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Stories for August 28th 2011

  • Sunday, August 28th 2011 - 09:31 UTC

    Hurricane Irene blasts New York

    The looming threat of Hurricane Irene did not dissuade some tourists from visiting Manhattan's Times Square on Saturday (AP)

    Hurricane Irene tore Sunday into New York, hammering Manhattan's skyscrapers with fierce winds and threatening to flood the financial district after killing at least nine people along the US east coast.