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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi stories: 6 news summaries

 Thousands of Texans Flee Ike 

Exodus from low-lying areas accelerates as hurricane approaches

Sep 11, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands have fled low-lying areas of Texas in the projected path of Hurricane Ike, the Houston Chronicle reports. The storm is expected to get stronger before making landfall   along the coast this weekend. Texas has troops and 1,350 buses on standby for evacuations. As many as a million... More »

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weather • severe weather • evacuation • hurricane • Galveston • Corpus Christi • Hurricane Ike

 Ike Strengthens, 
 Heads for Texas 

Gulf oil platforms don't appear threatened as hurricane aims to Corpus Christi

Sep 10, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - After leaving Cuba, Hurricane Ike is strengthening and moving through the Gulf of Mexico toward south-central Texas, Bloomberg reports. The National Hurricane Center said it was possible Ike would strengthen into a “major hurricane” before landfall, probably near Corpus Christi. One independent forecaster said there was “a significant... More »

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Texas • tropical storms • Gulf of Mexico • Corpus Christi • Florida Keys • Hurricane Ike

 Dolly Storms
 Toward Texas 

Tropical storm gunning for upgrade to hurricane, but small one

Jul 22, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Dolly is en route to hurricane status, and hurricane conditions are expected by the end of today on the southern Texas coast near the Mexican border, Reuters reports. With winds currently around 50mph, Dolly is crossing the Gulf of Mexico from where it emerged over the Yucatan peninsula. More »

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Texas • Mexico • hurricane • Gulf of Mexico • Corpus Christi • Tropical Storm Dolly

 Oh, Baby! 
 Jumpers 
 Ward Off 
 Devil  

Men dressed as demons soar over infants in festival

May 26, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men dressed as demons leapt over rows of placid babies in a Spanish village yesterday in a rite intended to protect them from evil spirits. During a festival marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi, infants lie on mattresses as long-jumpers in red-and-yellow costumes fly over them. No one was... More »

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Spain • baby • festival • Catholicism • Corpus Christi

Timberlake
To Take Field in Baseball Flick

Pop star will play
minor leaguer trying
to connect with family

Feb 21, 08 8:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Justin Timberlake will take a swing at minor league ballplaying in the upcoming flick The Open Road, the AP reports. Adding to his Hollywood resume, Timberlake will play Carlton Garrett, a made-up member of the Houston Astros’ farm team, the Corpus Christi Hooks. Timberlake, aiming for authenticity, has attempted—so... More »

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Houston Astros • Jeff Bridges • movie review • Justin Timberlake • Corpus Christi • Mary Steenburgen • minor league baseball

'Thou Shalt Not Sue Me!'

'God' responds to lawsuit, claims immunity

Sep 21, 07 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - "God" has apparently responded to a lawsuit accusing Him of making terroristic threats against mankind. If that sounds like the premise for a Jim Carrey movie, well, one day it might be. Agnostic Nebraska legislator Ernie Chambers sued God in a county court for all the disasters He brings... More »

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God • Omaha • lawsuit • Ernie Chambers • John Friend • Douglas County District Court • response • St. Michael the Archangel • Corpus Christi

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