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In the News, August 5th, 2008

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The winds were beginning to pick up and the surfs were rising in Galveston early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard closed in on the Texas Gulf Coast . In a statement fron the National Hurricane Center:
.EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA
WESTWARD TO SARGENT TEXAS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA TO SARGENT TEXAS.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...23 KM/HR
...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING LATER TODAY AS IT
MOVES INLAND.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.



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Morgan Freeman is Recovering

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times.
Freeman was said to have been in serious condition but in "good spirits".
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A farmer in Hopper, Utah has erected a fence in his backyard made of three old cars sticking up in the air to send a message to new neighbors that he can do whatever he wants on his farm. "This is just a fun way for me to say, 'Hey boys, I'm still here,'" said Rhett Davis. "This is my redneck Stonehenge."
Davis came up with the idea after neighbors who recently moved into homes next to his hayfield complained about his farm.
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Too Fat to Be Executed


A death row inmate scheduled for execution says he's too fat to be put to death, claiming executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs.

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Lawyers for the inmate argue in a federal lawsuit that the inmate-- 5-feet-7 and 267 pounds -- had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and the problem has been worsened by weight gain. The inmate is sentenced to die for raping and murdering two young women in 1986. His execution is scheduled for October 14.




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