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(9.8.2004)
Hurricane Ivan Hits Aruba
The "One Happy Island" finds itself in the path of a Category 4 Hurricane. Aruba usually escapes hurricanes, but Ivan is different. More photos from an Aruban resident show just how bad it is. 40' high waves are reported. Curacao is reportedly in panic. Watch an Aruba webcam to watch for yourself, or listen to streaming audio from Top 95 FM when available.

(9.8.2004)
UK Charges Egyptian Businessman with Plot to Kill Four
He was arrested on a trip to visit the Queen

(9.8.2004)
Sometimes the Death Penalty Sounds Lenient
Woman says she drank so heavily she didn't remember giving birth on a toilet. Baby drowned.

(9.8.2004)
Still Searching for Accurate Earthquake Forecasts
Team predicted a big earthquake in the Mojave that didn't happen in their predicted timeframe. They still think their method works, even if it wasn't accurate this particular time.

(9.8.2004)
Test Your Electoral College Hypothesis
Any way you stack it, this is likely to be a tight election

(9.8.2004)
Parachute Fails, Probe Crashes
$264 million mission to collect atoms of the "solar wind" ends up half-buried in Utah salt flats

(9.8.2004)
$10 Million Offered for Head of Chechen Rebel Leader
Russia joins the "we will act to pre-empt terrorism anywhere in the world" club, but promises not to go nuclear. Britain just busted another four terrorist suspects.

(9.8.2004)
Customer Service Line Fun
Send talking picture frames to starving countries: "Something this cute might take their mind off starvation." Weaponizing the Bose sound system.

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