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East Braces for a Walloping - Wall Street Journal

East Braces for a WallopingWall Street JournalCommercial fishermen on North Carolina's Outer Banks are getting ready for Hurricane Irene by tying up their boats, and trying to leave enough slack to keep the lines from snapping. WSJ's Valerie Bauerlein reports. Residents and businesses up and down ...Hurricane Irene weakens to Category 1USA TodayWinds, rain pound North Carolina as Hurrican » Read More

Irene Weakens as It Nears East Coast - Wall Street Journal

CBC.caIrene Weakens as It Nears East CoastWall Street JournalHurricane Irene gathered more strength on Thursday after battering the Bahamas, threatening to inflict a direct blow on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on its way to New York and New England. Betsy McKay has the latest on The News Hub. ...Alert Extends Up the East Coast as Hurricane Irene Closes InNew York TimesIrene takes aim at Nort » Read More

'Nightmare' scenario: Hurricane menaces East Coast - The Associated Press

Globe and Mail'Nightmare' scenario: Hurricane menaces East CoastThe Associated PressNAGS HEAD, NC (AP) — Farmer Wilson Daughtry shrugged off an evacuation order and raced to harvest all the corn and squash he could hours before the initial waves churned up by Hurricane Irene started bumping the outer islands of North Carolina. ...Waves, swells from Hurricane Irene hit U.S. coastUSA TodayH » Read More

US East Coast Braces as Irene Batters Bahamas - Wall Street Journal

The Guardian (blog)US East Coast Braces as Irene Batters BahamasWall Street JournalHurricane Irene continued to batter the northern Bahamas on Thursday morning as a Category 3 storm and threatened to strengthen to a Category 4 storm as it churned north toward North Carolina and ...New York considers possible hurricane evacuationsReutersForecast puts East Coast cities in Irene's crosshairsmsnb » Read More

Libya's decisive battle looms as Gaddafi troops head east - The Guardian

The HinduLibya's decisive battle looms as Gaddafi troops head eastThe GuardianRebel soldiers survey abandoned government positions in Ras Lanuf. The regime's forces were being reinforced in Sirte, the hometown of Colonel Gaddafi, in readiness for what may be the key battle of the war. Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian ...Britain, France Urge Libyans to Drop Gadhafi Before It's & » Read More

Air Raids Force Gadhafi Retreat, Rebels Seize East - ABC News

ReutersAir Raids Force Gadhafi Retreat, Rebels Seize EastABC NewsAP By BEN HUBBARD and RYAN LUCAS AP AP A Libyan rebel fires a gun in the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday,... Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after decisive international ...Rebels seize key Libyan townsSydney Morning HeraldAjdabiya victory spurs rebel » Read More

UNC routs Marquette to reach East final

Tyler Zeller had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and North Carolina left no doubt that it's back with a 81-63 dismantling of Marquette in the East Regional semifinals on Friday night. » Read More

Arc: We predicted it — the Big East has stunk

Arc: Once you get past the referee mistakes and the poor late game execution, the central talking point of this tournament’s first weekend was that, for the second straight year, the conference that was supposed to be the nation’s best woefully underperformed. There really is no way to argue around it. » Read More

Whew! Walker, UConn claim Big East crown

Kemba Walker capped the best five days an individual and team may have ever had in college basketball, scoring 19 points to lead No. 21 Connecticut to a 69-66 victory over No. 14 Louisville in the Big East championship Saturday night. » Read More

Bulls pass Heat for second place in East

Derrick Rose scored 27 points, Luol Deng capped an 18-point effort with two free throws that put Chicago ahead for good, and the Bulls beat Miami 87-86 on Sunday to hand the Heat their fourth straight loss. » Read More

Snow Blankets US East Coast, Stranding Travelers - Bloomberg

Telegraph.co.ukSnow Blankets US East Coast, Stranding TravelersBloombergA bicycle is buried in snow in the early morning hours in Manhattan's East Village. Photographer: Mario Tama/Getty Images Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Helane Becker, an analyst at Dahlman Rose & Co., ...Snow cancels 4000 flights, shuts NYC airportsUSA TodayWind-Driven Snow Blankets East Coast, Disrupts TravelSan Francisco C » Read More

Blizzard rocks US Midwest, East Coast braces - AFP

MiamiHerald.comBlizzard rocks US Midwest, East Coast bracesAFPCHICAGO — A fierce early winter storm pounded several Midwestern states and was moving east on Sunday, shutting busy airports and highways and snarling travel across about half the United States. Blizzard warnings were issued for parts of Illinois, ...Buried in the blizzard: It fell, and fell -- and kept fallingMinneapolis Star Tribune » Read More