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		<title>Rescuers find female survivor at sea, 25 hours after Indonesian ferry sank; 29 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niniek Karmini</dc:creator>
		
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Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned and 20 others were missing.
A total of 255 survivors have been pulled from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-find-female-survivor-at-sea-25-hours-after-indonesian-ferry-sank-29-dead-234576/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Rescuers find female survivor at sea, 25 hours after Indonesian ferry sank; 29 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents of England&#8217;s flood-hit Lake District to be allowed back homes as cleanup begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Residents return to N. England homes after flood

LONDON — Residents of flood-battered northern England are struggling back to work, school and homes after swollen rivers inundated roads and caused several bridges to collapse.
Police said residents and business owners in the hardest-hit town, Cockermouth, would be allowed to return to their properties Monday.
Some of the heaviest .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-of-englands-flood-hit-lake-district-to-be-allowed-back-homes-as-cleanup-begins-234533/">Source &nbsp;: Residents of England&#8217;s flood-hit Lake District to be allowed back homes as cleanup begins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers search stormy waters for survivors of Indonesian ferry sinking; 29 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivors

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned.
The Dumai Express 10 was hit by .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-search-stormy-waters-for-survivors-of-indonesian-ferry-sinking-29-dead-234399/">Rescuers search stormy waters for survivors of Indonesian ferry sinking; 29 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UK police, army check safety of 1,800 bridges after northern Britain battered by record storms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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UK checks safety of 1,800 bridges after storms

LONDON — Police and army experts say they&#8217;re urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain.
Heavy rainfall has ravaged England&#8217;s popular Lake District, with more than 1,000 homes flooded and several river crossings destroyed. Police ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-police-army-check-safety-of-1800-bridges-after-northern-britain-battered-by-record-storms-234366/">Read : UK police, army check safety of 1,800 bridges after northern Britain battered by record storms</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 25 dead, more than 240 passengers aboard rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 25 dead, some 240 rescued

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people have died, officials said. Search operations were called off after nightfall for the unknown number of passengers still missing.
A second ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-in-heavy-storm-25-dead-more-than-240-passengers-aboard-rescued-234346/">Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 25 dead, more than 240 passengers aboard rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 15 dead, more than 230 passengers aboard rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 15 dead, some 230 rescued

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 15 people have died, officials said. Search operations were called off after nightfall for the unknown number of passengers still missing.
A second .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-in-heavy-storm-15-dead-more-than-230-passengers-aboard-rescued-234337/">Source &nbsp;: Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 15 dead, more than 230 passengers aboard rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks with 242 passengers aboard; at least 1 dead but dozens rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
Rescue teams had found one body and rescued 97 people but high waves were making .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-with-242-passengers-aboard-at-least-1-dead-but-dozens-rescued-234268/">Source article &nbsp;: Indonesian ferry sinks with 242 passengers aboard; at least 1 dead but dozens rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Death toll in El Salvador storms, mudslides rises to 192; dozens still missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Death toll in El Salvador storms rises to 192

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week.
El Salvador&#8217;s Civil Protection agency says in a statement that 89 of the victims were killed in the state of San Vicente, where ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-toll-in-el-salvador-storms-mudslides-rises-to-192-dozens-still-missing-230120/">Death toll in El Salvador storms, mudslides rises to 192; dozens still missing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s plan to raise water level of Three Gorges dam stalled amid drought, landslide concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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China&#8217;s plan for Three Gorges&#8217; water level stalled

BEIJING — Plans to raise the water level behind China&#8217;s massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month — which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project — have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks.
China has for years promoted the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-plan-to-raise-water-level-of-three-gorges-dam-stalled-amid-drought-landslide-concerns-230026/">China&#8217;s plan to raise water level of Three Gorges dam stalled amid drought, landslide concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines rejoice in 2nd win for Manny Pacquiao this year despite deadly disasters</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oliver Teves</dc:creator>
		
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Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao — their boxing hero — relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes.
Pacquiao took the WBO welterweight crown from Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippines-rejoice-in-2nd-win-for-manny-pacquiao-this-year-despite-deadly-disasters-229828/">Philippines rejoice in 2nd win for Manny Pacquiao this year despite deadly disasters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brief storm shows potential for mud flows from huge Southern California wildfire burn area</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Mud slide scare hits LA suburb near burn area

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — Work crews shoveled mud Friday from the back yards of several homes after a brief cloudburst unleashed flows of debris down steep mountains left barren by the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history.
The incident occurred in a small section of a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brief-storm-shows-potential-for-mud-flows-from-huge-southern-california-wildfire-burn-area-228968/">Brief storm shows potential for mud flows from huge Southern California wildfire burn area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s president questions whether bad weather to blame for massive blackout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil blackout cause uncertain, president says

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president suggested Friday that bad weather may not have caused a massive blackout that left nearly a third of the population without electricity, saying he&#8217;ll wait for an investigation to conclude how the outage happened.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off earlier claims by .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-president-questions-whether-bad-weather-to-blame-for-massive-blackout-228892/">Brazil&#8217;s president questions whether bad weather to blame for massive blackout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As storm moves off East Coast, flooding eases and bridges begin reopening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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East Coast storm begins to move out to sea

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.
The nor&#8217;easter caused ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-storm-moves-off-east-coast-flooding-eases-and-bridges-begin-reopening-228831/" title="As storm moves off East Coast, flooding eases and bridges begin reopening">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil: President declines to speculate on blackout until investigation complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley Brooks</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil: Leader waits for blackout investigation

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president said Friday that he&#8217;s waiting on a federal investigation to say anything more about the cause of a massive blackout earlier this week that affected 60 million people.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off earlier claims by his energy minister that bad weather .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-president-declines-to-speculate-on-blackout-until-investigation-complete-228818/">Brazil: President declines to speculate on blackout until investigation complete</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As storm moves away from NJ, flooding eases and bridges begin reopening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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Bridges reopen in NJ as flooding starts to ease

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Wind and rain have begun to ease on the New Jersey coast, and bridges are reopening as flood waters fall.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida caused widespread problems in Virginia and the Carolinas before hitting the Jersey shore Friday and eroding beaches.
But bridges .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-storm-moves-away-from-nj-flooding-eases-and-bridges-begin-reopening-228786/" title="As storm moves away from NJ, flooding eases and bridges begin reopening">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Extensions available for crop insurance harvest deadlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Extensions available for crop insurance deadlines

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The state Agriculture Department says wet conditions have delayed what looks like a near-record harvest for many South Dakota farmers and raised concerns about a Dec. 10 harvest deadline for crop insurance.
In a release, the department says farmers who can&#8217;t harvest their crops due to weather .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/extensions-available-for-crop-insurance-harvest-deadlines-228600/" title="Extensions available for crop insurance harvest deadlines">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>La. House speaker wants federal aid shuffled to New Orleans blight remediation, infrastructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Deslatte</dc:creator>
		
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House speaker wants federal money to tackle blight

BATON ROUGE, La. — Federal recovery money that remains unused since hurricanes Katrina and Rita should be spent on blight remediation and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans, House Speaker Jim Tucker said Thursday.
Congress appropriated $13.4 billion in flexible block grant aid for Louisiana&#8217;s recovery from the two storms.
Tucker, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-house-speaker-wants-federal-aid-shuffled-to-new-orleans-blight-remediation-infrastructure-228493/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : La. House speaker wants federal aid shuffled to New Orleans blight remediation, infrastructure</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Early snow storms in China kill 40, damage more than 9,000 buildings; $659 million in damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 40

BEIJING — Unusually early snow storms in north-central China have claimed 40 lives, caused thousands of buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) of winter crops, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday.
Nineteen of the deaths resulted from traffic accidents related to the storms that began .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/early-snow-storms-in-china-kill-40-damage-more-than-9000-buildings-659-million-in-damage-228487/" title="Early snow storms in China kill 40, damage more than 9,000 buildings; $659 million in damage">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rainstorm sends mud, debris flowing into LA foothill suburb below wildfire burn area</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Rainstorm sends water, mud flowing into LA suburb

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — A brief but fierce cloudburst sent mud, water and large rocks flowing from slopes denuded by wildfire into a foothill neighborhood north of Los Angeles, authorities said Friday.
Homeowners said debris from San Gabriel Mountain slopes began flowing shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday.
Residents of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rainstorm-sends-mud-debris-flowing-into-la-foothill-suburb-below-wildfire-burn-area-228459/">Source article &nbsp;: Rainstorm sends mud, debris flowing into LA foothill suburb below wildfire burn area</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coastal flooding a concern as remnants of Tropical Storm Ida move up East Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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Coastal flooding a concern as storm moves up coast

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas and eroding beaches in New Jersey after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia.
The wind and waves were strong along the New Jersey shore, but the rain was not as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coastal-flooding-a-concern-as-remnants-of-tropical-storm-ida-move-up-east-coast-228226/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Coastal flooding a concern as remnants of Tropical Storm Ida move up East Coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP answers your questions on the news, from a US soldier in Uzbekistan to solar panel safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Ask AP: Soldier in Uzbekistan, solar panel safety

A lot of the sunniest parts of the U.S. — like Florida and the Gulf Coast — are also prime hurricane country.
If you decide to take advantage of those rays by putting solar panels on your roof, is there a chance they could be ripped off in a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-answers-your-questions-on-the-news-from-a-us-soldier-in-uzbekistan-to-solar-panel-safety-228128/" title="AP answers your questions on the news, from a US soldier in Uzbekistan to solar panel safety">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida drench Atlantic seaboard; Virginia hopeful worst has passed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Winds, rain lash Atlantic coast
NORFOLK, Va. — The powerful winds and torrents of rain that slammed Virginia and the Atlantic seaboard were expected to weaken Friday, though the storm was forecast to move up the coast and could threaten more states.

Ida&#8217;s remnants included rain pushed by 70 mph wind gusts that caused flooding and closed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remnants-of-tropical-storm-ida-drench-atlantic-seaboard-virginia-hopeful-worst-has-passed-228034/" title="Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida drench Atlantic seaboard; Virginia hopeful worst has passed">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Early snow storms in China kill 38, damage more than 7,000 buildings; $513 million in damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 38

BEIJING — Unusually early snow storms in northern China have claimed 38 lives in weather-related incidents and caused more than half a billion dollars in damage, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday.
Nineteen of the deaths resulted from traffic accidents related to the storms that began on Nov. 9, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/early-snow-storms-in-china-kill-38-damage-more-than-7000-buildings-513-million-in-damage-227985/">Original source &nbsp;: Early snow storms in China kill 38, damage more than 7,000 buildings; $513 million in damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif. water deal will bring little immediate relief to farmers expecting another tough year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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Calif water deal no quick fix for struggling farms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was promoting a complex legislative package to rebuild California&#8217;s water system, he often appeared alongside farmers who were unable to cultivate their land amid a third year of drought and federal pumping restrictions.
Yet agricultural relief from the bills signed into .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-water-deal-will-bring-little-immediate-relief-to-farmers-expecting-another-tough-year-227973/">Calif. water deal will bring little immediate relief to farmers expecting another tough year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlantic coast deals with drenching rain, wind from Ida remnants; 5 deaths blamed on storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Szkotak</dc:creator>
		
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Atlantic coast drenched from Ida remnants
NORFOLK, Va. — A drenching, wind-driven rain lashed much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, flooding streets, closing schools, roads and bridges and causing at least five deaths.

The torrential rains and winds gusting more than 30 mph were the work of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which quickly weakened once it made  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlantic-coast-deals-with-drenching-rain-wind-from-ida-remnants-5-deaths-blamed-on-storm-227794/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Search suspended for 3 missing fishermen whose boat sank off NJ coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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APNewsBreak: Search halted for 3 missing fishermen

CAPE MAY, N.J. — Nearly a day after a commercial fishing boat sank off New Jersey, the Coast Guard ended its search Thursday for the three crew members.
The presumed deaths of the captain and two others aboard the 44-foot Sea Tractor bring to nine the number of commercial fishermen  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-search-suspended-for-3-missing-fishermen-whose-boat-sank-off-nj-coast-227699/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With emergency declared for floods, Va. gov is in Ark. for private Dem fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Lewis</dc:creator>
		
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Va. gov out of town for DNC as his state floods

RICHMOND, Va. — With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods Thursday, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was in Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser.
Kaine is chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He appeared Thursday with Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe at a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-emergency-declared-for-floods-va-gov-is-in-ark-for-private-dem-fundraiser-227526/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: With emergency declared for floods, Va. gov is in Ark. for private Dem fundraiser</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah El Deeb</dc:creator>
		
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UN children&#8217;s agency warns of south Sudan famine

CAIRO — The deputy head of the U.N. children&#8217;s agency said Thursday that a famine is looming in southern Sudan because of scarce rainfall and inadequate foreign funds for the region.
Emergency malnutrition levels in children have nearly doubled in at least two out of the 10 southern states, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-childrens-agency-official-warns-of-looming-famine-in-south-sudan-says-more-funds-needed-227460/">UN children&#8217;s agency official warns of looming famine in south Sudan, says more funds needed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Va., other areas cope with floods as Ida&#8217;s remnants pelt Atlantic coast with rain, wind gusts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zinie Chen Sampson</dc:creator>
		
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Ida&#8217;s torrents dump floods along Atlantic coast

NORFOLK, Va. — A drenching, wind-driven rain lashed much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, flooding streets, closing schools and causing three deaths in hard-hit Virginia and one in North Carolina.
The torrential rains and winds gusting in excess of 30 mph were the work of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-other-areas-cope-with-floods-as-idas-remnants-pelt-atlantic-coast-with-rain-wind-gusts-227311/">Read more : Va., other areas cope with floods as Ida&#8217;s remnants pelt Atlantic coast with rain, wind gusts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>3 missing after fishing boat sinks off coast of NJ; empty life raft spotted in water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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3 missing after fishing boat sinks off coast of NJ

CAPE MAY, N.J. — Coast Guard boats, planes and helicopters searched the storm-tossed ocean off Cape May on Thursday afternoon for three commercial fishermen whose boat sank a day earlier.
Colleagues of the missing men prayed for a miracle, even as they slipped into past tense when .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/3-missing-after-fishing-boat-sinks-off-coast-of-nj-empty-life-raft-spotted-in-water-226990/">Original article &nbsp;: 3 missing after fishing boat sinks off coast of NJ; empty life raft spotted in water</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas, leading cotton producer in US, on track to have 10 percent more than in 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy Blaney</dc:creator>
		
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Texas expected to harvest 4.9 million cotton bales

LUBBOCK, Texas — West Texas cotton producer Steve Smith continued to harvest Wednesday, happy that the weather on this end of the growing season is far better than its beginning.
A cool September gave way to perfect harvesting weather, with little rain last month to keep producers out of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-leading-cotton-producer-in-us-on-track-to-have-10-percent-more-than-in-2008-226913/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Texas, leading cotton producer in US, on track to have 10 percent more than in 2008</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relentless rains prompt flood warnings from NC to Long Island as Ida remnants soak seaboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Waning Ida&#8217;s downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast

RICHMOND, Va. — Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, pelting communities from North Carolina northward with gusty winds and heavy rains, inundating streets and stranding drivers in hard-hit Virginia.
The downpours were the continuing aftermath of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which quickly weakened once it made landfall on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relentless-rains-prompt-flood-warnings-from-nc-to-long-island-as-ida-remnants-soak-seaboard-226863/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Relentless rains prompt flood warnings from NC to Long Island as Ida remnants soak seaboard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deadly landslide in Tanzanian village kills 11 children, 9 adults near famous Mt Kilimanjaro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Tanzanian landslide kills 11 children, 9 adults

ARUSHA, Tanzania — A Tanzanian government official says a landslide has killed 11 children and nine adults near Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro Regional Commissioner Monica Mbega said Thursday that five more people are missing after the mudslide on Wednesday. She says the dead children were between the ages of 3 and ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deadly-landslide-in-tanzanian-village-kills-11-children-9-adults-near-famous-mt-kilimanjaro-226744/">Deadly landslide in Tanzanian village kills 11 children, 9 adults near famous Mt Kilimanjaro</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton vows suppport for US-backed Philippine antiterrorism campaign, typhoon relief efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hrvoje Hranjski</dc:creator>
		
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Clinton supports Philippine antiterrorism fight

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military&#8217;s role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.
Clinton arrived on a two-day visit after devastating back-to-back storms last month killed nearly 1,000 people in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-vows-suppport-for-us-backed-philippine-antiterrorism-campaign-typhoon-relief-efforts-226657/" title="Clinton vows suppport for US-backed Philippine antiterrorism campaign, typhoon relief efforts">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Ida further slows already late harvest season for Southern farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a wet, difficult harvest season.
&#8220;Tack this to the weather we&#8217;ve already had and it&#8217;s adding .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-ida-further-slows-already-late-harvest-season-for-southern-farmers-226603/">Tropical Storm Ida further slows already late harvest season for Southern farmers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relentless rains, threat of floods prompt Va. governor to declare state of emergency</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Relentless rains lead Va. gov to declare emergency

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia&#8217;s governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as unrelenting rain from the remnants of a tropical storm soaked the state, while officials in North Carolina braced for another day of heavy rain.
Gov. Tim Kaine&#8217;s declaration mobilizes state agencies to prepare for the threat of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relentless-rains-threat-of-floods-prompt-va-governor-to-declare-state-of-emergency-226431/">Original source &nbsp;: Relentless rains, threat of floods prompt Va. governor to declare state of emergency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy rain, wind blamed for Brazil blackout that left 60M people in the dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Bad weather blamed in blackout for 60M in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians — 60 million people — in the dark, officials said Wednesday as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country&#8217;s infrastructure before soccer&#8217;s 2014 World Cup and the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-rain-wind-blamed-for-brazil-blackout-that-left-60m-people-in-the-dark-226336/">Heavy rain, wind blamed for Brazil blackout that left 60M people in the dark</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil energy minister: Massive blackout caused by bad weather, transformer problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil official: Blackout caused by bad weather

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s energy minister says a blackout that left 60 million people in the dark was caused by bad weather.
Edison Lobao says heavy rains and strong winds caused three transformers on a key high-voltage transmission line to short circuit, cutting the line.
Two other lines went down ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-energy-minister-massive-blackout-caused-by-bad-weather-transformer-problems-226260/" title="Brazil energy minister: Massive blackout caused by bad weather, transformer problems">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama city&#8217;s new cruise ship, Carnival&#8217;s Fantasy, arrives a date late due to tropical storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Alabama city&#8217;s new cruise ship arrives a day late

MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile&#8217;s new cruise ship arrived a day late due to Tropical Storm Ida and prepared for a quick departure for the Mexican coast.
The Fantasy from Carnival Cruise Lines was due to arrive Tuesday for its first cruise, but that was pushed back to Wednesday .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alabama-citys-new-cruise-ship-carnivals-fantasy-arrives-a-date-late-due-to-tropical-storm-226209/" title="Alabama city&#8217;s new cruise ship, Carnival&#8217;s Fantasy, arrives a date late due to tropical storm">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lights back on, Brazil government defends itself after blackout raises 2016 Olympic concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil&#8217;s Silva defends power grid after blackout

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil&#8217;s president fended off criticism of his nation&#8217;s shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country&#8217;s preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more than two .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-back-on-brazil-government-defends-itself-after-blackout-raises-2016-olympic-concerns-226092/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Lights back on, Brazil government defends itself after blackout raises 2016 Olympic concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Timing for memorabilia auction is 40th anniversary of Flood&#8217;s challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Curt Flood auction offers pieces of history

ST. LOUIS — Earlier this year, Bob Gibson auctioned off his Hall of Fame ring. This month, there&#8217;s a price tag on the base Lou Brock touched to break the stolen base record.
Those two have nothing on another St. Louis Cardinals star of the 1960s. Beyond the Gold Gloves, .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/timing-for-memorabilia-auction-is-40th-anniversary-of-floods-challenge-226012/">Timing for memorabilia auction is 40th anniversary of Flood&#8217;s challenge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama honors veterans, places wreath at Arlington National Cemetery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. — On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.
Obama led .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-honors-veterans-places-wreath-at-arlington-national-cemetery-225932/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lights back on in Brazil after blackout hits as many as 60M, raising 2016 Olympic concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Brazil blackouts hit up to 60M, spur Olympic fears

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil emerged Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness for hours, prompting security fears and concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games.
Power went out for more .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lights-back-on-in-brazil-after-blackout-hits-as-many-as-60m-raising-2016-olympic-concerns-225898/">Lights back on in Brazil after blackout hits as many as 60M, raising 2016 Olympic concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, soaks Southeast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Nelson</dc:creator>
		
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Ida weakens to a depression, soaks the Southeast

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on Dauphin .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gulf-coast-residents-mostly-unscathed-as-ida-weakens-to-a-depression-soaks-southeast-224911/">Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, soaks Southeast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Reeves</dc:creator>
		
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Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed and bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gulf-coast-residents-mostly-unscathed-as-ida-weakens-to-a-depression-heads-east-to-fla-224623/">Read : Gulf Coast residents mostly unscathed as Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crude prices fall again as dollar gains ground and Ida loses steam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Oil prices fall as Ida fades, dollar climbs

Oil prices fell Tuesday as workers headed back to deep sea platforms that were bypassed by a rapidly weakening storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ida, once a Category 1 hurricane, was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday and then lost even that status Tuesday as its winds lost .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crude-prices-fall-again-as-dollar-gains-ground-and-ida-loses-steam-224607/">Crude prices fall again as dollar gains ground and Ida loses steam</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World Food Program: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need urgent food assistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after floods and mudslides destroyed huge swaths of crops during harvest season, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.
President Mauricio Funes told reporters the death toll had risen to at least 160, but lowered .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-food-program-10000-salvadoran-flood-victims-need-urgent-food-assistance-224552/" title="World Food Program: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need urgent food assistance">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gulf Coast residents assess damage as Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east

MIAMI — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph).
Ida was a tropical storm with winds near 45 mph (75 kph) when it came ashore near Mobile Bay in southern Alabama on .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gulf-coast-residents-assess-damage-as-ida-weakens-to-a-tropical-depression-heads-east-224489/">Gulf Coast residents assess damage as Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ida blows ashore in Alabama as weather-tested Gulf Coast residents ride out tropical storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida blows ashore as Gulf Coast rides out storm

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida&#8217;s center first touched land on Dauphin Island and was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ida-blows-ashore-in-alabama-as-weather-tested-gulf-coast-residents-ride-out-tropical-storm-224390/" title="Ida blows ashore in Alabama as weather-tested Gulf Coast residents ride out tropical storm">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil falls below $79 in European trade as Ida weakens to tropical storm ahead of Gulf Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pablo Gorondi</dc:creator>
		
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Oil below $79 as Ida weakens to tropical storm

Oil prices swung around $79 a barrel Tuesday, as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for December delivery was down 7 cents to $79.36 a barrel in electronic trading on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-falls-below-79-in-european-trade-as-ida-weakens-to-tropical-storm-ahead-of-gulf-coast-224364/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Oil falls below $79 in European trade as Ida weakens to tropical storm ahead of Gulf Coast</a>.]]></description>
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