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No Deaths as Typhoon Parma Slams Into Philippines

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 3, 2009 5:50 AM CDT

(AP) – Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines today, knocking down trees and power pylons with powerful winds and pelting the already sodden country with more heavy rain, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The storm—the country's second in eight days—roared ashore in... Read full story »

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