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Storms, Floods Shake Midwest

Death toll rises, heavy rains continue

Aug 24, 07 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Powerful thunderstorms, humidity, and sky-high temperatures are making the flooding situation in the Midwest even stickier. The death toll has climbed to 17, and businesses and infrastructure have taken a big hit. Meanwhile, residents are returning home in droves as floodwaters abate, only to find that the electricity is out... More »

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weather • Midwest • Chicago • Ohio • flood • tropical storms • natural disaster • Des Moines River

More Flooding Ravages Midwest

Ohio governor declares state of emergency as waters rise

Aug 23, 07 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ohio towns were turned into lakes as some of the worst flooding in a century spread across the Midwest yesterday, displacing hundreds of people, reports the AP. Locals in the town on Findlay, Ohio, not far from the Indiana border, navigated the submerged streets in canoes as firefighters and volunteers... More »

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Iowa • Midwest • Ohio • flood • state of emergency • Des Moines River

Death Toll Hits 22 in Midwest Floods

Costs are counted as storms move into Ohio

Aug 22, 07 1:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 22 people have been killed in the floods inundating the Midwest, AP reports. As the two storm systems responsible moved into Ohio yesterday, officials in Wisconsin and Minnesota tallied damage assessments in the tens of millions of dollars. An estimated 4,200 homes were affected in Minnesota alone. More »

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Midwest • Ohio • flood • Tim Pawlenty • natural disaster • George W. Bush • disaster

Federer Chalks Up 50th Tourney Win

Swiss ace is the ninth player to hit benchmark since '68

Aug 20, 07 12:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top-ranked tennis ace Roger Federer yesterday won his 50th tournament, becoming the fifth-youngest player to do so and the ninth since 1968. He beat James Blake 6-1, 6-4 at the Western and Southern Financial Group Masters in Ohio yesterday. The match is a prelude to this summer's US Open, which... More »

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Roger Federer • Ohio • tennis • James Blake • US Open • US Open Tennis

Two More
GOP Seats Up for Grabs

Reps from Ohio and Mississippi won't
seek re-election

Aug 17, 07 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two more congressional seats are in play with the announcement by representatives in Ohio and Mississippi that they won't seek re-election. Rep. Deborah Pryce, who won her Ohio seat by just 1,062 of 220,000 cast, said she wants to spend more time with her family. Also stepping aside... More »

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Congress • Republican • Ohio • Republican Congress • Mississippi • Deborah Pryce • Chip Pickering • Election 2008

Gay Support Turns Off
Swing Voters

Endorsements hurt more than help in key states, poll finds

Aug 8, 07 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The backing of gay rights groups could turn swing-state voters against a candidate, new polls show. Politico reports that Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania voters, by a large margin, consider the support of such groups reason to vote against rather than for a candidate; no one since JFK has been elected... More »

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Florida • gay rights • Ohio • business • labor • Pennsylvania • poll • voters • swing voters • Election 2008

Ohio Cop Charged With Killing Mother of His Child

Pregnant woman's body found in shallow grave

Jun 24, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The body of Jessie Davis, who had been missing for eight days, was found in an Akron park Saturday afternoon.  Bobbie L. Cutts, the father of her two year old and the father of an unborn child due in July who had contacted police just prior to the discovery,... More »

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crime • murder • Ohio • Canton • Jessie Davis • Akron • Bobbie L. Cutts

Home Foreclosures Hit Record

A dreary real estate market is fueling an all-time high rate of foreclosures

Jun 14, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Home foreclosures hit a record high in first-quarter 2007 as more subprime borrowers failed to make their mortgage payments. The number of mortgages entering foreclosure spiked four basis points to 0.58% and over 2.4% of subprime mortgage holders defaulted, up from 2% last quarter, according to a report... More »

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real estate • economic growth • subprime mortgages • Ohio • homes • Michigan • Indiana • foreclosure • mortgage • Mortgage Bankers Association • US economy • borrowers • Great Depression

Botched Execution
Takes 2 Hours

Condemned killer took bathroom break during lethal injection

May 26, 07 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prison staff at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility spent two hours administering lethal injection to condemned killer Christopher Newton—inserting needles ten times before finding a suitable vein to inject the deadly chemicals. Newton had been sentenced to die for killing his cellmate during an argument after a chess game. More »

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death penalty • torture • prison • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • Ohio • lethal injection • execution • capital punishment • Christopher Newton • death row

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