The Alabama Tornado: An Eyewitness Account from Tuscaloosa

As the sky grew darker and the winds reached furious levels, my family and I huddled in our small laundry room, watching on my laptop a local television station broadcast images of the tornado bearing down on us. By way of a camera on top of the county courthouse, we saw the massive twister cut a path of destruction through the middle of Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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T.S. Tomas seen regaining power, poses threat to Haiti

T.S. Tomas seen regaining power, poses threat to Haiti No longer a hurricane, Tropical Storm Tomas swirled over warm Caribbean waters early Monday and forecasters warned it is likely to regain power and pose a threat to the crowded quake refugee camps in Haiti. With maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, Tomas slipped under the […]

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Tropical Storm Remnants Pound Eastern Seaboard

Tropical Storm Remnants Pound Eastern Seaboard Widespread Flood Watches in Place for Much of East Coast as Driving Rain, Winds Drench Region The remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole is drenching much of the eastern seaboard with driving rain and prompting widespread flood watches, reports CBS News weather anchor Dave Price. In south Florida, severe thunderstorms […]

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Is recovery for real? This week should provide key clues

To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: The Monday Memo (CNN) — From start to finish, this week offers tests of whether economic recovery is taking root and also should answer whether months of Senate negotiations on health lead to a bill with any Republican support. First, the economy.

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