What do you think of the $550,000 asking price? 422 State Street [FSBO] GMAP P*Shark
New York
Construction & Real Estate
More Deets on Union Hall's Gowanus Venture
05.09.2008 10:27
brownstoner.com
Our friends at Bumpershine and Gowanus Lounge have more info on the new Gowanus music club being opened by the gang from Union Hall that we reported on back in February. The Bell House begins hosting bands on September 18th in "a magnificent two-room music and events venue...crafted out of an old 1920’s warehouse once used as a printing press, but more recently used as a fly-by-night shipping company." The Bell House is located at 149 7th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. Photo from Bumpershine.
New York
Construction & Real Estate
The Economy
05.09.2008 10:19
washingtonpost.com
Why has the American capital system run amok, taking so many for a ride? According to four recent books, the complicity reaches high and low: reckless financiers, dishonest mortgage brokers, credulous consumers and home buyers. But the blame starts at the top, where those in charge -- the Bush administration, Congress, the Federal Reserve and financial industry leaders -- closed or averted their eyes as the crisis approached.
USA
Finance & Investments
Home foreclosures reach record high
05.09.2008 10:19
washingtonpost.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosures and the rate of homes entering foreclosure rose to record highs in the second quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Friday.
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Finance & Investments
Rangel paid no mortgage interest on beach house
05.09.2008 10:19
washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for about 15 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday.
USA
Finance & Investments
Iraq eyes Lockheed F-16 fighter aircraft purchase
05.09.2008 10:19
washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraqi government has asked for information about buying 36 F-16 fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday.
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