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• Bush hosts 20th and last T-ball game of term
Children of military families compete in a T-ball game on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. There were no strikes and no outs in the one-inning game — and no loser. WASHINGTON - With only about four months left in office, President Bush ...
• Ride's over at Coney Island amusement park
But the news that Sunday would be the last gasp for the Dante's Inferno fun house, 22 other rides and three arcades drew hundreds of nostalgia-minded visitors, including elderly residents of the beach area and families with children who had never ...
• Hurricane Ike weakens, but still threatens Gulf
Tourists were urged to leave the Bahamas, and authorities in the Dominican Republic began evacuating dozens of families from river banks that could flood because of two already overfilled dams.
• WWE tries to put headlock on Japanese market
The office hopes to woo Japanese newcomers, including teens and families, not just its usual 20-40 year-old fan base. It remains to be seen whether WWE can follow the path of such American imports as Hollywood movies, hip-hop music and Disneyland.
• Germany pays $20,000 to Afghan victims
BERLIN - Germany's Der Spiegel magazine said the Defense Ministry has paid a total of $20,000 to the families of three Afghan civilians killed last month at a security checkpoint.