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• Gustav turns into Category 2 storm
Gustav became a hurricane again on Friday and moved through the Caymans, the start of a buildup that could take it to the U.S. Gulf Coast as a fearsome Category-3 storm three years after Hurricane Katrina.
• Roddick overcomes early problems at Open
Andy Roddick reacts after winning the second set against Ernests Gulbis during their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Friday. NEW YORK - Andy Roddick has overcome a big deficit to beat Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5 in the second ...
• Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
His two biggest detractors on Iraq — Germany's Gerhard Schroeder and France's Jacques Chirac — are gone from power, replaced by leaders who are much more U.S.-friendly:
• A perfectly safe car — just not in the U.S.
DEARBORN, Mich. - It seems like an easy solution: Americans are looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles, so Ford Motor Co. is bringing over some of the small, gas-sipping cars it's been selling to Europeans for years. But introducing the cars to the ...
• Hurricane victims rebuild fortress-like homes
Tired of the anxiety that comes when hurricanes threaten the U.S., some homeowners along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts have opened their bank accounts to make their homes into fortresses that can withstand winds and flooding well beyond what building ...