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CNN reports here: A mass evacuation is under way along the Gulf Coast amid fears that Hurricane Gustav could strengthen by the time it makes landfall in the U.S. The mayor of New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, called Gustav “the mother of all storms” and warned residents: “You need to be scared.”
AP reports here at Yahoo News: MONTREAL, Quebec – A provincial health official says that an unusually high number of people lave fallen ill with salmonella food poisoning across Quebec.
CNN reports here: Republican presidential candidate John McCain has picked Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as his running mate. “She’s got the grit, integrity, good sense and fierce devotion to the common good that is exactly what we need,” McCain said.
HealthDay reports here at Yahoo News: Fat cells in obese people are “sick” compared to those in lean people, a new study shows.
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: SINGAPORE – Long-term daily use of incense, an important feature of Asian religious practices, increases the risk of some cancers, an international study has found.
BBC News reports here: Early use of medication may be able to slow down progression of Parkinson’s disease, preliminary research suggests.
CNN reports here: DENVER, Colorado - Sen. Hillary Clinton introduced herself as a “proud supporter of Barack Obama” at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday as she called on her party to rally behind her former rival.
CNN reports here: Hurricane Gustav grew stronger as it moved on a path projected to take it over Haiti on Tuesday and just south of Cuba on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The Top Ten Books in today’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store with those and many more great books that make some nice gifts! (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten Books Today are:
• Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
• Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
• The Shack
• The Last Lecture
• Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)
• The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
• Watchmen
• Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard
• New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
And The Top Ten New Book Releases are:
• Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
• The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
• Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity
• New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
• The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality
• Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3)
• Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
• The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media’s Favorite Candidate
• The Shack