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The Starting Point: Winter predictions, Vt. weddings & old dogs – Yahoo! News
The Starting Point: Winter predictions, Vt. weddings & old dogs – Yahoo! News
The Starting Point: Winter predictions, Vt. weddings & old dogs
Tue Sep 1, 8:13 AM ET
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Top story overnight: Hurricane Jimena continued to strengthen overnight as it headed toward Mexico’s resort-studded Baja California Peninsula, The Associated Press reported. At the time of this writing, the storm was just short of Category 5 status, with winds of near 155 mph. In response, emergency workers struggled to evacuate thousands of reluctant residents who reportedly fear looters more than the coming hurricane. According to the National Weather Service, a Category 5 storm will cause “catastrophic damage.” Previous storms of this magnitude include Hurricane Camille in 1969 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
In other news: Civilian deaths in Iraq climbed to the highest level since April, taking the lives of 393 people, Reuters reported. The number of fatalities is still lower than at the height of the sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007. In August 2007, for example, 1,773 civilians were killed.
A massive wildfire continued to rage in Southern California today after destroying over 50 homes and threatening 12,000 others. The six-day-old blaze, which officials say could take weeks to contain, chased 2,000 people from their homes and scorched about 105,000 acres of land. Click here to watch AP video from the scene.
Same-sex couples may now tie the knot in Vermont. The new law, which took effect at midnight, was celebrated by Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan, who exchanged vows after spending 17 years together. “It feels wonderful,” said Slimback, 38, who is taking Sullivan’s last name as his own. “It’s a day I’ve been long waiting for, and a day I truly honestly thought would never come.” Vermont is one of five states that now allow same-sex couples to marry. Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Iowa are the others.
Finally, Chanel, the world’s oldest dog, died on Aug. 28 at 21 — or 147 in dog years. The wire-haired dachshund was a shelter dog who found her forever home with Denice Shaughnessy of Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. She liked eating home-cooked chicken, chocolate and peanut butter-flavored cake and wore sweaters because she was sensitive to the cold.
Most-read stories overnight: The 2010 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac goes on sale today, and it predicts a cold winter for the nation’s midsection, The AP reported. Numbing cold will predominate from the Rocky Mountains in the West to the Appalachians in the East. Sandi Duncan, managing editor of the 192-year-old publication, says it’s going to be an “ice cold sandwich.” Do you trust the weather predictions in the Farmers’ Almanac? Click here to share your thoughts.
Readers were also interested in this AP story about Anand Jon Alexander. The 35-year-old fashion designer was sentenced yesterday to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to L.A. Last November, Alexander was convicted of 14 counts, including forcible rape. Prior to his conviction, Alexander has been featured on the television show “America’s Next Top Model” and worked with such celebrities as Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige.
Looking ahead: The U.K. and Scottish governments plan to release public correspondence related to the Lockerbie bomber today.
Yesterday’s poll: Millions of Americans have responded to the recession by planting their own vegetable and herb gardens. Are you growing food in your garden? Fifty-six percent of respondents said yes, they always grow food in their garden. Twenty-two percent are growing food in their garden for the first time, and 16 percent don’t garden at all.
Today in history: In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 150,000 lives.
Birthdays: Football player Clinton Portis, 28. Actor Scott Speedman, 34. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira, 38. Singer/songwriter Charlie Robinson, 45. Actor Grant Lee Phillips, 46. Dee Dee Myers, former White House press secretary, 48. Singer Gloria Estefan, 52. Talk show host Phil McGraw, 59. Musician Greg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone), 61. Singer Barry Gibb, 63. Actress/comedian Lily Tomlin, 70. Conductor Seiji Ozawa, 74. Actor George Maharis, 81.
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–Jade Walker is the overnight editor of Yahoo! News. News doesn’t stop when the lights go out, and neither does Jade.
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