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Public health emergency declared
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Public health emergency declared
Federal officials declared a public health emergency for Texas and Louisiana Friday in anticipation of Hurricane Rita's strike, even as they continued to urge people in the storm's path to get to safety -- or hunker down if it's too late to leave.
CNN - September 23, 2005
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Rita's winds, waves arrive
CNN
Rita's winds, waves arrive
  • Rita's winds drop to 125 mph; 175 miles off Texas coast
  • Bus carrying elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees explodes, killing 24
  • Rita whips water over levee in New Orleans' 9th Ward
  • Many storm evacuees stuck in traffic on jammed Texas roads

  • CNN - September 23, 2005
    Hurricane Rita Weakens a Bit; President Cancels Texas Visit
    Government meteorologists now expect it to make landfall in northeastern Texas or southwestern Louisiana by Saturday morning.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    Out of Gas, and Patience, on Texas Highways

    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 6 in Baghdad
    An assailant wearing a suicide belt killed six people waiting for buses in central Baghdad during a lunchtime attack today.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    15 Palestinians Dead in Blast at Hamas Weapons Parade
    A Palestinian pickup truck carrying rockets exploded today at a large Hamas rally as the group paraded its weapons through a densely packed refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    Dispute puts Bolivia vote on hold
    General elections in Bolivia are put on hold after the country's constitutional court orders a redistribution of seats.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Abu Ghraib guard was 'easily led'
    The defence in the Abu Ghraib abuse trial of Pte Lynndie England argue the soldier was influenced by her boyfriend.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Bus fire kills 24 Rita evacuees
    Twenty-four people die after fire engulfs a bus carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Restoring sex life after cancer
    A cancer nurse has designed a device to help female patients who have survived cancer resume a normal sex life.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Colombia, France in hostage row
    A row breaks out between Colombia and France over Paris's effort to free a hostage held by leftist rebels.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Ex-Blair envoy gives Iraq warning
    Tony Blair's former special envoy warns the UK and US may have to leave Iraq if the country descends into chaos
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Vatican 'to ban new gay priests'
    Gay men will be barred from training as priests even if they are celibate, according to a leaked Vatican instruction.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Many NHS trusts 'short of funds'
    A snapshot survey of NHS trusts in England has found three-quarters are facing funding shortfalls this year.
    BBC News - September 23, 2005
    Bus carrying evacuees explodes
    CNN
    Bus carrying evacuees explodes
    A bus caught fire and exploded early Friday on a crowded Texas interstate, killing as many as 24 people who were fleeing ahead of Hurricane Rita.
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Bus fire kills 24; levee breached
    CNN
    Bus fire kills 24; levee breached
  • Bus carrying elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees explodes, killing 24
  • Rita whips water over levee in New Orleans' 9th Ward
  • Many storm evacuees stuck in traffic on jammed Texas roads
  • Rita's winds drop back to 135 mph, landfall expected in hours on Texas-Lousiana coasts

  • CNN - September 23, 2005
    Suicide bomber hits Baghdad bus
    CNN
    Suicide bomber hits Baghdad bus
    A suicide bomber detonates explosives inside a bus in Baghdad, killing one person and injuring 17 others, Iraqi police say. North of Baghdad, U.S. soldiers killed two insurgents and detained a third person during a raid, the U.S. military command in Tikrit said..
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Feds promise fuel deliveries
    CNN
    Feds promise fuel deliveries
    Federal authorities began counting down to Hurricane Rita's arrival with last-minute promises to deliver fuel to hundreds of thousands of evacuees fleeing the shifting storm that covered half of the Gulf of Mexico.
    CNN - September 23, 2005
    Bus Carrying Elderly Storm Evacuees Explodes Near Dallas
    After the bus caught fire, patients' oxygen tanks may have started exploding, a police spokesman said.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    As Texans Flee Rita, Forecasters Warn of Coastal Surges
    Forecasters warned surges could rise to 20 feet, and up to 15 inches of rain could hit the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
    Water Pours Over Levee, Flooding Dozens of Blocks in New Orleans
    The flooding raised concerns about just how reliably a weakened levee system could protect this devastated city against a tidal surge along Lake Pontchartrain.
    New York Times - September 23, 2005
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    WILL NBC'S BAN OF ANN COULTER HURT HER BOOK SALES?
    NOT A BIT. NOBODY WATCHING NBC CAN READ ANYWAY.
    NO. ANYBODY WATCHING NBC IS NOT LIKELY TO BUY ANN'S BOOK ANYWAY.
    YES. SHE MIGHT AS WELL HAWK THE BOOK ON THE STREETS IF SHE CAN'T GET ON NBC.
    I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE BOOK UNTIL NBC BANNED HER.
    IF ANN WILL COME OVER AND READ IT TO ME I WILL BUY A DOZEN!!!
     
     

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